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A procession beside a stepped water tank at a temple-like complex, with a brick wall of terracotta-coloured niches behind. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a heavy gold necklace, wearing a rust-red robe with a saffron-gold border, walks forward holding a tall gold-topped staff. Behind him, several men in rust-red and orange robes carry long poles and staffs, and an attendant in white stands at the right edge. At left, a bald man in red-orange robes and a white shawl holds a ceremonial item. A decorated canopy with a white top, red fringe and colourful tassels stands over a small platform in the water, with fountain jets spraying. The figure with long hair and gold necklace matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long swept hair and ornate gold ornaments, shown walking in procession.

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Outdoor photo beside a stepped stone tank with green water, a tall wall of terracotta-coloured niches behind it, and a fountain jet rising from a decorated structure. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and wrist bands, wears a maroon-brown robe with orange borders and holds a tall staff, walking down the steps. Beside and behind him, several men in orange-and-maroon robes carry a multicoloured fringed canopy and staffs. A man in white shirt with a lanyard and another in a dark jacket stand at the right edge. Ceremonial procession near a water tank.2015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12Outdoor temple tank ceremony at red stone steps beside a water pool. On the left, a deity murti is decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands and set in a gilded frame, while saffron-robed monks wade into the water near it. On the right, a saffron-robed monk with bare head and rudraksha mala stands on the steps holding a large orange ceremonial umbrella with tassels, beside a bare-chested figure in orange and gold cloth wearing rudraksha and gold necklaces. Other saffron-clad devotees and a white-clad attendant stand nearby, and terraced seating lines the background.2013-04-25October 16 20162016-10-16A photograph of a procession descending stone steps beside a temple tank at dawn. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a rust-brown dhoti and a maroon turban, with long dark hair, a gold ceremonial necklace and a garland of yellow flowers, walks forward smiling with his hands together. Behind him a sannyasi in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks, and a man holds a large decorated ceremonial umbrella. Other men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas follow down the steps, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold border stands at right near a fence and a bald older man in white with gold-bordered dhoti and rudraksha mala stands by a metal gate. Red flags fly on poles and a crowd is seated on terraced steps across the water. Swamiji (probable): the foreground man wears a maroon turban, long hair, a gold necklace and a shawl-like rust cloth, with rudraksha malas visible on others, matching the page's ceremonial context.2016-10-16Outdoor photo at a temple-style complex with a pool. Two men walk down stone steps toward the water, left to right: the front man wears a white dhoti with a gold border, bare upper torso, and a beaded mala necklace; the second wears a rust-red/orange robe, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, and has long hair and a tilak, walking barefoot. Behind them women in colourful saris (teal, orange, pink) and girls with garlands stand along the left steps, some with hands folded. A white ceremonial umbrella stands in the background, and a large pink-and-red hall with flags and lights rises beyond a seated crowd in rows. Several white-clad attendants are visible on the right steps near the water.2017-02-24Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial procession descending red sandstone steps beside a pond, with a crowd seated on tiered stands and red-and-white flags on poles. A bare-chested man with a shaved head and tilak, wearing a rudraksha mala, walks at the front on the left, next to a man in an orange robe and a photographer with a camera. An elderly bearded sadhu in orange robes and a white shawl stands centre-left, and a man in a red-orange robe with a long grey beard holds a long staff. A tall ornate yellow-and-orange parasol is held over the group, with a second parasol behind. On the right, men in white dhotis and white shirts and bare-chested men in orange and red cloths climb the steps. Pale hazy sky above. No legible sign text is visible.2016-10-16February 19 20152015-02-19 +2 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13