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October 29 2014

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October 31 20142014-10-31A procession of saffron-robed men walks along a dirt path lined with palm trees and a low red-brick wall. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style gold necklace of beads and a saffron shawl walks ahead of a colourful fringed umbrella held aloft on a pole. Other saffron-clad men wearing gold-chain necklaces, bare-chested with white forehead markings and arm markings, walk alongside, some with hands folded in prayer. A few women in white saris follow in the background. The scene appears to be an ashram or sannyasi procession at dusk.2013-02-28Outdoor procession on a dirt path with palm and leafy trees behind. A man with long dark swept-back hair and a gold-coloured necklace of marigold garlands walks at the centre in saffron-orange robes, with a multicoloured canopy umbrella with tasselled edges held over him. Around him walk many saffron-robed monks and sannyasis, most shaved-headed, wearing rudraksha and flower garlands, and a few women in orange saris with gold necklaces, one holding a book. Several young onlookers in dark clothes stand at the left. The central figure's appearance is consistent with the page's claim, but the cues are not conclusive, so identity is marked unsure.2013-02-28November 26 20142014-11-26Dusk procession on a dirt path with palm trees and a lit float in the background. A central man in rust-red robes and a white-and-red flower garland over a brown rudraksha-bead necklace smiles and walks forward. To his left a bare-chested young man in orange with a white forehead mark holds a tall gold staff, and behind them a red and gold canopy with fringe is held aloft. Several other people in orange and saffron robes, rudraksha malas and marigold garlands walk in the procession, and one man on the far left raises a camera on a pole. The scene reads as a ritual parade.2014-10-29 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20152015-01-04January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20092009-01-02January 11 20162016-01-11A photograph of a procession outdoors near a temple gopuram. Three saffron-robed men walk forward beneath two red and green parasols with tasselled fringes, one held by a man at the right. The man at centre left is bald with a gold necklace and a wristwatch, the man at right wears a white and gold rudraksha mala and a bindi and has an open mouth as if chanting, and the man at left wears a headband with a vertical tilak and a chain of beads. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand around them, and palm trees and a colourful temple tower stand in the background.2012-05-18A procession on a dirt road in outdoor daylight. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white forehead mark wears a white and orange flower garland and walks beneath a multicoloured fringed parasol with tassels, printed with 'Dhyanapeetam' lettering. Around him, saffron-robed monks and devotees in white dhotis and orange cloth walk barefoot; one bearded monk carries a small silver pyramid-shaped object, and another man holds a folded fabric. Dry trees, utility poles and a distant structure stand in the background. a person is the long-haired man with the white forehead mark, garland and parasol, walking at the centre of the procession.2009-01-02Outdoor procession at dusk on a paved court, with palm trees and a pinkish sky behind. A man in the centre wears a rust-red shawl over an orange robe and a white-and-red flower garland with a long white tassel, speaking as he walks. Behind him, a man holds a long-handled umbrella with a fringed red canopy, and a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings carries a tall staff. Other saffron-robed men walk and play a drum and a horn, and a man on the right in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-white tilak carries a brass tray with a kalasha pot topped with green leaves. The scene reads as a ritual procession.2014-10-29