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Street procession in a town lane with buildings and market stalls. Two bald men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders walk barefoot, carrying tall gold-finished staffs: the nearer one holds a golden trident and the other a twisted gold staff topped with a finial. Both wear heavy gold bead necklaces with a central pendant. Behind them, other participants in white and orange-red shawls follow, and another golden trident is raised further back. Shops and onlookers line the road.

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A street procession in a hillside town. Two shaved-headed men in white dhotis and shawls with red borders walk barefoot at the centre, each carrying a tall golden staff; the left one holds a golden trident and the right one a golden staff with a finial. Both wear gold beaded necklaces with a gold pendant. Behind them, more white-clad and orange-shawled participants follow. On the right, a man in a grey shirt with an orange shawl walks past. A red-and-orange cart stands on the left, and multi-storey buildings and power lines line the road.2010-09-24A street procession in a hillside town with several shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white kurtas, wearing gold-coloured garlands and orange shawls. The foreground man on the right carries a long gold staff topped with a finial, and the man beside him carries a gold trident. A man in a light shirt with an orange shawl walks at the right edge, and a younger man at the left holds a camera. Behind them, orange-clad participants, a white van, utility poles and wires line the road. A sign on the building reads Sanskriti spa yoga cafe accommodation. Nobody in the scene is identified as a person from appearance; the figures are shown as procession participants.2010-09-24A procession descends a narrow stone-paved lane beside the river in a temple town. Two bald men in white dhotis with red borders and gold bead necklaces raise tall golden staffs, one topped with a trident and one with a bird finial. Behind them, men in white and orange shawls and a line of devotees follow, some with yellow and orange cloth. A photographer in white with a camera walks on the left, and a woman in an orange shawl is at the lower left. Pale temple structures, a yellow sign reading a Hindi devotional inscription, and a wide river appear behind the procession.2010-09-24Photo of a procession crossing a suspended footbridge over a river with wooded hills behind. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders wear gold-bead necklaces and hold tall gold ceremonial staffs: the left man raises a gold trident (trishul) overhead, the right man raises a gold staff with a finial. Behind them, a line of followers in white and orange-saffron shawls walks along the bridge, some raising arms, with a man in a striped shirt at the left edge. Buildings sit on the far bank.2010-09-24A blurred street procession moves through a narrow market lane lined with shops and hanging signboards. In the foreground, several men wear white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls and gold garlands; two carry tall golden trident-topped staffs and one carries a golden ceremonial staff topped with a feathery plume. Behind them a long line of devotees in orange and white follows along the street, with pedestrians, a cyclist and scooters passing through. Shop fronts display strings of beads and religious goods. A ceremonial procession moving through town is the visible scene.2010-09-24A street procession in a hilly town moves past a pink multi-tiered shrine topped with deity statues and a golden trident-topped flag, with forested mountains behind. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with red border and a gold-bead garland walks carrying a gold trident-topped staff, followed by others in white holding gold staffs. Behind them devotees in white clothes and orange shawls walk, and brown cows cross the road at right. Roadside shops with garlands and goods line the left side.2010-09-24A blurred street photograph of a procession moving through a crowded market lane. In the foreground, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing gold necklaces, carries a tall golden trident staff; beside him another white-robed man holds a golden staff. Behind them, a crowd of people, many in saffron/orange shawls, walks along the street past shopfronts, a cyclist and a motorbike. Dozens of people are visible in the procession and surrounding crowd.2010-09-24A procession crosses a metal-railed suspension footbridge over a river, with forested hills and riverside buildings behind. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis and shawls with red borders wear gold-coloured beaded necklaces and walk barefoot or in sandals; the nearer one carries a tall gold staff topped with a trident, and the one on the right raises a second gold staff with a finial. Behind them, more participants in white clothes and orange shawls follow, carrying a trident-topped staff, and a man on the left wears an orange vest and turquoise head wrap. The scene shows a ratha-style pilgrimage walk with trident staffs during the Himalayan yatra.2010-09-24A procession crosses a suspension footbridge over a river, with forested hills and buildings behind. In the foreground, a smiling shaved-headed man in white dhoti with red border and gold-bead necklace carries a tall gold trident. Beside him, another man in white with a gold-bead necklace and orange shawl holds a gold staff topped with a carved finial. Behind them, many people in white clothes and orange shawls, some carrying gold tridents and staffs, walk in a line; a man in a teal turban stands at left.2010-09-24A procession crosses a suspension footbridge under a partly cloudy sky, with wire cables and a forested hill behind. In the foreground a bald, smiling man in white dhoti and shawl with red border wears a rudraksha-style beaded garland and holds a tall golden trident staff. Beside him a second smiling man in white robes and a beaded garland grips a golden staff with a twisted shaft. Further back, more robed figures carry golden tridents, and a man in white and orange-trimmed clothing walks at the rear. a person is not visibly identifiable from appearance, so no probable identification is made.2010-09-24January 12 20172017-01-12February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies