Night-time photograph of a procession walking along a paved path lined with palm trees and wooden scaffolding towers. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk alongside, while others in white shirts and dark checked shirts follow. Behind them hangs a green banner bearing a portrait of a smiling person in an orange turban, and saffron flags fly from the scaffolding. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night-time photograph of a procession walking along a paved path lined with palm trees and wooden scaffolding towers. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk alongside, while others in white shirts and dark checked shirts follow. Behind them hangs a green banner bearing a portrait of a smiling person in an orange turban, and saffron flags fly from the scaffolding.

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November 24 2006

Night-time photograph of a dirt ground near a temple-style event site with bamboo scaffolding, stage lighting rigs, palm trees and a stack of red plastic chairs. A group of about fifteen men walk together; most wear white dhotis and shirts, several carry or wear saffron/orange shawls. In the centre, a figure in a saffron robe, orange turban, and beaded mala necklace walks in front, with a bearded man in white and saffron beside him. Orange and white triangular flags fly on poles at upper right, and a banner with a smiling person in an orange turban is on the right edge. Candidate in front has orange turban, saffron robe and rudraksha-style beads, appearance is consistent but not conclusive.

Night photograph of a street procession at a temple entrance lit by strings of small bulbs and overhead lamps. At centre, a saffron-robed sadhu with a long white beard and orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a white-and-orange floral garland, walks with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a man in white kurta and orange shawl also holds hands folded. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis and a few in darker clothes press close, some looking on. A carved gopuram-style structure and shop signs appear in the background. The scene is blurred with motion.

November 24 2006

Dusk procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and a low brick wall, with a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walking together. Foreground, a woman in orange sari with a red border and a gold necklace carries a white object. Next to her a white-robed man walks barefoot with a white shawl. A man in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala walks at the centre, and at the right edge a bearded man in brown-orange robes carries an orange cloth bag. Several volunteers in white shirts with lanyards line the background.

Night photograph of a crowd walking past bamboo scaffolding with rows of stage lights and palm trees. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and long rudraksha mala, with long dark hair, smiles and walks at the front right. Beside him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk among other people in white and dark clothes. Behind them a tall banner shows a smiling figure in an orange headwrap, and orange and white flags fly above the scaffolding.

August 02 2008

Night photograph of a crowd walking along a narrow lane between high stone walls strung with lights, toward a temple gateway lit with rows of bulbs. In the centre a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold-coloured necklace and a garland, with hands pressed together in greeting. Around him men wear white shirts and dhotis with orange shawls, one with a pink rosette, while others in the crowd wear white and striped shirts. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, ceremonial gold necklace and garland) is walking in the centre of the procession.

Night procession photographed in low light. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala around his neck walks centrally, hands folded, smiling, with long dark hair; a pale-grey-hair? no. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls, walk in the crowd. Behind them, ceremonial standards with trident finials and decorated orange-and-maroon flags with fringed cloth are raised above the procession. On the right, a man in white with an orange shawl stands with hands pressed together. An orange-painted doorway frames the right edge. The scene is dim with a black background.

A photograph of a temple corridor at night, with stone pillars and hanging lamps overhead. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and a large garland of yellow and red flowers walks forward, with a gold pendant necklace and a tilak mark on his forehead; he has shorter hair and is not shown with the long swept-back hair or crown of the typical depiction. He is flanked by devotees in orange shawls and white dhotis and shirts, one carrying an orange cloth, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti with a white forehead mark stands at the right edge. Several other people in white and orange follow behind in the crowded procession. Given the uncertain appearance, the central figure is treated as a devotee in a procession rather than a confirmed identification.

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Night photograph of a crowd walking through a temple precinct lit by strings of lights and street lamps, with ornate temple gopurams and pillared halls in the background. At centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a deep orange-red silk shawl over his body, a gold ceremonial necklace and a red tilak mark. a person (appearance cues: long hair, orange silk, ornate gold necklace), walking in the procession, unsure. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron shoulder cloths, one with a pink rosette badge, and others in checked shirts walk along, some with saffron scarves, forming an escort.