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A photograph of an outdoor procession with a long-haired man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with gold border, bare-chested under the shawl, smiling with palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears a white jasmine garland interwoven with blue, orange, white and green flowers, and a gold pendant. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with green blouse and black mangalsutra carries a round red and gold fringed flag, and a man at left holds a polished silver vessel with white flowers. A boy in white stands behind, under strings of colourful triangular pennants and trees against a blue sky.

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Outdoor procession on a sunny day under colourful triangular pennant flags and a red and gold ceremonial canopy. A long-haired man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a gold necklace stands at centre, smiling with palms joined in namaste; he wears a multicoloured garland of white flowers and striped ribbon. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, ornate gold necklace and white ceremonial dress with gold border, in a devotional procession. To his left, a man in white carries a silver tray-vessel with flowers. Behind, a man in an orange shawl and glasses, and a woman in a green and cream sari hold a red and gold round ceremonial shield bearing a white bird emblem. Thatched huts and trees form the backdrop.2006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor ceremonial procession on sandy ground with palm trees behind. A central man in a yellow-green dhoti-style garment and a thick white and red flower garland holds an upright wooden pole, with a gold necklace and armband, hands pressed together in greeting. A man on the left wears a saffron-orange shawl and orange dhoti with a tilak, hands folded. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis with gold borders stand with hands folded, and ornate red, gold and teal umbrella-like standards with embroidered floral panels rise above the crowd. The central man's features are not established by any visible caption, so his identity is unsure.2010-12-20January 01 20062006-01-01Photograph of a procession under a canopy edged with red and white tassels and red-and-gold banners. At centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a white garment with a gold border wears a white-and-tricolour-striped flower garland and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant. Beside and behind them, people in white and orange, including a man in glasses with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, walk among devotees in saffron and white. Orange flags are visible on the right, and a bald man stands at lower left.2006-01-01Outdoor procession under palm trees on a bright day. A central man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl, a multi-strand gold necklace, and a large white and orange-green-blue flower garland. His hands are clasped at his waist. Behind him, a red and purple tasselled ceremonial umbrella and a white fringed umbrella are held aloft. Other participants stand around him: an older man with grey hair and sunglasses in white holds an umbrella pole at left, a man in white with an orange shawl and glasses stands at right, and a woman in a yellow and red sari walks behind. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the flower garland, a candidate based on long hair, gold ornaments and ceremonial dress.2006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor procession scene under large ornate parasols with red fringe and multicoloured panels. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a white turban with gold border, wearing a cream and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment and a gold shawl, a white and red-orange flower garland with red marigold tassels, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, hands folded at his waist, gazing upward. Around him, men in white kurtas and white dhotis with rudraksha necklaces stand with palms pressed together or raised in blessing, and a man in a dark shirt claps. A green and red parasol with a peacock motif rises behind him beside a speaker. Dusty ground in a festival procession setting.2005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01A man stands outdoors under a large colourful umbrella with red, green and yellow tassels, while a second umbrella with a peacock motif is visible behind him. He wears a white turban with a red tilak, a white and gold shawl, and a multi-strand rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant. His long dark hair is swept back and he wears a floral garland with orange, green and white bands. He gazes upward with hands folded at his waist. Behind him, a woman in white holds a golden fabric strip and another carries a silver tray. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, gold pendant and ceremonial garland are the qualifying cues, and he is the central figure in a procession setting.2005-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01