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A photograph of a ceremonial procession inside a decorated hall with a red carpet. A man with long dreadlocks and a bare chest, wearing a white dhoti and holding a ceremonial umbrella, walks at left alongside a second attendant with long hair and white body markings. In the centre, a bearded man with long dreadlocks and tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and carries a gold-and-blue cloth-wrapped object with green leaves. Behind him, an ornate gold pillar and gold canopy frame the scene, with multicoloured umbrellas and a white portable cooler at lower right. Several attendants are partially visible.

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A procession in a hall with white draped walls and a red carpet. A man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a beard stands centre-frame, flanked by attendants. On the left, a bare-chested man with long matted hair and white body markings holds a silver ceremonial parasol, and a man in white dhoti with a shawl walks beside him. Behind them, a young man in a golden-yellow dhoti with a beaded garland and white forehead mark carries a decorated tray topped with green leaves. Multicoloured umbrellas, a gold-framed structure and gold ceremonial staffs stand in the background.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A ceremonial procession in a tent-like hall with white draped walls and a red carpet covered by colourful woven mats. Under a striped red, yellow and blue ornamental parasol, a bearded man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe and dark-red lower cloth walks forward, with a light-coloured wrap-style garment. Behind him a man with a bare upper body, rudraksha beads and decorative markings walks in white dhoti with orange border, holding a phone. Other attendants stand near the right, several in yellow and gold attire, one wearing a red and gold top. Brass vessels and a white-clothed table with flowers and a red-and-gold textile sit on the left, and a large white fan and red cushioned seating appear in the foreground. Several more people stand in the background. The scene suggests a puja or ritual procession.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a ceremonial procession at a temple-style event. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings, an orange sannyasi wrap and a red wristband walks centrally and smiles. Beside him an attendant in a yellow-and-gold garment holds a green-leafed offering. A golden palanquin-like shrine sits on an orange-draped table at right. Behind them a large red, blue and green ceremonial umbrella painted with figures and a Shiva-linga motif shelters attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and bead necklaces. Drummers and orange-clad figures stand in the background on a striped carpet. a person: the centre man's long hair, orange sannyasi wrap and bearing match the page's claim, but identity is uncertain.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18 +2 copiesA photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair falling past his shoulders, wearing an orange-saffron unstitched robe, standing with palms pressed together in namaste and smiling with eyes closed. He wears a white vertical tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a white ceremonial umbrella with hanging tassels is held up, and several attendants stand around. A man on the right wears a white dhoti with a black rudraksha mala and a red wristband, and a woman in a red sari stands further right. A man at left in yellow ornate costume with a green headpiece and a woman with white face markings are part of a procession-like scene.2016-12-18