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Outdoor procession scene in bright daylight beneath a large rocky hill topped with a crenellated fort wall. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron robe stands centre-right, walking beside a red ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe held by a man in white and orange on the right. Around them, devotees wear orange and white garments; one at left wears a white dhoti, orange shawl and rudraksha mala and photographs with a camera. Others in orange shawls and white clothing crowd the street.

February 02 2009

Outdoor procession on a bright day during a ratha yatra, with a tall pale fortification wall on a rocky hill behind. In the centre-right, a man with long dark hair wearing a flowing saffron/orange robe and a dark-red undergarment walks smiling beneath a red fringed umbrella. Around him, men and women in white and orange-trimmed clothing walk in the procession; one woman at right wears an orange cap, an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala. Yellow and red ceremonial canopy poles and blue flags appear at the edges. Roughly a dozen people are visible.

February 02 2009

Outdoor procession in a village street under a clear blue sky. In the centre, a long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks beneath a yellow and orange ceremonial umbrella with floral painted panels and red tassels, a person. Around him, men in white kurtas wear orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads, and one man in an orange cloth holds a flower-decorated object. A man at left raises a camera. A tiled-roof building, a fortified wall on a rock outcrop, and a tree stand behind, with orange bunting strung across the street and a framed portrait on a pole at right.

A procession on a dirt road in outdoor daylight. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white forehead mark wears a white and orange flower garland and walks beneath a multicoloured fringed parasol with tassels, printed with 'Dhyanapeetam' lettering. Around him, saffron-robed monks and devotees in white dhotis and orange cloth walk barefoot; one bearded monk carries a small silver pyramid-shaped object, and another man holds a folded fabric. Dry trees, utility poles and a distant structure stand in the background. a person is the long-haired man with the white forehead mark, garland and parasol, walking at the centre of the procession.

Outdoor crowd scene under a bright sky with trees and a banner in the background. In the centre, a man wearing an orange turban, an orange shawl and long dark hair with a dark rudraksha mala stands among others. Around him, men in orange robes and orange turbans and people in white shirts and white clothes gather closely. A man in a white shirt on the right smiles, and a man on the left holds a blue pen. Several people are visible in the crowd, and some are partially cut off at the edges.

December 29 2010

A procession outdoors in front of a concrete wall with green foliage behind. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment wrapped around his body and holds a tall wooden pole topped with a flag. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange wrap and a red mark on the forehead. Around him, smiling men wear saffron-orange wraps, and a man on the right in a white shirt, white dhoti and a red-and-white bindi holds a flower bouquet and wears a pendant necklace. Orange and blue flags with emblems fly in the background.

A festival procession on a dirt path under a clear blue sky. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long gold-and-beaded necklace and smiles while walking beneath a large ornate umbrella with multicoloured fringed tassels. Behind him, a decorated float or palanquin is adorned with flower garlands and a framed portrait. Other people walk in white kurtas and dhotis, some with hands folded in namaskar. A man on the right in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a tall golden staff topped with a finial. A young woman on the left in an orange-and-white sari holds a flower garland. Metal scaffolding and a covered structure stand in the background.

2008-12-23 +1 copies

A photograph of a procession outdoors in bright daylight. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a saffron-orange shawl draped over his body smiles and looks upward while walking beside a tall pole topped with a red and gold canopy with tassels. Behind him, men in white and orange-clothed devotees fill the street, with a concrete structure and trees in the background.

Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a green hillside and fence behind. In the centre a man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over his body and walks with eyes lowered. Around him devotees in white shirts and saffron-orange shawls, and women in white and yellow, walk closely. At right a young man in an orange shawl carries a red tray and holds a garlanded deity murti with white flower garland and an orange headwrap. Several people are visible in the crowd behind.