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Dusk procession of devotees at an outdoor ritual site with dirt ground and a stone fire pit at the front. Many decorated parasols in red, orange, blue and multicolour with fringed tassels and bird motifs are held aloft on tall poles. Men and women in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold-bordered white dhotis stand with hands folded in namaskar. A bald man in a white dhoti with gold border and mala stands near the centre-left. A blue plastic drum sits in the foreground. The scene is lit by warm evening light, and several devotees are visible in the crowd behind the parasols.

Outdoor ritual procession at dusk on bare earth, with a sugarcane stalk at the upper right and a trees-and-red-wall backdrop. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand at left holding colourful striped umbrellas aloft over a group of robed people in saffron and orange. In the centre two figures in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand before a patterned mat, one holding a brass tray with lamps and offerings while the other holds a ceremonial vessel. A row of devotees in orange and white stands behind, palms pressed together. Stone basins with water sit in the foreground, and a white kolam design is drawn on the ground. The ritual appears to be a procession or puja of devotees.

Outdoor evening gathering at a temple-like open area with stone pillars in the foreground. Many people in saffron-orange and white clothing move through the scene; several women in orange saris and men in white dhotis with gold borders stand or walk. Colourful umbrellas in red, orange and yellow with ornate tassels are raised above the crowd. Some participants hold green leafy branches and bundles of greenery, and others wear rudraksha malas. A figure in a white dhoti stands centre-left near a low platform with offerings. Dusk lighting, dirt ground, dense crowd of children and adults in the foreground.

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Night procession at a temple in Bidadi, lit by string lights strung along a white pavilion. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, some holding long wooden poles of a colourful multi-tasselled parasol. Beside them, men in saffron-orange robes walk with a brass tray of flowers and a drum, and a white-clad man carries a tall gold-tipped staff. The procession moves across dirt ground toward a lit shrine area. Five to twenty people are visible in the procession.

December 30 2007

A night procession on a red earth path, lit dimly. Two large multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled edges and bird motifs are held above a central figure in a red-orange robe and long white flower garland, who smiles and walks forward. Around him, people in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis, and red and orange saris carry brass vessels and offerings. A man in white dhoti with gold border stands at the right, and a man in green shirt and dark sarong stands behind. Several people wear white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Trees form the dark background. No candidate's appearance is distinctive enough to confirm the a person identity, so the central figure is described by role only.

Night procession on a paved path with many devotees in saffron and orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. At center, a man with shoulder-length hair in an orange garment and orange shawl, garlanded and smiling, walks barefoot ahead of the group. Left, a man holds a tall decorated umbrella-style standard with a trident-topped pole and a bearer in white dhoti carries a silver vessel. Right foreground, women with palms pressed together in namaste wear orange saris with gold borders. Behind, a gilded deity murti on a decorated palanquin or ratha with garlands, and a yellow canopy. This looks like a temple procession. a person candidate: the centre man has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and rudraksha-style garlands, a probable match, though appearance is not fully certain.

August 01 2008

Night outdoor procession on a pale paved courtyard. A central figure in a dark maroon robe with a gold-coloured sash and a long pink-white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A tall yellow-gold ceremonial umbrella with a fringed multicoloured canopy is held above him by a man in orange dhoti. Around him, men in saffron dhotis and orange robes with rudraksha malas and forehead markings stand in line, one carrying a brass plate and a ceremonial staff, while a woman in an orange sari and another in a gold-bordered sari stand at the edge. Smaller decorated umbrellas in red, blue and yellow appear at left.