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Outdoor procession on a dirt path under trees. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry long wooden poles supporting a large red and blue canopy decorated with elephant motifs, gold finials and a band of lettering. Behind the canopy, a figure in an orange robe with a beaded necklace walks at the centre of the procession, flanked by men in white. Seated devotees in white sit on blue mats to the left under a red and white striped tent. A man in a brown shirt and light trousers stands in the middle of the path.

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A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt path flanked by green foliage and a grey block wall. At the centre, a man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe and white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Above him four bearers in white dhotis and orange shoulder cloths hold a long red and blue canopy embroidered with elephants, lions, peacocks and floral motifs, with a second decorated canopy behind. Behind the central figure, a woman in a white sari carries an orange-covered tray, and several men in white shirts and dhotis walk along, one at right with palms joined. The figure's distinctive long hair, saffron robe and garland are visible cues, though the appearance is uncertain.2008-11-11July 11 20062006-07-11A street procession on a paved road lined with greenery and utility poles. A central figure in an orange robe and orange head-covering walks with a white flower garland around the neck, flanked by men in white dhotis and shirts. Several men carry ornate ceremonial parasols and a long red-and-blue embroidered canopy with elephant motifs, and one holds a long wooden pole. A man in an orange shawl on the right, holding a camera, watches the procession from the roadside. Some men wear rudraksha malas. The scene reads as a ratha-style or ceremonial walking procession.2006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25A procession on a dirt path moves beneath a large ornate red and blue canopy (chariot-style awning) decorated with embroidered elephants, birds and floral motifs, carried on long wooden poles. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas walk alongside the poles. At the center, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a long hair and a gold necklace walks in front of a woman in a white sari with a red border carrying a silver pot on a tray. Trees and open grounds surround the path.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11A photograph of a procession on a red dirt path under trees. Under a long, richly embroidered red, orange and blue canopy with elephant and horse motifs, a man in an orange robe with a white flower garland walks barefoot and smiles. Men in white kurtas and orange shawls carry the canopy poles, and others walk behind, including people in white and women in white saris. A few carry rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The man in orange has long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, and is a probable Swamiji candidate at the center of the procession.2008-11-11April 05 20122012-04-05A procession on a dirt path led by a man in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot and smiling. Above him a long ceremonial canopy with a red and multicolour fringed border shows painted elephants flanking a shivalinga, carried on blue poles. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, some holding the poles, and a man in white carries a flower-decked basket. Women in sarees watch from the right, and a few men in white stand at the edges, with a domed structure and palm trees behind.2004-06-12A procession walks along a dirt path through green foliage. A tall man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot with palms pressed together in greeting. Two young men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry long wooden poles supporting a red and gold ceremonial canopy decorated with elephants, lotuses and bells. Behind him a woman in a white sari with a gold border carries a metal tray of flowers, and other men and women in white follow. A yellow-fringed red umbrella is visible at left.2008-11-11Outdoor ceremonial procession on a dirt ground under a striped red, green and blue canopy. A man in an orange shawl over white dhoti with long dark hair stands at center, hands folded, beside several men in white shirts and dhotis holding ornate decorated parasols in red, orange and blue with tassels. A bare-chested man in a white turban and gold necklace stands at right holding a parasol, and a man in white with a red shawl stands at far right with hands folded. Seated and standing audience in white and colourful saris fills the background behind white chairs and red decorated barriers.2005-12-09Outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath trees, with several colourful fringed umbrellas held aloft by men in white kurtas and white dhotis. Near the centre, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair and an orange head wrap sits on a chair beside a cane; a man wearing an orange shawl stands to one side and others in white attire and orange shawls surround him. Some people hold wooden poles and wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The swami appearance in this scene is not clearly established by the visible cues, so this is recorded as uncertain.2007-01-01 +2 copies