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A procession under a multicolored parasol with red, green, blue, yellow and white tassels. A man with a white flower garland and rudraksha mala, in a rust-orange robe, walks at the center, with long dark hair and a full beard. Surrounding men wear white dhotis with gold borders, orange robes and rudraksha malas, with tilak on their foreheads. Two musicians in the foreground play flutes, one in white and one in yellow. The procession walks along a mat-covered path under a tented canopy with stage lights.

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March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor procession on sandy ground in front of a red brick wall with wire fencing and trees behind. A central man wears a rust-brown robe, a long white flower garland and rudraksha malas, walking barefoot on a runner mat with blue edging beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy carried by an attendant. Flanking him, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, some with white body markings and tilak, walk in step. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and a bare-chested attendant follow. In the foreground, two musicians in yellow shirts play a nadaswaram-style pipe and a drum, one with a red-and-white forehead mark. A cameraman with a video camera stands at the left edge. Probable Swamiji is the central figure in the brown robe, identified by his long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial garland; the canopy and mat mark him as the honoured person of a procession.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a paved path at an ashram, with a red-walled building and green trees behind. A man in the centre wears a white flower garland and a rust-orange robe and walks on a woven mat runway; a man beside him in similar orange-brown robes carries a multicoloured fringed umbrella held by a helper in white. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare-chested attendants with white markings walk alongside, and a figure in white holds a pink ribbon or rope. Several other men in saffron and ochre robes follow, with a bearded man in a red-orange robe and rudraksha beads at the front.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesProcession under a multicoloured fringed canopy, a parasol-style umbrella with red, yellow, green, blue and white fringes held aloft. A central figure in a rust-orange robe and ornate necklace wears a long white flower garland, walking on a woven mat runner. Around him, orange-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas walk alongside men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls, and a few people in yellow shirts stand in the foreground. Outdoor event tent with stage lighting and speakers behind.2017-03-11A procession on a dirt path in a tree-lined outdoor setting. A central man in a rust-brown robe with a long white flower garland, rudraksha and beaded necklaces, and a vibhuti marking on his forehead walks barefoot under a multicolored fringed canopy, which resembles a palanquin canopy, while smiling. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange cloth carry orange ceremonial umbrellas and beaded necklaces, and drummers play round drums. A woman in a red-brown sari walks at the left edge, and a shirtless man in orange cloth carries a long orange-and-gold pole at the left. Several people wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti. The scene resembles a ceremonial procession.2017-03-11 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on dry red earth with a long woven mat laid down as a walkway. At the centre a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a long white and orange flower garland walks barefoot, with a white parasol with multicoloured tassels held above him. Flanking men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, some with rudraksha malas. Behind them, drummers in orange dhotis play white drums, and red brick walls and trees frame the scene.2017-03-11