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A large outdoor crowd gathers before a temple gopuram at a festival procession. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robes, long dark hair, red floral garland and gold bangles stands on a red-carpeted platform, holding up a large red flag with a dark circular emblem. Beside them, a man in white dhoti with bare chest and gold chain stands near a camera operator. Men and women in white clothing, many waving orange and saffron flags, press around the platform, with drummers and horn players at left. A decorated canopy with marigold garlands and banana leaves frames the scene, and colourful temple towers rise in the background.

December 20 2011

Outdoor festival procession under a decorated canopy with pastel and red scalloped drapery and banana leaves. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a red and white flower garland, a gold necklace and a gold bangle, raises a large saffron flag with a blue circle and white bird emblem. He stands on a zebra-striped seat before a decorated backdrop. Around him, people in orange and white clothes hold tall golden trident staffs, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold necklace stands at right beside saffron-clad attendants. A seated woman in white and orange holds a blue and gold tray. Garlands of marigolds and banana leaves frame the scene.

A festival procession on a decorated float with a white canopy edged in red, blue and gold and draped with red and white flower garlands and banana leaves. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears long dark hair, a red and white flower garland and gold bangles, and raises one arm while holding an orange flag with a blue emblem on a pole. Around him, people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis stand on a zebra-print-covered platform; several hold gold tridents and a woman in white with an orange shawl stands at left. Some wear rudraksha malas.

A festive outdoor celebration under a decorated canopy with orange and white fabric and floral garlands. A central standing figure with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a red and white flower garland, a gold necklace and bangles, raising one arm beside a ceremonial trident-like staff. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron robes, white dhotis and gold chains hold ceremonial staffs and tridents on a red carpet. A kneeling man in white with gold trim holds a staff. An ornate empty throne with zebra-striped upholstery and floral decoration stands behind. Colourful banana leaves, marigold garlands and a painted backdrop complete the scene.

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December 20 2011

Outdoor street procession in a town, with a crowd of people in white dhotis and shirts lining a red carpet. In the foreground a man wears an orange turban, orange shawl and a garland of white and pink flowers over bare shoulders, standing in front of a palm-leaf and flower-decorated arch. Behind him many men in white clothes, some with white shirts and red-and-white sashes, hold saffron and orange flags. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at right facing him. A large sign with portraits hangs on a building in the background, and there are palm fronds and flower strands overhead.

A photograph of a large outdoor procession crowded with devotees waving orange flags on tall poles. In the centre, a smiling young man with long dark hair and a white-and-red sacred forehead mark wears an orange saffron robe and a long white flower garland with red beads, standing among white-clad followers. Some men wear white shirts with orange shawls; a man in a white shirt on the right gestures toward him, and a bald man in white stands at the lower right. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange robe, flower garland and forehead mark, shown as a procession participant. Several people are visible, roughly 20 to 30 in the frame.

February 05 2009

A photograph of a festival procession on a decorated ratha (chariot) with a pink and purple canopy draped in orange, red and yellow flower garlands and white jasmine strings. A man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and a long green-and-pink garland stands at center, smiling and waving a long orange cloth in one raised arm. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure has long swept-back hair, a saffron turban and ornate saffron clothing with a gold-toned necklace, consistent with the page's reference to him. Around the chariot, men in white with orange shawls stand with folded hands, and an older man in a pale pink shawl sits below, with another man in white nearby.

2006-09-24 +2 copies

Outdoor procession under a bright blue sky beneath a decorated pink and white ceremonial umbrella with red fringe, held aloft by a man at the right edge. A central figure with long dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe and a long garland of white flowers with multicoloured strands, hands clasped, eyes closed, smiling. Behind him a row of orange flags flies from tall white poles among palm trees, and a crowd of devotees stands around, several in orange garments and white kurtas, one man at right wearing a white kurta and a beaded necklace. Dry open ground lies in the background.