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May 01 20152015-05-01January 12 20152015-01-12A dense outdoor procession under colourful canopies and orange pennants at a festival. In the centre, a bearded man in saffron robes wears a long white-and-orange flower garland and gold necklace, palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a gold necklace and a sandalwood-marked forehead carries a brass vessel decorated with flowers. Surrounding devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk and gesture with folded hands, some holding long poles. Ornate painted umbrellas and hanging yellow and blue embroidered panels frame the scene, with palm trees behind.2008-12-29January 13 20152015-01-13January 12 20152015-01-12Outdoor procession on sandy ground in front of red tents and blue-white bunting under a bright sky. A bare-chested older bearded man with white beard and tilak, wearing rudraksha malas, a gold pendant and a white dhoti with multicoloured border, walks at centre. Beside him, a man in a red-and-gold turban and red robe with a long gold-bead garland walks; a man in a yellow robe with an orange-and-gold cloth and a medal stands to the left. Right, an older man with shaved head, white markings and a rudraksha mala wears orange robes, and men in orange and yellow clothing follow. A white umbrella rises at top right, and a white-clad attendant speaks on a phone at left.2015-01-13A procession on a dusty open ground under bright daylight. In the centre, a man in a maroon-red robe with gold-bordered cloth and a red turban, wearing a heavy gold necklace, walks beneath a large orange parasol held by an attendant. Beside him, a bald man in a brown-and-gold dhoti and layered gold chains carries a long staff. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with marigold garlands and rudraksha-style necklaces holds a flower garland. Around them, men in white dhotis, orange shawls and casual clothes walk among onlookers, some in sunglasses. Corrugated metal sheeting, tents and a tall light pole stand behind.2016-04-18Outdoor temple ceremony in a yard with a blue and orange canopy, plastic chairs and a crowd of seated onlookers behind. A central figure in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a marigold garland, holds a decorated pot-shaped vessel in both hands and walks forward. Around him are shaven-headed priests in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas, one in white dhoti with white tilaka, and a bare-chested man in a blue cloth on the right holding a garland.2015-05-01Outdoor procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walking past a whitewashed wall with red and blue painted bands. Two large ornate umbrellas with yellow, red, blue and green panels and fringed tassels are held over the group. Several saffron-clad men wear rudraksha and beaded malas, gold pendants and gold chest ornaments; one wears a crown-like headpiece. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, and a boy in a red shirt and a man in white carry or support the procession. A person in a white shirt holds a microphone at left. Among the saffron-robed figures, a man with long swept-back hair wearing a gold necklace and rudraksha malas walks at center, but his appearance is not conclusively distinctive enough to be confirmed.2012-05-18May 29 20152015-05-29 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a sandy path at a festival site, with a red-and-white tent with hanging red and orange banners at left and a long blue-tarpaulin shelter behind. A bald, white-bearded man in an orange robe with rudraksha malas walks at centre, with a man in a dark red robe and gold-trimmed necklace beside him. Other men in white dhotis with gold borders, orange and maroon robes and gold ornamental necklaces walk around them, one in a white kurta near the centre-left. Footwear is scattered on the ground.2016-05-13January 13 20152015-01-13