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A 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.

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Outdoor 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 copiesA 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 copiesA dense outdoor crowd moves along a roadside lined with umbrella-like canopies in red, blue and yellow with embroidered panels and tassels. At centre, a smiling young man in an orange-saffron robe and orange head wrap, wearing a flower garland and holding his hands raised in greeting, walks among devotees. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis and men in orange robes press close, some with shaved heads and rudraksha-style malas. Behind, vehicles and a small shop stall with colourful hanging textiles are visible against a green hillside. The scene conveys a procession through a village street.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 dense crowd of devotees surges along a roadside under ornate parasols. Two large umbrellas with colourful embroidered panels, peacock-like motifs and gold emblems are held aloft on poles, and a third is visible at right. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron top and dhoti walks with a mala around his neck, flanked by men in white shirts and dhotis. A bald man in a grey-striped shirt holds a leafy tray with a coconut. Hillside trees and parked vehicles fill the background. A figure in a tall orange turban with an ornate garland stands near the middle of the crowd, though the scene is a procession rather than a stage with a clearly seated guru.2010-09-04Crowded outdoor photograph at a temple entrance under a yellow metal gate. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban, orange robes, rudraksha beads and a white flower garland is smiling and being pressed forward by devotees. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis reach toward him, and a uniformed police officer in a grey-khaki cap stands near. Ornate red, gold and blue canopy banners with bird emblems and floral embroidery hang overhead, with more umbrellas and a green tree line behind. A bald man in a striped shirt stands in the right foreground.2010-09-04A dense outdoor procession in a crowded street with many men in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, hands folded in namaste, and a large garland of pink and white flowers around his neck. Around him, men in white clothing and orange shawls press close, one with a rudraksha mala. Some devotees hold long poles of a canopy or umbrella with red, orange and yellow fabric above. Bunting and a flag-decorated roadside line the background, with a uniformed police officer visible at the right edge.2007-01-12A dense outdoor procession crowded with people. Two large banners with yellow borders, red panels and dove emblems stand at the right and left edges. Above, a multicoloured canopy umbrella with dove motifs rises over the crowd. At the centre, a man in an orange robe with a red-orange turban and a rudraksha mala stands among the crowd. Beside him, a bare-chested young man with long dark curly hair wears a white dhoti and a gold necklace. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap stands nearby. Men in white kurta and dark shirts, and several shaved-headed men in saffron and orange clothing, press around them. Behind, spectators sit on a stone wall in the background.2011-05-24Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a swept-back style wears an orange-saffron robe, orange turban and a rudraksha mala, walking beneath a large multicoloured umbrella with a green, red and yellow canopy and fringed edge. Two ornate orange pennants with floral and bird motifs flank him on poles. Around him a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, saffron-clad devotees, and uniformed police officers in khaki with peaked caps move along a road beside a stone wall. A man in a white shirt holding a camera is in the foreground, and onlookers sit on the wall behind.2011-05-24A photograph of a dense crowd during a festival procession. At the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a white turban, an orange-saffron garment, a long red and white flower garland and gold necklaces, with his arms opened outward. Around him, many people in white clothes, orange garments, dark suits and ties press close, with women in white saris and orange-trimmed clothing lining the path. Yellow and green ceremonial umbrellas with orange-and-white tassels and bunting shade the procession route, and orange flags are visible overhead. Further back, more people in white walk along a dirt path between walls.2008-12-29Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsava-style festival under a sunny sky. Two large ornate red, yellow and green parasols with fringed tassels are carried on tall poles, and a golden staff with a trident-like finial stands in front. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands on a canopied palanquin. Men and women in white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas walk alongside. A bearded man in saffron robes and gold necklaces walks in front, and a younger man in an orange robe with a long dark hairstyle and long gold-beaded necklaces also walks in the crowd. A rock outcrop and a white building appear behind. a person cues are long swept-back hair and ceremonial gold necklaces on the younger orange-robed man, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Roughly two dozen or more people are visible.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a sunny road lined with palm trees. Many people in white clothes with orange or saffron shawls walk and hold up wooden poles topped with orange flags and ornate red and yellow canopy fringes. A man in the centre wears a bright orange turban and orange garment and looks ahead among the crowd. A woman at left in orange robes wears a gold necklace. A white car is parked in the background. Devotees raise their arms in the air as they walk.2009-01-12