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Night procession photograph with a large Ganesha murti on a decorated vehicle at the back, wearing a gold crown, with an orange cloth and red umbrella beneath it. In the foreground, a smiling man with a vibhuti or kumkum mark, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala with a white shawl over one shoulder, stands beside a young woman in orange robes seen from behind with long dark hair. Another smiling man on the right, bare-chested in a white dhoti with a dark mala, and several white-clad devotees in the background walk in the procession. No clear appearance-based candidate for a person is distinctly visible.

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September 03 20172017-09-03September 15 20162016-09-15Evening procession at a temple or ashram courtyard under a corrugated roof. In the foreground a bare-backed man with long dark hair and a garland of yellow and green flowers stands with his hand on his hip. Behind him a large colourful Ganesha murti with an orange face and trunk, wearing a yellow garland and bangles, is carried on a platform. Several people in white dhotis and saffron cloth walk beside it, and a man in a dark maroon robe holds a long staff. On the right an older man in saffron robes with a shaved head walks in the procession. Palm plants and hanging lamps are visible, and the photo is motion-blurred.2016-09-15A night-time photograph of a large painted Ganesha murti on a decorated float or palanquin, with a trunk raised and a yellow-and-orange flower garland around its neck. In the foreground a bare-backed man with long dark dreadlocks and a flower garland over his shoulders faces the float. Beside it, a man in an orange dhoti with a white-marked forehead stands near a red pillar, and a man in white dhoti bends forward near the float. A figure in orange robes stands at right, and a man in a brown shirt holds a small object near the centre. A striped canopy hangs at the upper left, and banana plants surround the courtyard.2016-09-15September 03 20172017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03Night procession outdoors under a temple canopy strung with orange and red bunting. A long-haired man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and gold-edged cloth smiles broadly at the centre. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt claps and laughs. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti garlanded with yellow, white and purple flowers under a red and gold umbrella. Devotees in white and cream garments and a woman in a green sari gather around. A trident stands on the left.2010-11-21Night procession at an ashram with a large decorated Ganesha murti on a raised ratha or float at the centre, its trunk and crown visible above a blue canopy. Many devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and orange head cloths and white shoulder cloths walk along a dark road lined with a red boundary wall and string lights overhead. Several bare-chested young men in front wear rudraksha malas, and drummers in white are at the right edge. Bright floodlight glows at the upper right.2017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03Night photograph of a temple procession. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over a sleeveless saffron garment, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, walking with his hands folded. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts carry red cloths and walk with folded hands. Two deity murti in ornate gold-framed carriers, garlanded with white flowers and decorated with red, yellow and green garlands, are carried in the background, with a further figure in orange near a second decorated palanquin.2006-12-23September 03 20172017-09-03Night photo outdoors at a small shrine beside a large tree. A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a heavy gold necklace and a white forehead mark smiles and stands among a crowd of devotees. Several men in white and yellow shawls and orange cloth stand around him, one holding a black folder. On the right a shrine holds a black deity murti decorated with a garland of red flowers and a small oil lamp, with a white-and-blue shrine canopy above. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man in saffron with the gold necklace and white forehead mark, and the in_person value reflects that appearance-based candidate.2008-08-02