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August 28 2016

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Outdoor procession on a dusty open ground with a large crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange shawls and garlands. Several figures in saffron and orange robes walk near the center, one with a long beard. Above the crowd, a line of decorated umbrellas and round banner-style parasols in red, blue, orange and yellow is carried on poles, with banana plants and orange flags visible at left. Tents and a stage structure stand in the hazy background.2008-01-01September 04 20162016-09-04A large outdoor crowd of devotees gathers on a dusty ground under a cloudy sky beneath colourful striped tent canopies. Most people wear white clothes, and many men have orange or saffron headbands. Two tall orange-saffron flags with a blue circular emblem stand upright, and a loudspeaker is mounted on a pole. Women in white saris and orange garments stand among the crowd, and some raise their hands. A wooden fence of bamboo poles separates the foreground from the assembly. Several apartment buildings and trees are visible in the background. No individual can be clearly identified as the a person from this distance.2008-07-17A wide outdoor procession on a dirt ground at a rural compound. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in front, several carrying tall saffron-orange flags and large decorated poles with colourful ornaments. A drummer in white stands among them. Along the right, a large crowd of devotees in mixed clothing, including women in saris and a woman in lavender, watches and follows. A white-roofed building, palm trees and boulders sit in the background under a pale sky. A bald-headed person in the foreground faces away from the camera. No identifiable a person is visible; the procession is shown from behind and at distance.2008-01-01Outdoor gathering on a paved courtyard at a campus with trees and a multi-storey building behind. In the foreground, many seated devotees in white, cream and pastel saris and white shirts face a raised white-draped platform on the left. On the platform, a seated figure wears an orange-saffron shawl and white clothing, with attendants in white standing nearby. To the right, a line of performers in white outfits with red and pink sashes perform a group dance. Several women have flowers in their braided hair. Clouds overcast the sky.2006-09-17September 17 20062006-09-17Aerial view of a dense outdoor procession crowd, mostly people dressed in white and saffron-orange clothing. Many hold their hands together in añjali or raise hands in devotion. Several colourful ornate umbrellas with blue, green and yellow panels and fringed edges shelter the crowd, and orange flags rise at the upper right. A large white and red canopy or ratha-style structure stands at the upper left. A woman in orange sari stands near the centre holding an orange-tipped staff, and women in red and orange saris are among the crowd. Children in striped and white clothes appear at the lower right. Some people carry a long pole or staff. The gathering appears to be a festival procession at an open ground.2008-01-01October 16 20162016-10-16January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor festival photograph under a white tent canopy with a yellow and red decorated stage behind. A tall cylindrical kalasha-like pillar painted with floral motifs and a bird stands at right. On the stage, several people in orange, saffron and red garments stand near a golden deity murti or ornate golden structure. In the foreground a dense crowd of devotees in white clothes and white kurtas, some wearing orange turbans, moves across a red carpet, while women in white saris with gold borders stand among them. Speakers and cables are visible at left. No individual on stage is clearly identifiable as a person, so the candidate is left unsure.2008-01-01October 27 20082008-10-27A photograph of a festival procession moving down a narrow paved path lined with palm trees and a grey concrete wall on the right. Many people, mostly in white clothes, walk along the path, with men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris. Several saffron-orange flags are raised above the crowd. In the centre a figure in white with a shawl is walking near a decorated umbrella-like canopy in red, blue and yellow, with a small palanquin or ratha-style structure beneath it. Onlookers stand on the left in colourful saris and salwar. A white tented structure and a building with a painted sign are visible in the background.2008-07-17