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Outdoor ceremonial procession on sandy ground with palm trees behind. A central man in a yellow-green dhoti-style garment and a thick white and red flower garland holds an upright wooden pole, with a gold necklace and armband, hands pressed together in greeting. A man on the left wears a saffron-orange shawl and orange dhoti with a tilak, hands folded. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis with gold borders stand with hands folded, and ornate red, gold and teal umbrella-like standards with embroidered floral panels rise above the crowd. The central man's features are not established by any visible caption, so his identity is unsure.

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December 20 20102010-12-20Outdoor photo at dusk of a crowd gathered before a temple-style building with red pillars. In the centre, a long-haired man in a yellow sleeveless garment wears a white and red flower garland with gold beads and a gold armlet, hands pressed together and gazing upward. Swamiji (probable): long hair and a gold ornamented garment with a garland are the visible cues, and his role is the central figure at the gathering. To his left, an older man in white clothes with a mala presses his palms together. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and vertical tilak holds an orange cloth. Behind them, many devotees, several women in orange and white saris, stand watching.2010-12-20Night outdoor procession at a temple-style ground lit by flash. A central figure with long dark hair wears a green-gold silk dhoti-style garment, a long white and red flower garland, gold necklaces and a sacred thread, with a forehead marking. He stands barefoot on petals and sand, hands clasped at his sides. Around him, men in white dhotis and shawls, some with forehead tilaka and rudraksha or bead malas, and women in white saris with yellow and orange borders, many with hands folded in anjali. Behind them, large ornate round umbrellas or parasols with red, gold and blue panels are carried on tall poles, and an orange-clad attendant stands near. A woman in a red shawl at right also joins palms. Stairs and a railing appear at left.2010-12-20Outdoor procession under palm trees with a decorated ceremonial umbrella and a golden trident finial above. A central man with long dark wavy hair wears an orange saffron robe with gold border, a white and red flower garland and a gold chain, walking in front of a crowd. Surrounding people wear white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls, and a woman at right in white sari with orange shawl holds a brass ritual vessel. Bunting flags hang overhead. a person (long swept hair, saffron robe, garland, ceremonial gold necklace) in a procession setting.2007-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession inside a temple courtyard. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a saffron-orange shawl and a thick garland of white and magenta flowers with gold beads, plus gold bangles on his upper arm. He smiles and walks forward. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed priest in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a tall silver staff, while a priest in white dhoti and shawl walks behind. Other devotees in white and saffron stand in the background, and an attendant on the right holds a brass tray. Orange-painted walls and pillars frame the scene.2011-12-11Outdoor evening photo of a devotional ceremony near a red-brick building with a signboard reading Anandeshwar Mandir. A man with long dark hair wears a lime-green kurta and dhoti, a white and red garland around his neck and a gold armlet, hands raised together and face tilted upward toward a hanging bell or lamp. Around him, devotees stand with palms pressed in anjali, including women in white and orange saris and men in white dhotis and red-bordered attire. In the foreground at left, a figure in an orange shawl stands with hands folded. A pink cloth on the ground holds yellow and white flowers and a small lamp. The man in green is the clearest candidate for the page's subject, with long hair and a garland, but his face is not distinctively shown.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20Evening outdoor ceremony under dark palm trees. A central figure with long dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, a gold-and-beige shawl over a yellow-green garment, and a thick ornate gold-bead necklace stands smiling at the right, hands lowered. Beside him a man in an orange-saffron shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them a crowd of men in white dhotis and shawls, many with rudraksha malas, stand with hands folded. In the lower left, a large heap of white flowers and a yellow marigold garland rest on a platform, with a white rope hanging from above.2010-12-20April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor procession under palm trees at an ashram. A smiling man in saffron robes with a white and red flower garland, a gold crown-style headpiece with a gold trident-like ornament and a long gold staff overhead, claps as he walks. He wears a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, with long dark hair. Around him, devotees in saffron and cream clothing hold ceremonial staffs and umbrellas; a woman in white with a red border folds her hands, and a girl in blue stands nearby. A thatched hut and a small banner appear in the background. a person cues are the long hair, saffron clothing, gold crown and ornaments, and rudraksha malas, with the man described in the role of the procession's central figure.2008-12-27November 11 20062006-11-11December 27 20092009-12-27