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November 08 2014

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November 08 20142014-11-08November 05 20162016-11-05Night photograph of a smiling man in a maroon-red turban and matching maroon-red sash with gold-edged border, wearing a heavy gold necklace of beads and a large gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and a red bindi. He holds a silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand. Behind him, a decorated vehicle with a teal-green frame carries a large illuminated golden deity murti seated on a red-draped platform, lit by warm lamps. A second man stands partly visible behind the vehicle. The visible crowd is two people.2015-11-16December 05 20112011-12-05Night procession scene under a fringed canopy with blue, orange and red trim and floral decorations. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe wears an ornate gold crown set with red stones, with white tilak on the forehead, and a long pink-and-white flower garland over a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears a crown, long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces, and smiles while holding a silver staff. Behind him, a bare-chested attendant with shaved head and white-painted skin holds a golden trident-topped staff, and another orange-clad man with white tilak stands at the right edge. Brass ritual vessels and marigold garlands fill the foreground.2013-02-10A man seated in a brown leather armchair with carved wooden armrests, wearing a rust-red saffron wrap over bare shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads across his chest. He has a white horizontal tilak and a red dot on his forehead, and holds a thin wooden stick in his right hand while smiling. Behind him, blurred gold and green fabric draping and gold necklaces frame a deity murti or decorated figure. a person candidate matching these cues is shown; appearance is consistent with a probable identity.2015-02-01Night procession photograph at a Kumbha Mela event. A man with long dark hair, wearing a gold ornate crown, orange robe, pink and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala with gold necklace, sits on a raised ceremonial platform under a colourful canopy decorated with tassels and flowers, smiling. Behind him, a man with a shaved head and ashen-grey body paint, wearing an orange cloth and garlands, raises a curved sword. Beside him another ash-smeared attendant in orange cloth touches the seated man's shoulder. A golden kalasha-style vessel sits near the platform, a tall silver staff rises at right, and a crowd stands in the dark background under lamps.2013-02-10November 16 20152015-11-16A smiling man in an orange-saffron robe and a terracotta-coloured turban with a red bindi on the forehead stands in front of an ornate canopy. He holds a tall silver trident in his raised right hand and wears a thick garland of pink and white flowers over a rudraksha-style brown bead necklace and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant. Fringed purple, blue and red cloth hangs above, and a flower-wrapped pillar is behind him. Two other people in dark or white clothing are partly visible at the edges.2013-02-10Night procession scene under a colourful canopy hung with tassels in blue, magenta and orange and topped by a brass trishul. A central figure in a gold and red crown with a bright red bindi and white forehead markings wears orange robes, a heavy red and white flower garland, and multiple strands of rudraksha beads with a gold pendant. He smiles and raises one arm in greeting while holding a silver staff. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, based on the crown, orange robes, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace. Behind him, other people in saffron and ochre clothing with white forehead markings, rudraksha malas and garlands stand near the canopy, and a camera operator is visible at right. Warm lights glow in the background.2013-02-10A night-time outdoor photo of a devotee in a red-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, holding a bundle of flower petals and standing before an illuminated shrine. Inside the lit glass case, a large framed picture shows a seated figure in orange robes with an orange shawl, a long rudraksha-style mala and a raised hand, set against a banyan tree. Beside it stands a golden deity murti adorned with heavy gold and garland necklaces, flanked by smaller figures. Brass oil lamp and a brass plate of marigold petals, kumkum and offerings lie on the ledge in front, with a yellow-green cloth beneath. A second devotee in orange clothing stands at the left edge.2014-11-21February 10 20132013-02-10