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July 16 2006

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Outdoor procession on a city street with several large colourful parasols (red, green, blue and yellow panels with tassels) held over participants. Central figure with palms pressed together in namaste wears a saffron/orange garment and a white flower garland, walking among devotees in white dhotis and white shirts. Other people nearby include women in white saris and a bald man in the foreground. Trees, buildings and a bamboo pole are visible behind. Procession with parasols and garlanded devotees.2006-07-18December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a street procession in a village setting. At the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a red-and-pink flower garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting. He is surrounded by men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing orange scarves and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Two large ceremonial parasols with gold fringe, red and yellow panels and blue and green floral embroidery are held above and beside him. Behind the crowd, a palm-leaf canopy and bunting strung across the road suggest a festive occasion. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a garland, matching the page's note that a person attended this event.2006-11-13A photograph of an outdoor procession on a village road. At centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron/orange robe and a large red-pink flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Around him are men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange or saffron shawls over their shoulders, and one man on the left wears a wristwatch and holds a tall pole. Two large ornate umbrellas with red, gold and yellow panels embroidered with blue and green floral motifs and a bird emblem frame the scene, and a third red-and-green canopy with tassels stands behind. Palm trees and a leafy tree are visible in the background, and a man at right wears a rudraksha mala and a forehead mark.2006-11-13July 18 20062006-07-18A procession under a white tented canopy with decorated parasols fringed in red, white and orange. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe wears a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, with palms pressed together in namaste and a smiling expression. Around him, men in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing rudraksha malas, walk in the procession, and a younger man in an orange shawl stands at right. Ritual umbrellas with tassels frame the scene. a person is the saffron-robed man in the centre, shown in procession with a garland and rudraksha mala, and is in person.2006-12-30 +1 copiesA procession moves along a covered walkway at an outdoor ashram event, with several decorated parasols in orange, yellow, blue and green overhead. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white-and-orange flower garland and a golden necklace, and has long hair under an orange headwrap, while behind him men in white kurtas and cream dhotis carry golden staffs and umbrella poles. Other attendants in white and cream clothing and orange sashes walk along, and a few onlookers stand under tents and banana leaves in the background.2008-12-27A street procession in an Indian town. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a thick green garland with white jasmine strands, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Behind him, several men and women in white kurtas and a woman in an orange sari carry red, navy and gold ceremonial parasols with tassels and a gold-trimmed palanquin canopy overhead. Two devotees hold colourful striped fan-like paddles with gold borders. Crowd and buildings line the narrow road.2006-05-21Outdoor procession with devotees in white clothes and orange shawls walking under ornate red, green and blue parasols with gold trim and dangling tassels. A shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl stands at centre carrying an offering with white and pink flowers. Behind him an older man in white with a black rudraksha mala walks with hands folded. A woman in white with a red bindi and beaded necklace is at left, and a long-haired figure in orange clothing with a shawl appears at upper left. Police in uniform stand in the background near a concrete wall and utility poles.2006-07-18December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a procession outdoors under a bright sky. At centre, a man with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe and a large pink-and-red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Two large ornate umbrellas with red, gold and blue embroidered panels, green floral motifs and gold fringe are held over the procession by men in white shirts and white dhotis, one holding a long pole. Around them, devotees in white clothes and orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas and one with a sandalwood-and-kumkum forehead mark, walk closely together. Palm fronds and a strung garland of leaves hang overhead, with a thatched shelter behind. The page title and date place the event in Salem, but no identity is established from appearance. The orange-robed garlanded man has long hair and no crown or ceremonial gold, so the appearance cues are insufficient.2006-11-13December 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copies