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Outdoor street procession on a tree-lined road with a rocky green hill behind. Two tall poles carry ornate umbrella-canopies with blue, red and gold patterned fabric and gold-tipped finials, and gold-fringed banners hang from the poles on the left and right. Men and some women in white dhotis, white kurtas and white shirts, many shaved-headed, crowd around a silver-grey SUV at the centre. A uniformed police officer in khaki and a white cap directs the crowd, and a vendor's cart with colourful balloons and red and orange items stands at the left edge. Devotees with rudraksha-style neck beads walk alongside the vehicle.

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A road procession on a dirt lane flanked by trees and a rocky green hill. A silver SUV moves through the centre, with a saffron-robed figure walking near it. Several ornate umbrellas with red, blue and gold panels are carried upright by men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing rudraksha mala beads. Uniformed police officers in khaki and a white-helmeted official stand among the crowd, and a constable holds a handheld radio. Spectators in colourful saris and white clothing line the roadside, and a row of balloons is visible in the background. The scene reads as a ceremonial escort or devotee procession.2010-09-04Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with a large crowd of devotees in white clothes. Four ornate decorated umbrellas with painted floral and bird motifs on yellow, orange and red fabric, mounted on tall poles, shade a silver SUV moving slowly through the crowd. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands near the vehicle, with a shaved head and a bare upper body visible beside him. Several people in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing white caps, press around the car, and a man in a white uniform cap stands at the front. Green hills and trees rise behind the scene, with colourful balloons visible at the left edge.2010-09-04Outdoor procession on a hillside road with a dense crowd. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha-style mala stands at centre beside a silver SUV, reaching toward the vehicle, with a sannyasi-style figure in orange nearby. Around them devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, several with shaved heads, press forward. Two ornate yellow-and-red ceremonial parasols with peacock-blue motifs are held aloft on poles, and a striped umbrella-style canopy is visible behind. Green trees and a rocky hill rise in the background. A raised hand appears at the right edge.2010-09-04A crowded outdoor procession on a hillside road lined with trees and a rocky hill behind. Decorated umbrellas with red, blue and yellow floral and embroidered panels with tassels shade the scene. At the centre, a smiling person wears an orange turban and orange robes with flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, and is surrounded by a dense crowd of devotees in white shirts, white dhotis and orange cloth. Vehicles, a van and cars, are parked along the road, and many hands are raised in greeting.2010-09-04Outdoor photo of a dense crowd moving along a road with hills and trees behind. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a long garland of orange flowers and smiles while walking through the crowd. Surrounding him are men in white shirts and dhotis, saffron-clad attendants, and a uniformed police officer in a white cap. Two large ornate ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured floral and bird motifs and fringed edges are held aloft on poles. Vehicles are parked along the road in the background, and many onlookers fill the frame.2010-09-04 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt ground at an ashram. A large ornate palanquin with gold-painted carved frame, colourful tassels and garlands is carried forward. Beside it, a bald man in an orange saffron robe walks holding a long staff, and a person in white stands on the palanquin side. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and white or cream saris carries red-orange flags and white placards. Several multicoloured canopy umbrellas with fringed edges are raised above. Palm fronds and banana plants line the path, with a tented pavilion and buildings in the background.2010-07-24December 29 20082008-12-29A dense outdoor procession on a hillside road lined with a large crowd. In the centre, a person in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, wearing a garland of flowers, raises a hand in greeting; the figure is surrounded by bald men in white shirts and dhotis. Above, two large ornate umbrellas (chhatris) with red, yellow and blue embroidered canopies are carried on poles. A man in a striped shirt in the foreground holds a leafy offering with a coconut. Vehicles and more spectators fill the background among green trees and hills.2010-09-04 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dusty dirt road in early morning haze, with participants walking toward the camera. Several young men in black shirts and trousers carry ornate parasol-style umbrellas with red, orange and teal panels, embroidered with lotus-like motifs and tasselled fringes, and long poles. Behind them, many men and women in white ritual clothing, some with saffron-coloured cloth and one older man wearing a green-and-white shawl, walk in a dense crowd.2006-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt ground in front of a tall decorated palanquin with a striped umbrella and ornate golden canopy. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands on the palanquin with another white-clad attendant beside him. Many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and women in white and colourful saris walk around the palanquin, carrying red-orange flags and white placards. A silver car and a yellow auto-rickshaw are at right, a uniformed police officer stands at the lower right, and buildings and trees fill the background. The orange-robed figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2010-07-24A street procession in daylight with a long line of people in white traditional dress, many holding red flags on poles and multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas in blue, yellow, green and pink with fringed edges. A white SUV drives slowly at left past uniformed police officers. At centre, a man in a red-and-orange shawl stands beside a seated figure wearing a pink headpiece and a large garland of white and pink flowers, both raised within the procession. Other devotees in white dhotis and saris and orange shawls walk close by under a bright sky with concrete buildings and power lines behind.2016-04-18