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Outdoor procession under a canopy with palm trees behind. A central figure in red-orange robes with a red turban bearing a small emblem, a long-haired man wearing a multi-strand beaded necklace with gold-tone beads and a rope-like wooden mala, smiling and walking forward. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept hair, red turban, ornate beaded necklace and saffron-red clothing. Beside him a man in orange and yellow robes with rudraksha necklace and a red cloth in hand, another attendant in orange-yellow with a yellow sash, and an older woman in orange robes with white beaded necklace and vibhuti on her forehead. Behind them a crowd of people in white and orange, and a bare-chested man at right holding a pole.

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January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor procession on a sunny day with a crowd of men in yellow, orange and white clothing. At centre, a figure in a rust-red turban and rust-red sarong with a heavy gold-beaded necklace and a red wrist band walks forward, with an ornate white-and-gold parasol held above, while beside them a bald-headed man in orange robes with a black rudraksha mala presses palms together. Men in yellow dhotis and orange shawls surround them, and a red-roofed building stands behind.2015-01-13Outdoor procession under bright sun with a white and pink ceremonial parasol overhead. At centre, a smiling person with long dark hair wears a deep red turban with a gold emblem, a red-maroon draped garment and a heavy gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace garland, plus red bangles on the arm. Beside them, an older man with glasses wears a yellow dhoti, an orange-yellow turban and a rudraksha mala. To the right, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white beaded mala holds his hands together. Behind them, many devotees and attendants in white, yellow and orange clothing crowd the street, with decorated palanquin-style structures and a ceremonial staff in the background.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A procession of saffron-clad devotees walks outdoors past a red-walled shrine building. In the centre, a smiling woman wears a deep red turban with a gold emblem, a red-orange wrap, and a long ornate necklace of gold beads and tan rudraksha-like strands, with bangles on her upper arms. Beside her, an older woman in orange robes with a white vibhuti marking on her forehead and a black and white beaded mala walks with eyes lowered and hands folded. Other devotees in orange, yellow and white stand and walk around them, with a white umbrella canopy and a yellow-and-red ceremonial parasol visible above. Figures in the background include men in white dhotis and orange shawls.2015-01-13Outdoor procession at an ashram with red-roofed buildings behind. A woman on the left wears a rust-red turban with a gold emblem, a rust-red wrap and a long brown-beaded necklace of large beads. In the centre, a bald-headed man with a black and white bead mala and a white pearl necklace, wearing orange robes, walks with hands pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. A man in an orange-and-yellow garment with a yellow sash supports his arm. Behind them devotees in white clothes and orange shawls walk among the crowd, and a white parasol-like canopy is visible at top left.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A procession in hazy, sunlit outdoor light with a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes, many wearing colourful head turbans and yellow shawls. Centre, a smiling figure in a red-orange turban marked with a gold emblem, wearing a red-orange wrap and a long ornate gold-and-bead necklace, walks beside a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and hands folded in front. Two men in orange and yellow attire walk alongside, one holding a long staff at left. A cameraman with a video camera stands at upper right. a person: the centre figure has long swept-back hair, a turban and ornate gold necklace, cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the appearance is only partly distinctive.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor procession under a bright orange canopy. A smiling man in a rust-red turban, with a red tilak on his forehead, wears a rust-red wrap and a heavy multi-strand rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant and a long gold garland, walking beneath a yellow umbrella with beaded fringe held overhead by an attendant. Flanking him are men in rust-red garments with gold-bordered dhotis and gold necklaces; one bald man in glasses on the left wears a rudraksha mala. A man in orange holds a silver staff at right, and figures in orange turbans and robes stand nearby. Bare feet on a sandy path, with the canopy and crowd behind.2016-04-21A crowded outdoor gathering in hazy light with saffron and maroon robes. At the centre, a smiling man in a maroon-and-gold turban and maroon-gold wrap wears a long gold-bead necklace and rudraksha mala, with a gold-tone emblem on the turban. Around him, men in similar maroon and yellow turbans and wraps wear rudraksha malas; one older man in orange robes with a white-striped forehead and a white bead mala stands to the left, and a bald man in white dhoti is at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by long swept-back hair, the ornate gold necklace and the turban.2015-01-13A procession outdoors under a large orange canopy. In the centre, a smiling man in a rust-red turban and rust-red draped robe walks with a red-handled umbrella raised above him, wearing a dense rudraksha mala and a long gold necklace with a gold pendant. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in glasses and rust-red dhoti with gold border holds a gold-beaded necklace. Another man in similar rust-red robes and gold necklace walks behind. At the right edge, a white-bearded sadhu in orange turban and orange embroidered shawl holds a silver staff. Spectators stand in the background.2016-04-21 +1 copies