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Night procession scene under strings of coloured lights. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair wears a gold crown with a red headband, a white and green flower garland, layered gold necklaces, a gold armband, and an orange-brown dhoti over bare shoulders; he smiles broadly. a person by appearance cues (crown, long hair, ornate gold ornaments and garland), seen in person. Around him, devotees including a woman in red with gold bangles hold a silver trident and a gold pole. A man in a white shirt with a crossbody bag stands in front, holding a tray with a green leaf offering. Background shows a poster-decorated stall and other people in white and saffron clothing.

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Night-time photo at an outdoor ritual with string lights overhead. A central figure with long dark hair wrapped under a red and gold crown or headpiece wears a white jasmine garland, layered gold necklaces and gold armlets, and smiles while holding a folded paper. Beside him, a silver trident rises on the left, and a yellow pole stands behind him. Around him are devotees with white tilak marks and bare upper bodies, a woman in a rust-coloured garment at left, and people in white at right. Flower petals and a bundle of white and purple flowers lie in the foreground. a person (crown, gold ornaments, long hair and white garland cues) in the centre, shown in person.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A nighttime procession photographed among a crowd. At the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair wears a gold crown and a thick gold necklace over a white and green flower garland, and holds a basket of fruit. Several people around him wear white vibhuti forehead markings. A silver trident stands at left beside a gold pole, and a flower garland lies in the lower left. String lights and a tent canopy appear overhead. Swamiji (probable) is visible in appearance cues including the swept-back hair, gold crown and ornate gold necklace, but the identification is uncertain.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession outdoors under a white tent canopy with strings of multicoloured lights overhead. At centre, a smiling bearded man wears a maroon-brown turban with a gold ornament, a maroon shawl, a gold ceremonial necklace, a pink-and-white woven garland, a leopard-print lower cloth and beaded bracelets. Beside him a shirtless man in an orange-and-gold dhoti holds a tall gold staff, and behind them drummers and devotees in white and cream clothes stand close together. On the right an older man in cream clothes and glasses presses his palms together in greeting, and a woman in black with a rudraksha mala also has her hands folded. The event appears to be a festive outdoor procession with percussion.2016-12-07December 09 20162016-12-09A bare-shouldered man with closed eyes and a broad smile holds his hands together in namaste at a festive procession at night. He wears an ornate gold crown, a red and gold head cloth, a white jasmine-style flower garland, and heavy gold necklaces with bead ornaments and armlets. Behind him, a decorated canopy with coloured lights and gold ceremonial staffs or kalasha-topped poles frame the scene, while other attendants in white and red stand nearby. Two more people are visible at the edges, one in white, one in a red turban and yellow-brown shirt.2016-12-09December 12 20162016-12-12