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October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor photo on bare dirt ground scattered with litter. A crowd of mostly young devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing orange shawls, stands along the edges watching. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a white embroidered sherwani-style kurta with a sash and white dhoti, walking forward with a slight smile. Facing him from the foreground, a man in an orange shawl and orange-and-maroon dhoti stands with his back to the camera, hands clasped. Other onlookers in white and orange appear at the left and right, and a child in a striped shirt stands near the centre.2008-10-27Outdoor photo of a dusty ground at an ashram site, with a small crowd of onlookers standing behind. A man with long dark hair in a white kurta with gold trim walks at centre, and beside him a man in full saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl walks in step. To the right, a man in white dhoti and white top wears an orange shawl and a beaded necklace. Women in saffron-orange and blue salwar kameez and a sari watch from the left and back, and a silver SUV is parked behind them with a sand pile and scattered debris on the ground.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road at dusk under colourful fringed umbrellas. A young man with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe, one arm raised, leads the group. Around him walk men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls, several with rudraksha malas, and a young boy in white with a mala stands at the right. A man on the right carries a long wooden staff. Onlookers and a white building appear in the background.2007-12-07December 07 20072007-12-07Outdoor scene on a dusty ground at AadiKailaasa, with scattered debris and crushed crackers covering the earth. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-red sari and a man in white dhoti and orange shawl walk across the ground. A bearded man in a long orange robe stands at right, arms slightly out, while spectators in white, cream and saffron clothing line the background near a silver van and a shed.2008-10-27Outdoor procession scene in warm morning light. Around him, saffron-clad devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls press close, one man in white raises a hand near a red umbrella with fringed tassels, and a trident-topped silver staff rises at the upper right. A silver tray holding small items is carried at lower centre, and a parked silver car sits in the background. +1 copiesOutdoor festival procession on a dirt path in front of a whitewashed building with a red door and green leaf bunting. A man in a white dhoti with red border and gold necklace holds a red-and-gold kalasha with red flowers overhead. Beside him, a man in a saffron-orange shawl with long swept-back hair and a gold bead necklace raises one hand in blessing. Around them, people in orange and white clothes and children are smeared with pink, green and yellow colour powder. A woman in white with a red scarf stands at right. The scene reads as a celebratory procession with people in bright festive attire.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road at dusk with a crowd of men and boys in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls. In the centre a young man in a full orange-saffron robe with a shaved head and a tilak mark walks forward, one hand raised in a blessing gesture. Beside him an older man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing white clothes and an orange shawl, walks among the others. Behind them a man in orange robes holds a camera, and a red-and-yellow canopy with tassels rises at the top left. Spectators line the background.2007-12-07Outdoor photo of a procession at a festival ground under a clear sky, with orange and red bunting strung between tall poles and banana plants lining the path. A bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange shawl walks at the centre, holding a folded white cloth, while behind him a long-haired person in orange garments wears a white flower garland. Around them, people in white dhotis and kurtas walk barefoot or stand with palms pressed together in greeting. A decorated canopy umbrella with blue and red panels and gold finials rises in the background, and a white vehicle and small tents are visible behind the crowd. a person candidate: the bearded man in saffron has long swept-back hair? Not visible; his appearance is uncertain, so he is described only as a saffron-clad devotee walking in procession.2009-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies