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A photograph of a crowd procession with ceremonial umbrellas. In the centre, a smiling person wears a black-brimmed hat, a red-orange robe with a gold trim, a gold pendant and layered gold necklaces. Beside them, a bald man in red-orange and gold clothing wears gold necklaces and an earpiece. A cameraman in a white shirt films with a handheld camera at left. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls stand under colourful parasols, with a golden trumpet-like horn at upper right, a tray of flowers and a red carpeted staircase. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.

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Outdoor procession on stone steps lined with a red carpet, under large red and gold ceremonial umbrellas. In the centre, a smiling man in a dark wide-brimmed hat, an orange-red robe, a gold-coloured necklace and a rudraksha-style beaded mala walks while held by devotees. Around him, men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and women in orange and red saris carry a brass tray of offerings and drums. A photographer in white shirt and dark trousers with a camera stands in the foreground. Many onlookers fill the background, some on a raised platform. The scene reads as a ceremonial procession with offerings and drumming.2016-01-03A festive procession on a red carpet up a set of stone steps. A central figure in a rust-red robe and an elaborate headdress, with a long garland of orange and yellow flowers, walks upward under a multicoloured parasol. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair and ornate gold-and-red ceremonial clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace, matching the page's claim. Around him, devotees in white and orange garments and gold-bordered dhotis carry long gold ceremonial horns (ramasinga-style trumpets), and drummers in orange and red play drums with a green-and-gold cloth draped over a drum. Several men in white shirts with lanyards and a photographer in white with a camera crowd the scene, and a second parasol is visible in the background.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of a festival procession outdoors under a canopy with colourful umbrellas and a decorated golden palanquin edge at left. A central man in a red-maroon robe, rudraksha mala and heavy gold necklace raises his right hand in blessing, with a black crown-like headpiece and a sandalwood-marked brow. Beside him, a man in a red robe with gold borders and a gold pendant holds a long staff-like pole, while a man in a white dhoti walks nearby. Behind them a crowd of white-clad and saffron-clad devotees and attendants fills the space, with a man in orange holding a trumpet-style instrument. Several people in red and saffron robes march in the front row.2016-01-03February 27 20142014-02-27Outdoor procession packed with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saffron and orange robes, and sacred ash markings on their foreheads. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears a deep red shawl, a rudraksha-style gold pendant necklace and a long multi-coloured flower garland, walking forward with raised hand. Behind him, a woman in a red sari with a brown rudraksha mala presses her palms together in prayer. Brass horns and a kalasha-style decoration appear in the background, and a cameraman is visible at lower left. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long swept-back hair, flower garland and ornate gold necklace.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of a street procession on a paved path lined with palm trees. In the centre, a figure in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a black cap, wears a large gold-and-yellow garland and a gold pendant, and raises one hand in greeting. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange or red-orange cloths carry a tall gold staff and orange-and-yellow ceremonial umbrellas and banners. Several participants have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms, and wear rudraksha or flower garlands. Spectators stand along the edges. The figure in the centre has ornate gold adornments and a cap, and his presentation is consistent with the a person description, though the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-01-03