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November 20 2006

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November 20 20062006-11-20Outdoor photo at a construction site beside stone steps and a raised earth mound. A barefoot man in orange robes with long, swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala walks forward across a concrete path. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti holds a red and multicolored decorated parasol on a pole. Behind, an attendant in white and orange stands beside a tall yellow and black decorated banner pole bearing an elephant motif, and a smaller orange and yellow ceremonial standard stands nearby. A colorful embroidered cloth banner hangs between poles. Green trees and bushes form the background. Swamiji (probable): the walking figure in orange with long hair and rudraksha mala, a ceremonial procession with attendants carrying parasols and banners.2006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20A festival procession moves along a dirt path under leafy trees. Two large ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow and blue canopies and tasselled fringe are carried on tall wooden poles with gold finials. Men in saffron orange robes lead, including a figure with long dark hair wearing a white and orange garland, gold necklaces and a gold-trimmed headpiece, and a bearded man in orange wearing a gold medallion necklace and glasses. A trident-topped staff rises at the left, and orange flags fly behind. Men in white and cream dhotis and kurtas and a woman in a blue sari walk among the crowd.2008-12-27A procession on a dirt road beside a grey block wall and palm trees under a clear blue sky. Central figure wears saffron robes, a white and orange flower garland with a red tassel, and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot with hands joined. Behind him, saffron-robed men carry a golden trident and a golden staff, and several colourful parasols with yellow, red and green panels and fringed tassels are held overhead. A bearded man in saffron robes and gold necklace walks at right, while men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and boys in white walk along the sides.2008-12-25A photograph of a temple rooftop on a hilltop with a wide hazy plain behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears saffron-orange robes and walks barefoot with hands clasped. a person (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robes; attendant context). Behind him, a bald attendant in white dhoti holds a red and gold ceremonial parasol on a pole. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a gold garland holds a golden kalasha-style vessel. Another white-clad attendant stands in the background near a white railing.2011-05-24An outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt path beneath dense green trees. Four attendants in white dhotis and white shirts hold large decorated ceremonial parasols and banners: at left a tall red and gold banner, and at right a red, orange and white parasol with tassels. In the centre, a group of saffron-robed sadhus walks forward, with one in a saffron shawl and another carrying a red and gold drum-like object. A few other attendants in white stand behind them. The setting suggests a ritual procession.2006-11-21A photograph taken outdoors on a dirt path beside green shrubs and a rocky hillside, rotated sideways. In the foreground a man in an orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala walks, with another figure in orange close behind. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts or yellow cloth stand under and around a multicoloured decorated canopy or umbrella. A silver car is parked at the lower edge. Several white-clad devotees stand in the background among the trees.2008-07-27A group of people descends a wide stone staircase on a hillside under a clear blue sky. In the centre, a figure in orange-saffron robes walks beneath a red parasol held aloft. Around him, several men wear orange or saffron cloth, some with white dhotis and shawls, and one man in a red kurta and white dhoti stands to the left. Dry rocks, scrubby bushes and a leafy tree surround the steps, and a long old stone wall runs along the right edge of the frame.2011-05-24Outdoor procession on a dirt path under colourful striped canopies, with palm trees behind. A man in full saffron-orange robes walks at centre, with several devotees around him wearing white dhotis and orange shawls. A bearded man in white with a rudraksha-style mala and orange shawl walks at right. Some onlookers stand in the background. The scene shows a ceremonial walk as a group. a person appears to be the saffron-robed central figure, shown in orange robes with a plain appearance, walking in the procession.2007-12-07A festival procession on a dusty dirt path during daytime. In the foreground a man in white ceremonial clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a long wooden pole of a decorated umbrella (chatra) with a red, yellow and orange floral-patterned canopy. Behind him, men in white dhotis carry similar umbrellas, one green and red, and a trident-topped standard is visible. Several sannyasis in saffron/orange robes walk in the procession; one wears a yellow-orange garland and holds flowers, another wears a long white floral garland. A man in white carries a metal vessel with offerings on the right. Women in white and orange saris and a few onlookers stand at left beside a thatched structure and flowering plants.2008-12-25A photograph of a procession climbing a red-painted stone staircase through green trees. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in white kurta-style clothing and rudraksha malas walk, the left one wearing a tilak on his forehead and a name badge on his mala. Behind them, a man in a white kurta carries a backpack and a yellow shawl. Further back, several men in saffron-orange robes and shawls walk beneath red and orange umbrellas with yellow fringed canopies. Two large yellow-fringed parasols with embroidered red and yellow borders frame the right and left edges. Painted markings are visible on the rock face at the right. Several people are visible in the background, some in white and others in orange.2010-09-04