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A 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.

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A photograph of a group walking up a wide stone staircase on a hillside, viewed from above. Leading the group, a figure in saffron-orange robes holds a bright orange parasol. Beside and behind them, several people in orange, white and a red shawl walk in a line. The steps are pale and paved, flanked by rough stone walls, with scattered rubble, dry scrub and a few small shrubs. Below, a town spreads out under hazy sky, with low white buildings, trees and a white water tower at upper right.2011-05-24A group walks uphill along a rough stone path on a hilltop overlooking a wide, hazy town plain. A low dressed-stone wall runs along the left edge. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk at the centre of the group, with a red-and-orange umbrella held above them. Men in white dhotis and shawls walk beside and behind them. In the right foreground a bare-headed man in a white dhoti and shawl stands facing away on the path. Scattered rocks, dry shrubs and parked vehicles lie along the track below.2011-05-24A group of men descends a wide stone staircase on a hillside under a clear blue sky. At the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with rudraksha malas and a sash is walking, with a man beside him holding a red umbrella aloft. Others in white dhotis and saffron cloth follow, and a man in a red shirt and white dhoti walks at the front. A tree, dry shrubs and an old stone wall form the background.2011-05-24A photograph of a procession descending white and red striped steps outdoors under a bright sky. A man in an orange shawl and orange dhoti, with long swept-back dark hair and orange sandals, walks at the centre. Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. A young man on the left in a white kurta and orange dhoti, with rudraksha mala, holds up a red umbrella with tassels over him. Behind, several people in white and cream clothes and rudraksha malas follow. On the right edge, a bearded man in orange robes walks past.2009-01-02A 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.2011-05-24January 02 20092009-01-02December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a group walking along a dirt path toward a red brick gateway beneath a large white statue of Shiva, who holds a trident and a small drum-like object with a rudraksha mala draped at his chest. A bald man in orange saffron robes leads, with another saffron-clad figure beside him; several men in white dhotis and shirts follow, and one man carries a red and gold umbrella over the group. A child in white stands at the lower left and a man in a red garment waits in the gateway. Stacked stone slabs lie on the right beside a brick wall and green trees under a clear blue sky.2011-05-24A hillside procession climbs a rough dirt path past a low stone wall, with a town spread out in hazy distance below. In the foreground, a bald man in white dhoti with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace walks ahead, looking down. Behind him, several saffron-robed sannyasis wear rudraksha malas, and a red-clad figure in a red kurta carries a red-and-gold ceremonial parasol. Other men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloths and garlands follow, while a man in a white shirt and a boy in yellow stand to the right near parked vehicles and stone rubble.2011-05-24A 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.2008-07-27August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of a procession climbing stone steps outdoors under a clear sky, with a white metal railing and a wall with a painted mural at right. At right, a barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair and a dark beaded necklace wears a loose orange saffron wrap and walks upward. Beside and behind him, several shaved-headed men in orange and white ritual clothing wear gold-bead necklaces and gold-trimmed white dhotis; one in orange holds a long red pole, and one in orange carries a small orange cloth. A man in a red shirt with white dhoti walks among them, and a youth in white with a gold necklace stands at center. Swamiji (probable) is the barefoot figure at right, identified by long swept-back hair, orange saffron wrap, and dark beaded necklace, in a procession role.2011-05-24