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Night procession with devotees in orange and white robes walking through an open area. At center, a smiling young man in a red-orange robe wears a long garland of white and purple flowers with yellow blooms and a stole. Behind him, a man in orange holds palms together in namaskar. To the right, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl carries a golden trident on a pole beneath a colourful umbrella, and a young man in orange carries a silver bowl of pink and purple flowers. Multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with tassels and red flags stand in the background, with spectators watching and a camera operator at left edge.

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Night procession at a temple courtyard. A smiling young man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long white and red flower garland, walks forward between umbrella-bearers. Behind him, men in orange robes and white-clad attendants carry multicoloured embroidered umbrellas, one with a blue dove emblem. A woman in white holds a brass tray with fruit and offerings. Oil lamps line the path and a lit stone structure with a deity murti stands in the background. Several spectators watch from the left.2009-11-16Night procession at an outdoor ashram courtyard. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and orange flower garland and walks upward-gazing between parasol bearers. Two attendants in white dhotis hold long-handled parasols with embroidered yellow and gold canopies, one with multicoloured tassels. Beside him a monk in saffron robes carries a brass kalasha-style vessel decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls stands with palms joined in greeting. A poster on the wall shows a portrait and a purple bird emblem. The central robed figure carries a flower garland and is positioned as a possible in-person candidate, though the appearance cues are only partially distinctive.Outdoor procession under bright sunlight with several large ornate umbrellas in red, green and gold, decorated with floral and bird motifs. In the centre, a young man in saffron robes wears a white turban-like cloth and a long white and orange flower garland, holding his hands in anjali and walking behind a trident. Around him, men and women in saffron and white clothes walk along; one man with a long beard carries a brass tray of marigold-garlanded offerings with a coconut, and a woman on the right wears saffron and a vibhuti mark. A white-clad man with a garland and a bearded man in saffron are nearby, and a crowd of children and adults watches from the left. a person candidate: the central saffron-clad figure with a white turban and garland has some cues but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm.2008-12-30A procession outdoors on a dirt path. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a multicoloured flower garland over orange robes walks at the centre, smiling. Around him, saffron-robed men carry golden-handled umbrellas with multicoloured tasselled canopies, one reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, and a man holds a trident. Behind them, people in white dhotis and sarees, including a woman in a yellow-bordered saree, walk along. Some are wearing gold beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas. Trees and a concrete wall form the background. Matching the procession and umbrellas, the scene reads as a ratha/utsava procession, with the centre figure showing distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial garland cues. Identity is an appearance-based candidate only.2009-12-23August 01 20082008-08-01A night procession on a red earth path, lit dimly. Two large multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled edges and bird motifs are held above a central figure in a red-orange robe and long white flower garland, who smiles and walks forward. Around him, people in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis, and red and orange saris carry brass vessels and offerings. A man in white dhoti with gold border stands at the right, and a man in green shirt and dark sarong stands behind. Several people wear white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Trees form the dark background. No candidate's appearance is distinctive enough to confirm the a person identity, so the central figure is described by role only.2012-07-23Night-time procession on a dirt-and-brick ground with a central figure walking under a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels and a Nithyananda-style emblem. The centre figure wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a pink flower garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and holds hands together in greeting. Around them, men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas walk alongside men in white dhotis and gold-bordered shirts; one carries a brass plate with flowers. Onlookers in casual clothes stand at the edges, some with palms joined, and a camera and a light pole are visible. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure carried under the umbrella, identified by long hair, saffron-orange clothing, a gold necklace and rudraksha mala.2013-02-05December 30 20082008-12-30July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23Night procession with a central smiling man in a maroon-red robe and a long white flower garland with pink roses, a tall gold-and-red chain necklace, and a white tilak on his forehead. Two ornate red-and-gold umbrella-style standards rise behind him. To his right, a man in an orange robe and orange turban holds a silver vessel with green leaves on top. Around them are devotees in orange and maroon robes, some with folded hands, several young women in orange saris, and attendants carrying gold staffs and ceremonial poles. Strings of coloured lights decorate the background. The event matches Ganesha Brahmotsavam festival procession.2014-08-25January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies