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A procession scene at a Brahmotsavam celebration. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe with a golden-edged shawl stands with hands clasped, eyes lowered, wearing a cream and gold embroidered cap and a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers with green leaves, plus a gold-bead mala with a pendant. Behind him a man in orange holds a tall ornate golden staff. On the right, a man in orange holds a golden fan-like staff topped with white feathers. A man in white stands at left, and pink draped fabric forms the backdrop.

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Outdoor festival procession in Bidadi. A central figure in an orange saffron robe wears a white turban and a long garland of white flowers with red blooms, holding his hands together in front of him. A golden trident-shaped staff rises beside him. Behind him, a man in an orange robe and gold necklace holds a golden staff. On the left, a man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala. Another orange-robed attendant with a gold necklace stands at the right edge beside a golden staff, and a red, blue and yellow canopy with tassels overhead. Several people in white and yellow stand around. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the orange robe and white turban, shown in procession with his long hair and gold necklaces.2008-12-30Outdoor procession scene. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with gold-edged borders stands with hands clasped, wearing a white and gold patterned head wrap with a red bindi, a long white and red flower garland, and a gold beaded necklace with a gold pendant. Behind him, several men in orange robes hold tall gold ceremonial staffs and wooden poles, and a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at left. A pink draped canopy and orange flags are visible in the background, with a crowd of onlookers.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a long white jasmine garland with red flower accents. He wears layered gold beaded necklaces with rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, hands clasped at the waist, standing in a crowd of devotees in orange robes and white dhotis. Hazy trees and a red pole are behind.2008-12-26December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession scene. In the foreground, a man with shoulder-length dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange robe and a long garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers, with a gold bead necklace and a gold-rimmed mala, and he smiles while holding his hands together. Behind him a man in a matching orange robe wears a gold bead necklace with a pendant and stands beside a gold-tipped staff. Above them a red parasol with tassels shows, and other orange-clad and white-clad attendants stand near a silver ornamental finial at the lower right. The clothing of the foreground man and the second man in orange robes is visible; the swami identity is an appearance-based candidate only and cannot be confirmed from the face.2009-12-23Outdoor procession with a central man in a saffron-orange robe and a long flower garland of white, red, yellow and purple blossoms, with gold beaded necklaces and a red bindi. He has long swept-back dark hair and raises one hand in blessing. Flanking him, men in orange robes carry tall golden ceremonial staffs, and one wears a white forehead band and sandal marks. Behind them, colourful ceremonial banners and umbrellas are visible.2009-12-23December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30