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A dense crowd of devotees surrounds a central figure beneath a large ornate umbrella with red, orange and blue panels and tasselled fringe. Behind the umbrella, a man in a saffron-orange turban and orange dhoti or shawl stands with raised hand and a white-clad man beside him. Several men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls and shaved heads. A man on the right wears a white shirt and a sacred thread-like marking, and a cameraman with a Sony camera stands at left. Behind them rises a white temple gopuram on a rocky hillside, with colourful striped canopies and blue and purple tents along the path, and small decorated flags and ritual emblems. Some people are visible on the hill steps above.

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December 31 20092009-12-31September 15 20152015-09-15A dense crowd of devotees in a covered outdoor procession area with trees behind. Two ornate ceremonial canopies or umbrellas with gold tassels, red-and-yellow floral embroidery and a bird emblem hang at the top. In the centre, a bald man in a bright orange turban and orange robe wears a garland of flowers and raises his hand, while a man in orange clothes stands beside him. A bald man in a white shirt is at the front, and many men in white shirts and light clothing raise their arms and hands around them. Some hold cloth bundles and flowers. Overall a jostling, celebratory temple procession.2010-09-04A street procession in daylight with a large red and multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels held above a central figure. A bearded elder in a saffron-orange shawl and white-clad older man walk among a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris. A man in a red turban and a red-orange garment with a beaded necklace walks nearby. A cameraman films with a professional video camera on the right, and a palm tree and banana plant frame the street of multi-storey buildings. a person appears as the bearded man in orange shawl at centre, with saffron clothing as the appearance cue.2009-07-23Outdoor procession with a crowd moving past a whitewashed wall and blue tarpaulin. At centre, a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe wears a long yellow-and-green garland and rudraksha mala, and raises his right hand in greeting. Behind him, two sannyasis in orange robes walk among white-clad devotees. Two ornate red and gold ceremonial umbrella-standards with floral embroidery rise above the crowd, and a red parasol is held overhead. Trees and a sky are visible behind. Swamiji (probable): the centred figure wears an orange turban, orange robe, rudraksha mala and garland, which are distinctive ceremonial cues for a presiding figure in procession.2010-09-04 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at a river ghat during a Kumbh Mela, with sadhus and devotees walking along a sandy path under bright sunshine. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and a beaded gold necklace stares forward, while camera operators film closely, one holding a Sony video camera on the left and another with a black camera on the right. Behind them a saffron-robed sadhu wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces and holds a crossed-hand gesture, flanked by men in white cloth and orange garments. A large orange and yellow umbrella, green floral garlands on a frame, and a red flag stand in the background, with a hoarding and a river visible in the distance. Around ten physical people are visible.2016-04-22Outdoor procession scene under colourful canopies. A man with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe stands on a white raised platform at right, raising one arm toward a crowd. Around him many devotees in orange and white clothing press forward, several holding up hands in prayer or reaching toward the platform. Multicoloured parasols with blue bird motifs and yellow-orange fringed awnings shade the area. A cameraman with a video camera films from the left. Marigold garlands hang near the platform, and a brass vessel sits on the lower right. Behind, a temple facade with painted pillars and strings of flowers is visible.2009-01-02A dense crowd of devotees gathers outdoors beneath leafy green trees and hanging pennant bunting, with a multicoloured canopy umbrella raised above the middle of the crowd. A man in a white shirt with an orange shawl holds a video camera high overhead, filming. Many people in white and orange clothing press forward with palms pressed together in anjali, a woman in a pink sari with flowers in her hair stands at left, and others in saffron and pink attire appear in the throng. The scene suggests a procession or darshan event at an ashram.2008-07-27A large outdoor procession moves through a crowd under an overcast sky with tall green trees behind. Two colourful ceremonial parasol-style canopies on long poles are carried above the crowd, decorated with red, blue, yellow and orange panels and a bird-emblem motif, with tassels hanging from their rims. Blue tarpaulin awnings line the path. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis walk closely together, and a man in an orange-saffron turban and orange garment stands near the centre, with hands raised. A cameraman with a video camera films from the lower left. Children and onlookers fill the background, and people stand on a distant hillside. A purple bird logo sits in the upper left corner.2010-09-04A dense outdoor procession crowd moves under colourful yellow, red and blue ceremonial parasols decorated with bird emblems and tasselled fringes. Many people raise their arms and dance with joy. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk near a gold trident-topped staff, while others wear white kurtas and shirts. A woman in an orange and gold sari raises her hand in the foreground, and banana leaves and palm trees stand behind the crowd under bright sunlight.2009-01-01A dense outdoor procession moves through a crowd under trees beside blue tarpaulin awnings. At the centre, a smiling man wears an orange saffron cloth wrap and orange garments, with a white and orange flower garland around his neck and a rudraksha mala. He raises one hand in greeting. Two colourful ornate parasols with embroidered pink, blue and gold panels and fringed edges are held aloft on poles above the procession. Around him, saffron-clad companions and men in white shirts and dhotis walk closely, while a camera operator on the left films the scene. The crowd includes many people in white and striped shirts, and a bright red umbrella with tasselled fringe stands out at the top left.2010-09-04A dense crowd of devotees and men in white shirts and dhotis gathers outdoors beneath a large colourful parasol with red, yellow, blue and green panels and fringed tassels. Near the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe stands among the people, with a bald-headed monk in orange to the left. A granite boulder hillside with green trees rises behind a blue-tiled stone wall at right, and a man in a cap photographs with a phone at the lower right. Some hands are raised in greeting or blessing.2010-09-04