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Procession in a temple courtyard with saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees with ash-marked foreheads. A large cutout board of a smiling bearded man in an orange turban, garlanded with yellow and pink flowers and wearing gold necklaces, is carried high on poles. Front left, a man in orange holds a silver tray of offerings; beside him another stands in namaskar. A man in white plays a flute with a microphone. Carved golden pillars and colourful hanging cloth frame the scene, with a golden canopy above.

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Photo 11724107December 22 20182018-12-22 +2 copiesDecember 22 20182018-12-22December 22 20182018-12-22A procession inside a decorated hall with gold-painted pillars and a red-draped altar niche. A large cutout portrait of a smiling bearded man in saffron robes, wearing a pink-and-white turban and a flower garland, is carried forward on a board by devotees. A large ornate umbrella with coloured tassels shades the procession. Women in maroon and rust sarees hold their palms together in namaskar, and men in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, one carrying a leafy garland. The portrait is a printed image, not the physical person, and the cutout bearer's appearance matches the printed figure's presentation, so swamiji is set to depiction with the probable label for the portrait's turban and saffron robes.2018-12-22 +1 copiesA procession inside a temple-style hall with gold-painted pillars and red drapes. A large ornate parasol with fringed edges is held above a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, garlanded with marigold and white flower strands, who holds an object wrapped in cloth. Nearby, a man with long dark matted hair wears a white dhoti and a beaded necklace. Drummers in orange cloth and beaded garlands play a large hand drum on the right. Women in deep red and maroon saris and orange shawls walk with palms pressed together, and bystanders in white and pink stand along the route. Framed portraits hang on the walls above.2018-12-22December 22 20182018-12-22A procession moves through a decorated hall with a golden-trimmed interior and red-draped alcoves. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and a tall orange turban walks under a large multicoloured ceremonial parasol, wearing a flower garland of white and yellow blossoms and standing as if carried in a procession. Around him, women in maroon and rust saris press their palms together, and young drummers in orange cloth and beaded necklaces play large drums. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace walks beside the group, while onlookers in white and pastel clothes watch from the sides. Gold garlands and banners hang along the walls.2018-12-22A procession inside a temple hall. In the centre, a man with a tall black turban, a short beard and a red tilak on his forehead wears a heavy gold necklace, a pink and white flower garland and an ornate gold chest piece over a red-orange garment, with a bare upper arm and rudraksha bracelets. He looks upward. Behind him, a shaven-headed priest in white with folded hands stands near a robed attendant. On the right, a young man in an orange-and-black patterned turban and rudraksha mala carries a kalasha-like pot decorated with green leaves and marigolds. Other attendants in orange turbans and orange robes stand with a drum and a brass-rimmed cymbal, and large ceremonial umbrellas with tassels and silver staffs are held overhead.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A procession inside a temple hall carries a large framed portrait of a smiling bearded man in a pink turban and orange garments, garlanded with red and yellow flower strands and a gold necklace; the portrait is borne on a palanquin-style carrier beneath a decorated umbrella fringed with multicoloured tassels. Women in deep maroon and red saris with gold necklaces walk in front with palms pressed together in namaskar, and devotees in orange and white dhotis, one with long matted hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, follow the carrier. Golden pillars, red drapes and a gilded shrine frame the background, and a man in a white kurta stands at right with folded hands.2018-12-22December 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copies