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A procession outdoors under bright daylight, with a palm tree and tiled path. At centre, a figure in a red-orange dhoti and shawl wears a black cap, a long multi-strand gold-and-orange garland and a gold pendant, and walks under a large tasselled umbrella with red, yellow and green panels. A drummer in white with an orange sash plays a large barrel drum at left, and a man in white plays a long wind instrument at lower right. Devotees in white dhotis, saffron garments and orange sashes, some with vibhuti marks, walk beside them, and onlookers stand along the path. The scene reads as a ritual procession with drums and a parasol.

Outdoor procession on a paved path under a canopy edged with red, yellow and green tassels and a gold pole. A central man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long swept-back dark hair, orange shoes, a layered gold and orange bead necklace and rudraksha-style mala, raises his right hand in a wave and smiles; his distinctive hair and ornate saffron-gold adornments give a person appearance, so his identity is uncertain. Around him, drummers in white dhotis with gold borders play drums, and other men in saffron-orange and red robes with beaded malas walk in the procession, while a crowd of white-clad devotees watches from behind.

Outdoor procession under bright sunlight beneath palm trees on a paved courtyard. In the foreground a drummer in white shirt and white dhoti carries a dark, red-and-gold drum slung at his side, holding a tall ornate pole with a golden-fringed red banner. Behind him a crowd in white and cream clothing walks toward a striped multicoloured canopy. Several saffron-robed sannyasis and a bearded man in white stand among them, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A devotee in a cream sari walks at right. The scene conveys a ceremonial temple-style procession.

January 03 2016

2016-01-03 +1 copies

January 03 2016

January 03 2016

Outdoor procession with ceremonial brass horns curved in a wide arc, played by men in white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange robes and a large red-and-yellow ceremonial umbrella stand beneath palm trees. In the centre, a standing man in red-orange cloth wears a gold-bead garland and sandalwood-marked forehead; a shaven-headed companion in orange wears a rudraksha mala. A pale runner strip lies on the sand between them. Dhol-style drums are visible. This appears to be a temple-style procession with musicians, not an identified individual.

March 11 2017

A procession moves along a dirt road past orange-roofed buildings and banana plants. Two striped multicolour umbrellas and a saffron-and-gold banner on a pole are carried at the front. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, some with rudraksha-style neck beads. A drummer in a white shirt and yellow lungi beats a barrel drum, and another drummer in the foreground wears a striped shirt and yellow lungi. A man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair walks in the centre, and a few others in saffron and orange robes follow. Lines of people in white stand along the route. A white canopy and tall banana leaves frame the right side. A person is clearly visible but no appearance-based a person cue is distinctive enough to confirm identity.

2010-01-02 +1 copies

December 23 2009

A procession under a multicolored parasol with red, green, blue, yellow and white tassels. A man with a white flower garland and rudraksha mala, in a rust-orange robe, walks at the center, with long dark hair and a full beard. Surrounding men wear white dhotis with gold borders, orange robes and rudraksha malas, with tilak on their foreheads. Two musicians in the foreground play flutes, one in white and one in yellow. The procession walks along a mat-covered path under a tented canopy with stage lights.

A procession outdoors under ceremonial umbrellas. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a flower garland, walks forward; the cues are distinctive but the identity is an appearance-based candidate only, so it is labelled Swamiji (probable). Behind him, a young man in an orange shawl carries a brass tray of yellow flowers, while men in white dhotis and shirts with rosettes walk beside colourful fringed umbrellas printed with a temple design. A man on the right in white holds a video camera and wears an orange shawl. Red and orange festoons and marigold garlands hang overhead.