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Outdoor ceremonial procession under trees. A woman in a black cap and red-gold garment with a large gold pendant and marigold garlands stands at centre, smiling, beside a gold-tipped horn. Behind her a man holds a tasselled colourful parasol, and a line of devotees in orange and red-gold robes with white tilak marks and rudraksha malas follows. On the right a bald man in red-gold robes with a white tripundra and garlands stands by a stone platform while a man in white crouches near a camera. Musicians in white blow long brass horns in the foreground.

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January 01 20172017-01-01January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor photograph of a procession on a shaded path under trees. A central figure in a dark-red and saffron robe with a gold border wears long dark swept-back hair, a crown-like headpiece, several strands of white flower garlands, a large ornate gold pendant and rudraksha-style beads, and raises a long golden staff with both hands while smiling. Flanking men in saffron and red ritual robes with gold-bordered cloth, rudraksha malas and sandalwood or ash tilaks on their foreheads walk alongside. Another man at right with a shaved head and white tripundra markings holds his hands together. A few younger attendants stand behind, and a metal railing and a tree canopy frame the scene. Swamiji (probable): the central figure shows long swept-back hair, a crown-like headpiece, a large ornate gold pendant, garlands and rudraksha beads, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji.2016-01-03August 17 20142014-08-17 +1 copiesPhoto 11687453January 13 20152015-01-13June 04 20142014-06-04Outdoor procession with ceremonial brass horns curved in a wide arc, played by men in white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange robes and a large red-and-yellow ceremonial umbrella stand beneath palm trees. In the centre, a standing man in red-orange cloth wears a gold-bead garland and sandalwood-marked forehead; a shaven-headed companion in orange wears a rudraksha mala. A pale runner strip lies on the sand between them. Dhol-style drums are visible. This appears to be a temple-style procession with musicians, not an identified individual.2016-01-03A festive procession walks along a red carpet in front of a temple with a decorated deity murti behind garlands. A man in the centre wears a saffron-red dhoti and shawl, a large rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold necklace, with long hair swept up and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a shaved-headed man in red-brown robes and a white-beaded mala walks. To the left, men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron shawls carry umbrellas and ceremonial staffs; a large decorated umbrella with the words Dhyanapeetham and peacock-like motifs is held overhead. Women in orange saris carry offering baskets of bananas and flowers at the sides, and banana plants and red flags frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) is tied to the central figure with long swept-back hair, saffron-red garments, ornate gold necklace and mala cues.2016-01-03A procession on a street with an ornate umbrella-style canopy and a trident-topped parasol above. In the centre, a smiling man with hair tied back wears a red-orange silk robe, layered gold-bead and rudraksha necklaces, and a thick red-and-white flower garland with yellow marigolds. Around him, several monks in saffron-orange robes and gold beaded necklaces walk alongside, while a man on the right in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala looks down. A brass horn is visible among the crowd. The scene reads as a temple or ritual procession.2013-11-11Outdoor procession on a paved path under trees in bright daylight. In the centre, a man in a red-orange robe, black cap and layered garlands walks between two lines of devotees. Behind him an attendant in an orange-saffron cloth holds a long pole with a red, yellow and green canopy umbrella, and another ornate umbrella is visible at right. Devotees in white dhotis with gold borders, white shirts, rudraksha malas and tilak stand along both sides, some with hands folded in greeting. A woman in red sari with a garland is at left, and a dark car is parked in the background.2016-01-03A festival procession moves along a paved path under trees. A young man at the front, in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas, holds a brass tray of yellow and orange flowers. Behind him, a man in orange cloth carries a decorated pot. A tall striped canopy umbrella in red, yellow, green, blue and white, with tassels, is held aloft by a man in orange clothing with a gold pole. Musicians in white dhotis play a brass trumpet and a drum, and a drummer wears a red drum harness. Several saffron-robed attendants and white-clad men follow, and a pink-and-silver umbrella appears at the right edge.2017-08-15