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A photograph of a procession in an outdoor setting with greenery and blurred orange and red structures behind. The central figure stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, bare-chested with white ash markings on the arms and forehead. He wears a tall black turban-like hair arrangement adorned with a pink flower, a dense rudraksha mala, a gold chest ornament, and a red-brown wrap. Behind him, a seated man with white forehead markings wears a rudraksha necklace and a brown wrap, and another man in a white and brown cloth stands at the right edge with white forehead ash. An orange-draped canopy structure stands in the background, consistent with a ratha or palanquin.

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A photograph of a man standing outdoors with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. He wears a tall, dark, wrapped crown of long hair adorned with pink flowers and small leaves, white sacred ash on his forehead and arms, a red-orange cloth, a thick brown rudraksha mala, and a gold necklace. Behind him are orange-draped structures, possibly a palanquin or chariot, and a seated man with white tilak. Blurred greenery surrounds the scene during what appears to be a festival procession or puja.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a man standing outdoors with his palms pressed together in namaste. He has a tall, voluminous mound of black hair with a small red flower at the top, white ash marks across his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and gold necklace over a reddish-orange cloth. Two men in the background sit with white forehead markings, and an orange-draped ratha or chariot structure is visible on the right beneath trees. The figure's appearance, long swept hair with ash and rudraksha, matches the a person candidate for this event.2016-03-07A photograph of a procession outdoors under trees. In the foreground a man stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing right. He wears a tall, swept-back black hair crown, white vertical markings on his forehead and white ash streaks on his shoulders, a saffron-red cloth wrapped around his body, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold necklace. Behind him a seated man with white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala sits in front of a red-draped chariot, and a red-draped palanquin-like structure is visible on the right.2016-03-07A man with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, stands outdoors against blurred green foliage. He wears a tall piled black turban-style hairstyle with white ash marks, a white vibhuti mark on the forehead, and a gold ornate necklace over a thick rudraksha mala. He wears a rust-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders, with white ash smeared on his arms. A faint shadow of a second person in orange appears at the right edge, and a head is partly visible at the lower left. Soft haze and light surround the scene, consistent with a ritual gathering.2016-03-07A photograph of a procession at an outdoor festival. In the foreground, a man with a tall, swept-back dark hairstyle and white and red tilak marks on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a gold ornate necklace, a long rudraksha mala, a gold bracelet, and a rust-red robe, with white ash smeared on his bare arms and shoulders. Behind him, a second man with a white forehead band and red tilak sits near an orange-red cloth-draped structure.2016-03-07A photograph of a shaven-headed? No: a man with a tall, coiled black topknot and a sindoor-like forehead mark stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered, at a temple setting. He wears a bare-shouldered saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala with a red bead garland around his neck. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron shawls stand with hands folded, some holding leaves, in an outdoor temple courtyard with trees and a red cloth backdrop at left.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11A photo of a man with his palms pressed together in anjali mudra, smiling and looking to the side. He has long dark hair wound high on his head, white and red tilak marks on his forehead, and a red garland of flowers with brown rudraksha malas around his neck. He is bare-chested with a rust-red cloth over one shoulder and wears beaded bracelets. Behind him hang a yellow-green cloth and a red banner, and gold-embroidered cushions sit nearby. Greenery fills the blurred background. The image is credited to a person, with a Nithyanandapedia source line.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11July 19 20162016-07-19