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August 12 20162016-08-12August 12 20162016-08-12August 12 20162016-08-12A photograph of a paved village lane lined with green trees and tall coconut palms under a pale sky. A group of about twenty people walks down the centre of the road, most in saffron-orange robes, with some in white and maroon garments. A red-painted small building with a tin roof stands at the left edge, beside a metal scaffold. A parked white vehicle sits further down the lane. Overgrown bushes and scattered debris fill the right side. The group's role and identity are not visible enough to attribute to any specific person.2016-09-26A group of about fifteen people walks single file along a wide pale stone-paved path lined with overgrown green shrubs and palm trees on the right and a low red-brick wall on the left. Several walkers wear red and orange robes, one wears a bright turquoise sari, and others wear white dhotis and kurtas. A tall bare-looking tree and a metal scaffold frame stand in the background under a cloudy sky. The people are walking in procession toward the distance.2016-08-12 +1 copiesA procession on a garden path among green trees and flowering shrubs. In the foreground a man in saffron robes with a gold-tipped trident walks ahead, while a clean-shaven man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, several saffron-robed sannyasis follow, one wearing a red-and-white flower garland. A saffron-robed man carries a silver plate of offerings. On the right, women in cream sarees with yellow borders hold their hands in anjali. A decorative ornamental umbrella and ceremonial staffs with trident finials are carried in the procession. Rangoli-style white patterns mark the ground.2009-12-27A procession walks across a grassy clearing lined with palm and shade trees. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari wears a bright flower garland and walks with her hands together in front of her. Around her, many men and women in white dhotis, white kurtas and white shirts follow, some wearing yellow shawls and rudraksha malas. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala walks at the right edge, and another woman in a yellow shawl with a mala walks at the left. Several people carry small items in their hands, and the group moves over sandy ground and grass.2010-01-22A photograph of a group of about a dozen people walking away from the camera along a wide pale stone-paved path lined with palm trees, dense green shrubs and a tall red-brick wall on the left. Most walkers wear white or cream dhotis and kurtas, while others wear saffron-orange, red and maroon robes and a teal sari. A man in the centre-left wears a red garment and a shawl, and a figure in white stands at the right edge. The setting is a tropical compound with scaffolding visible behind the wall. a person cannot be confirmed from the visible cues, so the figures are described by role and clothing only.2016-08-12September 21 20162016-09-21January 13 20152015-01-13August 02 20162016-08-02Outdoor procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees and bunting, with a trident-topped staff at left. A central figure in saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, a large white and red flower garland, and a rudraksha-style necklace walks forward. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry staffs and walk barefoot; one man in orange robes and an orange-sashed man with a beard walk alongside, and a bearded man in white with an orange shawl and mala is at the front right. A man in a grey shirt stands at the back right. Strewn green leaves cover the ground. Distinctive saffron robes, long hair and garland cues appear on the central figure; the identification is probable but appearance-based only. +1 copies