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Night procession under colourful canopies with red, blue and white tasselled fringes. A man in saffron-orange robes and a gold chain stands centre, smiling and holding a tall gold-topped staff. Around him devotees in white dhotis and saris with orange shawls, some in orange and red, crowd close; a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at left and a man in a black jacket faces him. A photographer's camera and hand are visible at the left edge.

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December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession photographed from the crowd. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron cloth and gold beaded necklaces, raises a tall brass ceremonial lamp or ritual vessel overhead. Behind him are colourful fringed parasols in red, green, blue and white, and a decorated palanquin or ratha. Surrounding devotees wear white clothes and orange shawls, and several people hold up mobile phones. A large flame-shaped lantern glows at the top left. The photo is taken at night and the scene is dense with people.2007-12-23A photograph of a dense crowd during a night procession beneath ornate parasols with fringed tassels in orange, blue, red and green. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare chest, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a gold necklace, stands at centre among the crowd, with a parasol pole beside him. Around him, men in white kurtas with orange shawls, women in saris and a young boy in white kurta stand close together. Several people in the foreground and background hold mobile phones or cameras. Background shows a dark hall with lattice-patterned walls and onlookers. The attribution of the central figure as a person rests on appearance cues alone and is uncertain.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession under a large red and multicolored tasseled umbrella with fringed canopies in red, blue, yellow and white. Around him, devotees wear orange shawls and white clothes, a man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala, a woman in a pink sari stands at left, and a golden trident and a gold staff are visible. Several people crowd close, with the background dark.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23A procession under a tent roof with decorated umbrellas bearing bird and lotus motifs. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair, a red bindi and a pink-and-white flower garland holds a golden trident and walks at the centre, with rudraksha beads on his chest; the figure may be Swamiji (probable) based on the orange robe, long hair, trident and garland. Beside him a young man in white with an orange shawl walks with downcast eyes. Women in white saris, one with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, and a woman carrying a brass aarti plate follow. Several other people are visible behind.2006-12-31December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession at an outdoor ashram setting with palm trees behind. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long white flower garland and is walked forward under colourful striped and tasselled ceremonial umbrellas. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes walks alongside. A woman in a white sari with a red shawl carries a decorated brass tray of flowers and offerings. Around them, many young people in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together in anjali, and women in white and red clothing line the procession. Blurry floodlights glow in the background.2009-11-16A nighttime procession photograph at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event. A man in an orange robe with long dark swept-back hair and a gold necklace stands under a multicoloured canopy umbrella printed with Dhyanapeetam lettering and a dove emblem; he holds the umbrella's pole and smiles. Behind him, several people wear orange and white clothing. On the left, a man in a red-and-orange robe holds a tall gold staff. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis and a child in a checked shirt crowd close, with a yellow object visible at the lower right.2007-12-23Night procession photographed in a dark outdoor setting with palm fronds overhead. At the front, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking beneath a red umbrella fringed with multicoloured tassels that a helper holds. Behind him, devotees in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls walk in procession, including a young woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and a woman in a white-and-pink patterned blouse with a pink scarf. Ahead, a decorated arch of marigold-like flowers in red, yellow and green frames a deity murti on a palanquin. Several people wear rudraksha malas.2006-12-23 +1 copies