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April 13 20142014-04-13A procession on a dirt path between a red-walled compound and a red building with a green roof. At the centre, a decorated vehicle carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and a gold-embroidered canopy, flanked by white parasols with red and gold medallions. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk alongside it carrying tall staffs, and a figure in white stands at the front. Young boys and girls in black and orange clothes, some wearing rudraksha malas, line both sides of the path as devotees watch. A page-identifier flag is not used here; no individual is identified by face. Overlaid copyright text appears at lower right.2014-04-13A dirt-road procession at an ashram compound with a red boundary wall and palm trees. A tractor with a driver in white leads a decorated float topped by a blue-and-gold canopy and garlands. Men in saffron and orange robes carry tall parasols and walk beside the float, one holding a long staff. Women in red and orange saris and a woman in white walk behind carrying a small decorated umbrella. A man in white stands on the float's side near the front. Some saffron-clad figures wear shaved heads and rudraksha beads, and the scene reads as a ritual procession.2014-04-13April 13 20142014-04-13December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesA procession on a dirt road beside a red brick wall. Many devotees in saffron and orange clothing with rudraksha malas walk closely together; children in white and gold-bordered dhotis stand at the front and sides. A decorated chariot or float carries a deity murti under a red and gold canopy, pulled along by people, with a trident-topped staff at left and a colourful umbrella at right. One man in a red turban and orange robe holds a garland, and an incense smoke trail rises near the wall. Some people press palms together in greeting. No individual shows clear, distinctive presentation cues, so the candidate is unsure.2015-11-16January 11 20172017-01-11December 27 20092009-12-27A procession on a dirt path passes a white-walled building and an orange excavator. Two saffron-robed men walk in the centre, one carrying a small orange-clad deity murti garlanded with white flowers. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas carry decorated umbrellas and banners; the umbrella tops are multicoloured with floral and geometric designs. A man in white carries a long-handled umbrella with a yellow shawl, and a girl in a turquoise top and pink pants and a small child watch from the right. Orange flags flutter among the crowd, and trees stand behind. a person candidate: the centrally placed saffron-robed man with long hair and a bare upper body is not identifiable with confidence, so the candidate is marked unsure.2008-08-07A procession moves across an open paved courtyard during a daytime ceremony. Large crowds of devotees in saffron and orange robes walk in groups, many women wearing orange and pink saris with rudraksha necklaces. A decorated palanquin-style ratha carrying a large floral garland and a deity murti is carried forward, with a striped umbrella raised above it. A few men in white dhotis and bare-chested figures with rudraksha malas walk nearby. A small boy in orange cloth and a shaved-headed child in orange stand in the foreground. Red-roofed buildings, trees and palms sit in the background.2017-01-11December 05 20112011-12-05November 16 20152015-11-16