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Outdoor photo on a sandy ground at an ashram-style compound with an unfinished concrete building behind a white railing. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears a flowing orange saffron garment and stands with their back to the camera. A decorated deity murti is carried or set on a white draped base under a colourful multicoloured canopy umbrella with tassels. Men in white dhotis and yellow or orange shawls walk nearby, and older people in white clothing stand to the right. Orange cloth-draped platforms and low potted plants sit in the scene, with a cloudy sky overhead.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple-grounds scene at dusk beside an unfinished concrete building. In the foreground a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a loose orange saffron wrap and stands before orange-draped tables. Behind him, a deity murti under a colourful multi-panelled canopy is displayed on a white and red pedestal. Men in white clothes walk across the sandy ground, and one carries a woven mat. Potted plants and a metal railing line the area.2010-09-02An outdoor procession on a paved ground under a cloudy sky. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a bare chest wears an orange cloth wrap and walks forward smiling. Behind him, a man in an orange robe holds a small instrument, and a woman in orange saree stands with hands folded. A white-clothed attendant holds a multicoloured umbrella with a yellow fringe, another attendant in white dhoti with yellow shawl stands beside a raised orange-draped platform with cushions, and a second multicoloured umbrella shelters a deity murti on the right. Several people in white and orange clothing stand in the background near a white vehicle and a concrete building.2010-09-02December 23 20092009-12-23July 26 20102010-07-26A festival procession on a dirt path during daytime, with a decorated palanquin-style ratha draped in red cloth and garlanded with flowers on the right. Two colourful striped umbrellas with fringed edges are raised above the crowd. A man in the foreground wears a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulder, long swept-back dark hair and a gold ceremonial necklace; he walks beside another saffron-clad figure. Behind them, many devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white sarees follow the ratha. Thatched shelters and palm trees stand in the background under a clear blue sky.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a procession outdoors beside a white building with corrugated metal roofing. In the centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style garland walks barefoot holding a gold trident-topped staff, beside a bearded man in orange. A younger man in orange with a long garland follows, with other saffron-robed figures and a woman in white sari. Behind them a multicoloured umbrella with a red-and-yellow canopy is held aloft, and on the right a decorated vehicle with red cloth and a striped canopy carries people in white and yellow. Onlookers in white and yellow garments line the wall on the left.2008-12-23Outdoor procession at an ashram courtyard under a sandy-brown earth ground with palm trees behind. Two large colourful parasols with peacock-motif panels and tassels are held aloft over the group. Central figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair walks forward barefoot. Around him, men and women in white and orange-saffron garments walk, several holding round red-and-gold drums or ceremonial items. A small white shrine with a dark deity murti sits to the left, and a stone pile lies to the right beside a reddish building.2007-02-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession on a dusty open ground with low apartment blocks and trees behind. A figure in the centre wears an orange robe with a large amber bead necklace and walks beneath a fringed umbrella held aloft by an attendant; a golden trident is raised at the right. Around him, several men and women in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls walk in procession, while a man at left in a red shirt and orange dhoti carries a steel cup and a bag. Shoulder-length hair and bare feet are visible among the attendants. The scene is an outdoor procession.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor procession on a paved road in front of an unfinished concrete structure under an overcast sky. At centre, two men in saffron-orange robes carry a small golden-orange deity murti on a tray, decorated with a white flower garland, with a sheer orange cloth draped over it. A devotee in an orange head covering walks beside them. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts hold folded hands in namaskar, some holding flower offerings. Orange flags are raised in the background, and a red, orange and blue decorated umbrella and a gilded ceremonial standard appear above. A man at right in white with a yellow shawl holds a brass vessel, and others stand by in white, with a sense of a pada yatra, a walking devotional procession.2008-08-07December 23 20072007-12-23