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Outdoor procession at an ashram gate with an orange-painted arch and small domed shrine. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk forward, many wearing round orange-and-white rosette badges. Two men hold large colourful fringed umbrellas with blue, yellow and red panels. Behind them a decorated tractor-drawn float carries a deity murti and attendants in orange robes, with orange and red flags flying. A woman in a lavender sari and a girl in a turquoise outfit walk near the front; the woman holds a sign with a printed portrait and Kannada text. Two men in white stand on the shrine roof with papers. Several onlookers are visible at the right edge.

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A procession leaves an orange gateway at an ashram, with a small orange-domed guard booth on the left. Several men and women in white dress carry ornate decorated umbrellas and staffs in red, gold and blue patterns, and a devotee in a yellow shawl leads the group. A man in white holds an orange flag, and two men on the rooftop in white watch. Onlookers, including children, stand at the right side of the road, and a decorated vehicle with umbrellas appears behind the marchers.2010-07-24A photograph of a street procession passing through an orange gateway. A red Mahindra tractor leads, driven by a man in white with a yellow scarf. Behind it, a decorated palanquin carries a deity murti draped in garlands, with a multicoloured umbrella overhead and white feather fans beside it. Men in white shirts and lanyards walk alongside, one holding a placard. Women in saris and men in shirts follow, and orange flags with a blue emblem are carried. Two men in white stand on the rooftop of a small orange kiosk, and an orange domed structure sits to the left.2010-07-24A procession moves along a dirt path past a red-and-white tent and a red gateway with a golden palanquin visible beyond. Foreground devotees carry large embroidered ceremonial banners with floral patterns on long poles and saffron-red flags bearing a bird emblem. A woman in a white sari with a red border and a pendant necklace holds a red flag and smiles. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with pendant necklaces carry a conch and bells and blow horns. A man in a green shirt and a man in a yellow shirt walk among them. Crowds of onlookers stand in the background under an overcast sky.2011-07-15A photograph of a procession on a concrete path between an orange-painted gateway with green iron gates and a striped white-and-blue tented pavilion. Women in white saris with yellow or orange borders and rosettes walk in the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a lanyard bag leads them, and orange-flagged devotees follow behind an ornate golden palanquin with decorated canopy in the background. Green trees and a brick wall line the scene under an overcast sky.2010-07-24December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and white buildings under bright sun. Central focus is a decorated palanquin-style deity chariot carried on poles, adorned with garlands and a framed portrait of a deity, topped with a colourful fringed canopy; a man in orange robes stands at its top. Several devotees in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces walk alongside, some holding long poles, and others in white dhotis and kurtas, plus women in white saris with orange or yellow shawls follow. Red and multicoloured umbrellas and a golden trident are carried in the procession.2008-12-23November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11December 23 20092009-12-23A street procession on a rural road lined with trees and scrub. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with colourful tassels and garlands is carried on a red tractor-drawn float; a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits beneath a multicoloured umbrella canopy, with a figure in white beside him. Several multicoloured parasols with blue and red patterns are raised over the float and carried by men in white dhotis and shirts. Flag-bearing marchers in white kurtas and khaki uniforms walk along the road, with a woman in a pink sari and others in white behind. A red tractor with flags and passengers is at the right, and a motorcycle and auto-rickshaw are nearby. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2010-07-24A festival procession passes through a green metal gate in front of a grey corrugated-roof building. A decorated palanquin-style ratha with a large orange canopy, yellow and orange flower garlands, and dangling tassels is carried forward; a figure in saffron-orange sits on its seat. Around it, devotees in white dhoti and shirts, some with orange shawls, press forward, with banana leaves, an orange umbrella and a decorated ceremonial parasol framing the scene. Some devotees wear white lanyards with badges. a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance: the seated figure is too small and partly obscured to confirm, so this is recorded as unsure.2009-12-27