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Outdoor festival procession at a water edge, with a palanquin decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands at lower left. Under multicoloured parasols with tassels, a woman in an orange sari with a small silver or gold tray stands near the palanquin, and a central figure in orange robes with a long grey hair approaches. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing yellow shawls, crowd the red stone steps around them, some carrying ceremonial golden trident staffs. A golden trident staff stands at right near a man holding a brass tray with a red-and-gold canopy. Many people are visible in a dense crowd, with some partially hidden at the frame edges.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA crowded outdoor procession on stone steps near water, with many people dressed in white and some in yellow or orange. Two large multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled edges and a trident-topped staff stand out, and a golden palanquin-like cart or ratha is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and green leaves in the foreground. Men in white dhotis and women in white or yellow saris move along the steps, some holding books or objects, while others in orange and saffron robes are near the center. A few people stand on the steps in western-style white shirts with ceremonial shawls. The scene feels like a devotional ritual or temple procession.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at the Vaidya Sarovar tank as a crowd gathers on stone steps for a holy dip. In the foreground, many devotees stand waist-deep in the water, many in white and some in saffron or orange robes, several holding brass vessels or small offering plates. Behind them, a decorated golden-yellow palanquin is festooned with marigold garlands and flowers, and a large multicoloured umbrella rises above a group on the steps. A man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the centre near the water, with others in yellow shawls and white garments around him. Hundreds of onlookers in white, yellow and orange fill the steps behind.2010-01-02A dense crowd gathers at an outdoor water-side steps area in the evening. Two large colourful parasols with fringed edges, one red-green-yellow and one blue-yellow, are held aloft over the group. A central figure in an orange robe stands on the steps, with a white-clad attendant beside them holding a golden trident. Many people wear white dhotis and white shirts, some in orange or yellow sashes, and some women wear saris in turquoise, orange and pink. A woman in a plain blue sari stands near the front. Onlookers and a person with a camera fill the background among trees. Blue and white logo emblems appear on the parasols.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA dense crowd gathers on red-painted stone steps at the Vaidya Sarovar, many people dressed in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow sashes. Two large ceremonial parasol-style umbrellas with red, yellow and green panels and blue emblems are carried on tall wooden poles above a central group. A woman in an orange sari and a woman in orange stand near the middle, and a trident-topped staff is raised in the foreground. Devotees with folded hands, saffron and yellow garments and people in white fill the steps, with a bald man in a dark shirt and a man in a grey shirt nearby. The scene suggests a holy dip procession at the water's edge.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA festival procession climbs a stone stairway outdoors under bright sun. At centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wears a large white flower garland and multiple gold-toned necklaces, and walks ahead of attendants. Behind him, saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad devotees carry a brass tray and walk beneath colourful ceremonial parasols with gold fringes and blue, red and yellow panels. Some attendants wear rudraksha malas. A man in a red shirt in the foreground and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stand at left. Background shows white-clad devotees, a decorated white pedestal and a flower-adorned deity murti, with orange flags above. The figure matching the swamiji cues is walking in procession with saffron robes, long hair, gold necklaces and a flower garland.2008-12-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA procession at an outdoor temple-style site moves under colourful multi-panel umbrellas with yellow-gold canopies overhead and red-and-orange flags on poles. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a white flower garland and a yellow headband, walking with a tray of offerings. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange shawls and white dhotis and kurtas carry items, and women in white saris follow. A cameraman with a video camera stands at right beside a cloth-covered table with flower garlands and an oil lamp. Ratha-like procession with umbrellas, flags and offering trays on a brick-and-mat ground. Stone shrine structures are visible at the top right. Brahmotsavam-style processional scene.2008-12-24A dense crowd during a procession under pink, red and orange decorated umbrellas, with a silver trident standard and a tall garland of yellow and orange marigolds. In the centre, a bald man in a saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha mala walks beside a man in a maroon and gold turban; a bare-chested man wearing a white dhoti and saffron sash stands nearby. Many devotees surround them, some with folded hands, a woman in a red sari carries a brass plate, and a woman in white stands at the left. The scene is outdoors and crowded, with a red umbrella bearing a central portrait medallion at right.2016-12-23