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A procession climbs a stone staircase through green trees. A bald man in white kurta and white dhoti holds a long wooden pole topped by a large yellow and red embroidered umbrella with floral motifs and a white bird emblem. Behind him, a figure in an orange robe and orange turban, with a long rudraksha mala, is helped up the steps by men in white and light shirts. Another umbrella, red, yellow and green with tassels, follows, and a man in orange stands at the right beside a white and red stone railing post.

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September 04 20102010-09-04 +1 copiesA figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, stands at the centre of a procession on red-and-grey stone steps under trees. He wears a yellow and white flower garland. Two colourful umbrellas with tassels are held above a group. Around him, saffron-robed attendants walk alongside men in white shirts and grey shirts, and a bald man in white and a dark-haired man in grey walk in the foreground.2010-09-04A procession climbs a stone stairway through green trees. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange head turban, with long hair and a long dark rudraksha mala, walks upward with his head bowed. To his left, a man in a cream shirt and grey trousers walks ahead. Orange-robed sannyasis and bald men in white dhotis accompany the group, and one man in white holds a long wooden staff. Above them, decorated ceremonial parasols in red, green, blue and yellow with bird emblems and tasselled fringes are carried over the procession, with a street crowd visible behind.2010-09-04A photograph of a procession climbing a red-painted stone staircase through green trees. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in white kurta-style clothing and rudraksha malas walk, the left one wearing a tilak on his forehead and a name badge on his mala. Behind them, a man in a white kurta carries a backpack and a yellow shawl. Further back, several men in saffron-orange robes and shawls walk beneath red and orange umbrellas with yellow fringed canopies. Two large yellow-fringed parasols with embroidered red and yellow borders frame the right and left edges. Painted markings are visible on the rock face at the right. Several people are visible in the background, some in white and others in orange.2010-09-04September 04 20102010-09-04Outdoor photograph of a procession ascending a white stone staircase beneath a flowering tree, with a pink garland strung between white pillars. Colourful decorated umbrellas with blue, gold and red panels rise above the crowd. In the foreground, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left, and a younger man in white shirt and trousers wears a white rosette and holds a ceremonial item. In the centre, a man in orange robes with a saffron shawl walks forward with hands clasped at his waist, followed by another in orange. At right, a bare-chested elderly sadhu with a long white beard and white loincloth leans on a walking stick. Several other devotees in white and orange follow up the steps. The appearance of the central figure in orange is uncertain and no visible name appears in the scene.2007-01-30January 01 20042004-01-01A festival procession on a dusty dirt path during daytime. In the foreground a man in white ceremonial clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a long wooden pole of a decorated umbrella (chatra) with a red, yellow and orange floral-patterned canopy. Behind him, men in white dhotis carry similar umbrellas, one green and red, and a trident-topped standard is visible. Several sannyasis in saffron/orange robes walk in the procession; one wears a yellow-orange garland and holds flowers, another wears a long white floral garland. A man in white carries a metal vessel with offerings on the right. Women in white and orange saris and a few onlookers stand at left beside a thatched structure and flowering plants.2008-12-25June 28 20082008-06-28September 04 20102010-09-04 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23A procession on a dirt road beside a grey block wall and palm trees under a clear blue sky. Central figure wears saffron robes, a white and orange flower garland with a red tassel, and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot with hands joined. Behind him, saffron-robed men carry a golden trident and a golden staff, and several colourful parasols with yellow, red and green panels and fringed tassels are held overhead. A bearded man in saffron robes and gold necklace walks at right, while men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and boys in white walk along the sides.2008-12-25