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A dusty outdoor procession moves along a red earth path lined with palm trees and a low stone wall. Large ornate parasols with red, yellow and blue panels and painted floral and bird motifs are carried on long wooden poles by men in white dhotis and shirts. Behind them, a group of people in saffron and orange robes walk, with a woman in orange wearing a white and orange garland. A crowd of devotees in white clothes fills the foreground and background, and a man carries a brass vessel on his shoulder. The image is a documentary photo of a religious procession during an ashram celebration.

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A street procession moves along a paved road with a procession of devotees in white. Two men in white kurtas hold tall lavender umbrellas with red fringe and ornate gold-and-red panels. In the centre, a figure in a long saffron-orange robe and orange head covering wears a gold-bead necklace and walks ahead of a group of people in white with drums and red-and-gold circular emblems bearing a white bird motif. A woman in white with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the right edge beside a white-clad man holding an umbrella. Decorated banners and a peacock-feather fan appear in the foreground and background. Visible people: about ten.

A procession on a stone-paved path lined with palm trees and a parked dark SUV. Rows of people in white dhotis and white shirts or tops hold long wooden poles that support large colourful umbrellas, red, green and blue with bird and floral motifs and fringed tassels. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in the middle distance, and a few figures in white stand near the umbrella bearers. The scene reads as a ceremonial walk with umbrella-bearers escorting the group.

A procession walks along a dirt path beneath palm trees under colourful ceremonial umbrellas in red, green, orange and blue with tasselled edges and emblems. A central figure with long swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron garment, a white and red flower garland, and a gold necklace, with ornaments visible; probable Swamiji by appearance cues including long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Around him, attendants in white dhotis and kurtas wear orange shoulder cloths and carry a silver vessel and a silver container. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl carries a decorated silver pot with flowers. Several people hold umbrellas overhead, and a paper banner hangs at upper left.

A procession on a sandy path under palm trees. A young boy in white clothes on the left holds a long orange-and-white flag staff with a sword-like tip. Behind him, an older man with glasses and a white shawl with red borders walks beside a woman in white sari. In the centre, a woman in a white and gold sari wears a flower garland and walks between two decorated umbrellas with red fringe. On the right, a person in a white kurta with a red shawl holds a tall flag staff, and a woman in a cream and green sari with a rudraksha mala walks nearby. Several devotees in white follow, carrying flags and ceremonial items.

A procession walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and thatched huts under bright sunlight. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long white flower garland walks among other saffron-robed sannyasis, one holding a tall golden staff. Ahead, a man in white kurta and a bare-footed devotee carry brass ritual vessels, and several attendants in white dhotis with yellow and orange shawls hold colourful striped and tasselled umbrellas over the group. Some participants wear rudraksha malas. The scene suggests a temple procession.

Outdoor procession at a festival site during a Brahmotsavam, with devotees carrying a long-poled ceremonial banner and a peacock-feather fan. The banner is red and dark blue with fringed tassels and the partly visible word 'Peetam'. A man in the foreground wears a white garment, an orange shawl and a long white and orange jasmine garland, and holds a pole. Behind him a woman in white with an orange shawl and a man in white with a rudraksha mala hold poles and a bag of white flowers. Dusty ground, tents and a tree appear in the background, and a few people are dressed in white.