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Outdoor photo of a procession on a dusty red-earth ground in front of a terracotta-roofed building. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a cream dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a red-and-white flower garland with gold beads, stands at the centre-right as a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella over him. Behind them, saffron-robed men in orange garments with gold-bead malas stand, and a woman in an orange sari with a long braid bends low to touch the ground near his feet. The scene is a welcome or padapuja-style reverence, with the honoured man being greeted with bowing devotees and a parasol. Nothing about his identity is established by visible cues beyond clothing and garland.

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Outdoor procession scene on reddish dirt ground in front of a low tiled-roof building and a red-orange wall. A man in a white dhoti and cream shawl with a gold border, wearing a long red and white flower garland and a gold bead necklace, is shaded by a red, blue and yellow embroidered umbrella held by an attendant in white. Facing him, a man with long hair and a beard in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace presses his palms together in greeting. Behind him, several monastics in saffron robes and beaded necklaces, one wearing a red turban and another with a white forehead mark, stand with hands joined. Bundled sticks and debris lie at the right edge.2010-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30January 01 20092009-01-01December 23 20072007-12-23December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photograph at a dirt-ground site beside a chain-link fence strung with orange and blue flags, under a yellow-and-red ceremonial umbrella with tassels. A long-haired figure with a red tilak on the forehead wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti, a gold necklace and a long red flower garland, laughing with hands together. To the left, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands with palms pressed in greeting. At right, a man in orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace with a pendant smiles and gestures with hands. Several men in white and light-blue ritual clothing stand behind, watching and smiling; one in a white kurta at far right wears a rudraksha-style pendant.2009-01-01November 11 20062006-11-11Outdoor photo of a procession welcome on a dirt ground in front of a tiled-roof building. A standing man on the right wears a white dhoti and cream shawl with a gold border, a red and white flower garland, and long dark hair, raising one hand in greeting. Before him, a man in saffron/orange robes bows with palms pressed together over his face. Behind, a younger man in saffron holds a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels, and another saffron-robed man on the left carries a brass tray with a kalasha, flowers and a red cloth. A bare-footed priest in saffron and a gold necklace stands at the far left. a person appearance is uncertain for the standing figure in white.2010-01-01May 05 20122012-05-05 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor photo on a dirt ground beside an orange-painted building and white compound wall with a green gate. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, gold necklaces and red-and-white garlands, stands centre-right as an attendant in orange robes drapes a garland around their shoulders. Attendants in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas stand nearby; one holds a brass vessel decorated with flowers and a red cloth on a tray. A man in white dhoti holds a red-and-yellow ceremonial umbrella overhead. A silver SUV is parked behind.2010-01-01A photograph of an outdoor procession in bright sunlight. At the centre, a smiling person with long dark hair wears a cream-and-gold sari-style garment, a red flower garland and a white jasmine garland, and is shaded by a red umbrella with dark dots and fringed edges. Around them, devotees in orange and saffron shawls and white kurta-style clothing stand close by; one man in white holds a camera overhead, another in a yellow stole holds a camera, and an older bearded man in orange with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the left. A low tiled-roof building and trees form the background, and a small purple logo appears at upper left.2010-01-01