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Photo 11710169A procession moves across a paved courtyard in front of a covered temple-style hall with a large tree behind it. Women in white saris with red borders and red shawls carry decorated parasols in blue, white, red and patterned designs. Men and women in orange and saffron robes walk in the background, some holding flowers. A bare-chested man with a red shawl stands at left among devotees. Barefoot participants walk on the stone path, and onlookers in white clothing line the edge.2017-08-15January 01 20172017-01-01January 26 20172017-01-26 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesOutdoor temple procession under a corrugated metal roof with a golden trident-topped staff in the foreground. Devotees in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloths walk beside a canopied palanquin draped with multicoloured fringe, while a large decorated ratha-like float with colourful fabric stands behind them. A man in an orange turban wears rudraksha beads, and a man in white holds a golden kalasha-topped staff. Potted plants, umbrellas and a loudspeaker frame the scene.2017-01-11A procession in an open courtyard beneath a canopy with a large umbrella-like parasol in red, yellow, green and blue tassels. Several people in saffron and orange clothing walk in line; women wear orange saris and beaded necklaces, and a bald man in a saffron cloth and garlands carries a ceremonial staff. Behind them stands a shrine with a deity murti group on a dais, and two white decorative standards with a blue emblem are carried. Young boys in yellow-orange dhotis and beaded garlands stand to the right, and a man in white is at the back.2015-02-23January 01 20172017-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28An outdoor procession with several colourful ceremonial parasols with red, green, yellow and blue panels decorated with floral and bird motifs and tasselled fringes, held aloft by devotees in white and orange. A tall golden trident (trishul) is carried upright at centre. In the foreground, a long-haired man wearing a rose-and-white flower garland and a white dhoti with an orange shawl walks beside a bald man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind them, a bald man in orange robes and a beaded mala stands near a young boy in orange and white. Many people in orange and white crowd the scene, with a fence and dry scrubby bushes behind.2009-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path in bright daylight. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a white and orange flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and carries a golden trident. Beside him, another orange-robed sadhu holds a golden staff. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts hold large ornate parasols with red, yellow and green panels and dove motifs, and orange flags fly above. Many white-clad devotees and orange-clad sadhus follow in the crowd, with a tent structure in the background. The central figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on long swept-back hair, saffron robe, floral garland and ceremonial gold necklaces.2008-12-28January 01 20172017-01-01