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Outdoor procession under a white tent with a green carpet. A large colourful ornate umbrella with a wooden pole and red tassels is held over a central figure. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk together. One man on the left holds a metal tray with a kalasha-style pot decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A bearded man in front wears a gold necklace and rudraksha beads. A man on the right wears an orange turban, orange robe, and long rudraksha mala, smiling. Other men in white and checked shirts stand behind, and yellow-and-red flags hang on the tent side. A loudspeaker sits on a pole. This is a ceremonial procession with ritual items.

Photograph of a festival tent with a white and blue draped canopy, green carpet and orange drapes at left. Several men in orange robes and garlands walk together; a central figure wears an orange turban and beaded mala, with a bald man in orange beside him. A woman in white sari with folded hands stands at right, and a uniformed officer in khaki is nearby. A yellow-red flag hangs from a speaker stack. Visible people: about ten, shown in part.

Outdoor festival scene under a white and blue decorated tent on green matting. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a silver tray with flowers and a small dish. Beside him, an orange-robed monastic with a saffron turban walks forward. Behind them, a row of saffron-clad sannyasis walks, one with a saffron shawl and a turban. On the right, a man in white and a woman in white with a blue lanyard stand with palms pressed together. Gold-painted pillars and orange draped fabric frame the tent, and banana leaves appear overhead.

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Outdoor procession under a corrugated metal canopy with palm trees and a tall red-and-gold pillar behind. A central figure in long flowing orange-saffron robes walks with hands folded, wearing a rudraksha mala, and is flanked by men in saffron-and-maroon robes with orange shawls and rudraksha malas. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts walk nearby, and a man at left wears a white head cloth and white dhoti holding a microphone. A decorated flower vase sits on a draped table at left. On the right, a bearded bare-chested man wears a white cloth and malas beside a woman in maroon robes with a red turban. Some people wear yellow and white garments in the background. a person cues: a central figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, walking in procession.

December 30 2008

A procession of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees walks along a sandy path under a pale shade canopy, with a camera operator on a tripod at left-centre and smoke or haze in the air. A man at far left wears a red dhoti and red shawl and holds a long black staff. Several men in orange robes and orange turbans wear garlands of yellow and orange flowers, rudraksha malas and small identification badges; one in pale peach robes carries a paper. Strings of marigolds and palm-leaf decorations hang at the upper left. No individual is identified as a person by appearance cues here.

A large tent gathering of devotees and sannyasis in orange and saffron robes seated on patterned mats on the ground. In the foreground a figure in an orange-brown turban wears a long gold and wooden bead necklace and a shawl. Beside them a standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl with gold garlands holds a tall silver staff. Several seated men wear rudraksha malas. The tent has orange and white fabric overhead.

A photo taken under a large white tent at an outdoor event. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange-red turban and saffron-red robe with yellow borders and a tan-orange shawl wears a large orange flower garland and walks barefoot-looking with orange sandals. Beside and behind him, several shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron-red robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas walk in procession. A man in a white shirt and cream trousers walks alongside on the left, hands joined, and more people in white clothes stand behind. Red carpet, black speakers, stacked white chairs, a painted backdrop of a large tree and a red-gold floral decoration appear in the background. Six or more people are visible, and the scene is a procession with the robed figures walking together.

Outdoor photo on a dirt path at an ashram event. A group of about seven men in saffron-orange robes and red-bordered dhotis stands together, most wearing large gold-toned pendant necklaces and beaded malas. The man at the centre front wears a saffron robe with a gold medallion and holds the fabric at his chest. Behind them a multicoloured parasol with fringe is held aloft. Two women in white and red dresses stand at the left edge. A man in white with orange trim stands at the right edge. Sunlight, trees and a low wall are in the background.