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September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14Outdoor temple-procession scene with a colourful canopy at upper left. An elderly bald man with a gold-banded headpiece, forehead tilak and layered rudraksha and white-bead malas, wearing saffron and gold-bordered orange cloth, holds a folded orange cloth and reaches forward. Beside him a younger shaved-headed man in orange robes and a sacred thread-style neck garland bows with palms pressed together, his head bowed. A tall man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and several men in white shirts and dhotis surround them. Crowd members press in at the edges.2012-05-18September 14 20152015-09-14A crowd scene at an outdoor temple-style setting with a colourful striped canopy at upper left. In the centre, a bare-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha and bone-bead mala stands with hands folded in prayer, head bowed. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a gold-and-bead necklace and gold armband bends forward. At right, an older bald man in orange cloth with a large rudraksha and skull-bead mala and gold bracelets holds a folded orange cloth. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around them, one with a rudraksha mala at far left. The scene appears to be a ritual or devotional gathering. No readable text is visible in the frame.2012-05-18 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a procession at a Kumbh-area roadside with a decorated palanquin-style canopy and a red-and-orange flag at upper left. Centre, a man wears a deep red turban, saffron-orange shawl, a yellow marigold garland, a gold pendant and a rudraksha mala, walking between attendants. a person is shown in this scene with long dark hair not visible; the figure wears a red turban and orange shawl with ornate gold chains, indicating his role as the honoured guest of the procession. Flanking him, two shaved-headed attendants in maroon dhotis and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold chains and a rudraksha mala walk close. Behind, uniformed police officers and saffron-robed sadhus stand near parked white vehicles and trees.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14Outdoor photo at a busy roadside staging area with parked vehicles, a dark SUV and a wooden chariot or palanquin frame behind. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands at left, adjusted by a uniformed police officer. Center, a man in a red-orange turban with a yellow marigold garland and orange wrap stands near a bearded man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl. Several sadhus in orange robes and orange turbans crowd around, some with walking staffs. A man in white with gold-trimmed cloth stands at right with arm bangles. Another orange-clad figure lies or bends at lower left. Mood is crowded and busy, with many saffron robes visible.2015-09-14A man with long dark hair, a rust-brown saffron-toned wrap and heavy gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads stands beside a white car, placing his hand on a large tray of red and white flowers. Beside him, a young man in an orange turban and orange wrap holds a green and gold decorated bundle with a flower-filled vessel on top, while a man with white sacred ash marks and a beaded mala stands behind. Several people in orange turbans are visible in the background near a covered walkway, with palm trees above. The scene suggests a padapuja or welcome ceremony, with Swamiji (probable) appearing as the man in the centre-right wearing the heavy gold necklaces and long swept-back hair.2017-09-02December 21 20152015-12-21September 14 20152015-09-14