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A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road at an ashram site. A decorated palanquin with a gold-framed canopy and red, yellow and orange fabric is carried forward, and a figure in orange robes stands within it, accompanied by people in white. Many marchers in white clothing wave orange-red flags and carry white banners, while uniformed police officers in khaki and white guide the crowd. A silver sedan, a yellow auto-rickshaw and a red tractor sit near the crowd, with unfinished concrete buildings and wooded hills in the background. The scene shows roughly one hundred or more people in the procession.

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A large outdoor procession on dusty ground moves toward a decorated palanquin carried on poles, topped with an ornate golden canopy and colourful umbrellas. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands on the palanquin near the center, surrounded by people in white clothes. Many participants wave red-orange flags on poles, and women in white and saffron saris walk among the crowd. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a silver car are parked at the right, a uniformed police officer in a khaki hat is at the lower right, and hillside, concrete buildings and a red-roofed structure form the background.2010-07-24Aerial view of a procession on a dusty dirt ground at an ashram site. Crowds of people dressed in white clothing carry many orange-red flags on poles. At the center, a decorated palanquin with colourful ornamental canopy and garlands is carried forward. Yellow and orange umbrellas shade a group near the palanquin. A red tractor and a silver sedan are parked at the right, and uniformed police officers in khaki stand among the marchers.2010-07-24Outdoor procession on a dirt ground in front of a tall decorated palanquin with a striped umbrella and ornate golden canopy. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands on the palanquin with another white-clad attendant beside him. Many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and women in white and colourful saris walk around the palanquin, carrying red-orange flags and white placards. A silver car and a yellow auto-rickshaw are at right, a uniformed police officer stands at the lower right, and buildings and trees fill the background. The orange-robed figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2010-07-24Elevated view of a large outdoor procession on a dirt road at a construction site. Many people in white clothing carry red and orange flags and white banners, following a decorated palanquin with an ornate canopy and gold ornaments at left. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk among them. A silver sedan and a yellow auto-rickshaw stand in the foreground, and a red tractor is at far left. A roadside billboard shows an orange-robed figure with the words Welcome you all for a person and dates. Unfinished concrete buildings and hills are in the background.2010-07-24Outdoor procession on a dusty ground with a decorated palanquin in the left foreground, its gold-trimmed canopy and tassels draped with garlands. A saffron-robed man stands beside it, bare-headed and with shaved head, wearing orange cloth. Crowds of people in white clothes and white saris, with many orange flags and white placards, move around the palanquin and past colourful multicolour umbrellas. Sunlit trees, a tent structure and buildings sit behind, and a silver car is parked at lower right.2010-07-24Outdoor procession on a dirt ground at an ashram. A large ornate palanquin with gold-painted carved frame, colourful tassels and garlands is carried forward. Beside it, a bald man in an orange saffron robe walks holding a long staff, and a person in white stands on the palanquin side. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and white or cream saris carries red-orange flags and white placards. Several multicoloured canopy umbrellas with fringed edges are raised above. Palm fronds and banana plants line the path, with a tented pavilion and buildings in the background.2010-07-24A large procession moves along an unpaved dirt road in an open site with construction and trees behind it. Many people in white clothes, some in white dhotis and sarees, walk while holding many small red-and-orange flags. Near the centre an ornate decorated palanquin or ratha with a canopy, carried over the crowd, leads the procession, with saffron-coloured draped cloth visible on it. A police officer in khaki uniform with a cap stands in the foreground at left, and a white car and a yellow auto-rickshaw are parked at right. A tractor trailer loaded with sacks and speakers is at left. Kalasha-like decorations and banana plants line the route. a person is not clearly visible among the people.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road past a white-and-blue stall and small buildings. At the centre, a decorated palanquin-style float with gold-painted horn-like poles, garlands, tassels and a golden kalasha-like top carries a bald man in a saffron-orange robe standing upright, with an attendant in white beside him. Many devotees in white dhotis and sarees, some with orange flags on poles, surround the float, and several women in white and saffron saris hold white placards. Multicoloured decorated umbrellas are raised above the crowd, and a police officer in khaki stands near the float. Trees and a hillside are visible in the background.2010-07-24Elevated view of a large outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and a fence. Hundreds of participants in white dhotis and kurtas and white saris walk behind red and orange flags, with drummers in the crowd and a decorated palanquin with a canopy at the front. Some marchers carry red banners and placards. Spectators stand along the roadside, and vehicles, portable toilets and a water tank are visible on the grounds. A toll of people is visible in the procession; a single figure in saffron/orange clothing walks near the right side of the road.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with banana plants and a wooden fence. Many participants wear white dhotis and white shirts, and many carry red and orange flags. Drummers in white march near a decorated palanquin with colourful canopy and red-and-orange cloth. Two people in orange robes walk near the centre of the group, one in a saffron robe and one in orange with a green lower garment. Parked vehicles, portable toilets and a white van sit beyond the road, and a few onlookers stand by a black water tank and a utility pole. A banner in red with white lettering is held up in the crowd.2010-07-24Outdoor procession on dirt ground with a decorated golden palanquin (palaki) carried forward through a crowd. A saffron-robed figure with a shaved head stands upright on the palanquin platform, with an ornate gold-and-garland canopy and gold swan-head carvings at the front. Attendants in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside, and a crowd of women in white and colourful saris and men in white clothes holds up orange and red flags and white placards. Multicoloured umbrellas shade the procession, and trees and a red-roofed building appear in the background.2010-07-24December 30 20082008-12-30