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A man with long dark hair and a vermilion tilak stands barefoot on a red carpet under a white tent with blue trim and embroidered panels. He wears a cream and gold-bordered garment with a shawl draped over one shoulder, a thick red flower garland, and layered gold beaded necklaces. He gestures forward with one hand while the other rests on his chest. Two men in orange sannyasi robes with gold necklaces walk beside him, one on the left with a hand raised to his ear and one partly visible on the right. Behind them, several people in white and orange stand near a blue-covered table on a green floor.

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January 01 20092009-01-01A smiling man with long dark hair walks down a red carpet under a white tent with blue-bordered drapery. He wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a red and white flower garland, and several long gold necklaces, and holds his hands together at his chest. He is flanked by devotees in saffron and orange robes wearing yellow and rudraksha-style beads, a woman in pink and orange, and a man in white holding a paper. A large yellow-bead garland hangs around his shoulders. Patterned rugs line the carpet and a white-clad attendant stands at the left edge.2009-01-01Outdoor procession scene. A central man with long dark hair, white ash marks on his forehead and a red dot, wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border and a thick red-and-white flower garland. He stands with palms pressed together in namaste and smiles, and wears a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant. To the left, a young man in orange robes and a white forehead mark stands near a red ceremonial umbrella. To the right, a bald man in orange robes, glasses and a gold beaded necklace holds a tall gold staff. Orange and red flags and a hillside appear in the background, with a crowd of devotees behind.2009-01-01A standing man with long dark hair wears a white dhoti and shawl edged with gold zari and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant. He stands on a green floor mat beside a red carpet under a white tent decorated with marigold garlands. Seated devotees in white, some in orange shawls, sit on red mats behind him, with brass plates and lamps in front of them. A camera on a tripod is at the left edge. The scene looks like a ceremonial gathering. The man is a person by his long swept hair, gold necklace and gold-bordered attire.2010-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A standing man with long, curly dark hair and a bare chest wears a cream-white dhoti-style garment with gold borders and a heavy gold ornamental necklace. He stands barefoot on a patterned red rug beside a railing wrapped in white cloth and marigold garlands. Behind him, a seated man in a red kurta with an orange shawl holds a tall gold staff on a red-carpeted dais, with gold urns of pink and yellow flowers nearby. The setting appears to be a decorated outdoor stage for a ceremony.2009-01-01A long-haired man in a cream-white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands smiling on a red carpet, one hand on his chest, wearing a thick multi-strand gold beaded necklace with a pendant and a red bindi. Behind him, a seated audience of women in yellow shawls and orange and red saris watches; a brass multi-tiered oil lamp and brass puja vessels sit on the carpet at left. Red and white draped tent backdrop with a decorative pattern. A man in white stands at the back. About a dozen to twenty seated people are visible.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path with decorated ceremonial umbrellas in red, yellow and green with tasselled fringes overhead. A man in the centre wears long swept-back hair, a white and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a red and white flower garland and layered gold necklaces, with hands folded in greeting; he is a person by appearance cues of long hair, ornate gold necklaces and garland. Beside him a man in saffron robes and a gold necklace with a pendant walks with eyes lowered. Behind them, devotees in white and orange garments and red shawls follow, and a gilded ceremonial staff stands in the background.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A procession under red and maroon ceremonial umbrellas with fringed tassels. A long-haired man in a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border stands at centre, smiling and holding his palms outward. He wears a thick red and white flower garland and multiple strands of gold beads with a gold pendant. Around him, men in orange and saffron robes and gold necklaces hold the tall gold-tipped umbrella poles, and a bald older man in a cream kurta with an orange shawl stands to the right. Bright sunlight washes out the upper left of the frame.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01