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A photograph of a street procession with a bare-chested priest in the centre, holding a round brass-edged tray with a red cloth, a coconut-like offering, green leaves and a white jasmine garland, and walking beneath a large red and green umbrella with multicoloured tassels held by an attendant. The priest wears a white dhoti with a coloured border, rudraksha beads, and a white forehead mark with red centre. Around him are men in white shirts and dhotis, one in an orange cloth, and a bespectacled man in glasses. A white temple gopuram with painted figures stands behind among trees. Several people walk in the procession, with a child at right.

A street procession in a village lane on a bright sunny day, with trees and white-walled houses behind. At the front, a man in an orange dhoti and white shirt holds up a large red and multicoloured umbrella with fringed tassels, shielding a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a vibhuti forehead mark. The priest carries a brass tray of flowers, a red-cloth-covered offering and a garland. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis walk, some with hands folded in greeting, and one man on the left plays brass cymbals. Several children watch from the side. A date stamp reads 15.10.2006 along the left edge.

A large crowd of mostly men, boys and women walks through a street during a procession. Two tall ceremonial parasol-style banners with red, gold and blue embroidered panels, lotus and floral motifs, and fringed tassels are carried on long poles at the centre. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with tilak marks on their foreheads, and a few older men are bare-chested with green cloths. Trees, a stone gateway and a blue structure stand in the background under an overcast sky.

A temple hall with blue-painted columns and a yellow wall displays a procession umbrella with a multicoloured canopy in red, green and blue bearing gold motifs and fringed tassels. Beneath it a young boy in white clothes and an orange sash, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha mala, holds a silver tray with offerings. Around him several men in white shirts and dhotis stand conversing, one in a white shirt with a blue rosette badge, and a man in a white shirt holds a pointing hand. A wooden cart with a large tyre sits at right beside a dark board of text.

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Outdoor procession in a sunlit courtyard beside a white wall, a brick-roofed shed with red cloth at right and a green shrub behind. A crowd of men and boys in white shirts and dhotis presses together, many with palms pressed in anjali. In the centre, an older bare-chested man with grey hair, a red tilak and rudraksha beads stands with hands folded. At front, a woman in a red and gold sari with a red bindi and gold necklace stands beside a man in a white shirt and orange shawl who grips a long wooden pole. Several people wear reading glasses, and one man has a blue rosette badge.

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A dense outdoor procession moves through a palm-lined ashram grounds. Many people in white shirts and trousers crowd the frame, several wearing rudraksha malas and ID lanyards. Above them, two ornate umbrellas (chhatris) with colourful fringed tassels and gold finials are carried on poles, and a large orange flag with a red and gold embroidered panel is raised at right alongside saffron-orange banners. In the centre, a bearded man in orange robes and a man with a white head wrap and long dark hair stand out among the white-clad crowd. At left, a man raises a bundle of ceremonial rods. Thatched huts and a tiled wall are visible in the background.

A street procession in a Tamil town. A man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a white flower garland stands centre, walking barefoot among devotees. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry long silver-tipped poles, and a man in saffron robes walks beside them. Behind them an elderly man in a white shawl and a bare-chested man with a white-striped cloth and red-and-gold border follow under a multicoloured umbrella. Shop fronts, signboards and a bystander crowd line the road.

A procession walks along a shaded village road lined with trees. A woman in a deep red sari leads the group at centre, with a decorated umbrella held above a line of devotees. The canopy is multicoloured with blue, orange and yellow panels and carries the printed word Nithyanandapeetham. Men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and saris walk beside saffron-clad participants, several wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls. Orange and saffron flags are visible behind them. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers walks at left, and children watch from the right edge.