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A photograph of a group walking up a broad stone staircase on a hillside under a clear blue sky. A man at the front holds a large red umbrella over the procession. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk among others in white dhotis and white shirts, some carrying items. A tall bare tree stands beside a white-washed building with a low stone wall. Bystanders in casual clothes stand along the path, and dry shrubs and rocky outcrops surround the steps.

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A group of people walks down a wide stone staircase on a hillside under a clear blue sky. A bright red parasol with gold markings is held above a figure in orange robes at the centre, who walks beside a companion in red and another in orange. Others in white dhotis and white shirts, and several children in casual clothes, follow along the steps. A large leafy tree stands behind them and a whitewashed building with a stone wall sits at the right edge. Dry shrubs line the path. The procession appears to be a walk through a hill site, with a red umbrella giving the group a ceremonial character.2011-05-24A photograph of a procession descending a wide stone staircase on a rocky hillside under a clear blue sky. A large red umbrella with gold trim is held aloft over the group. Near the top, a figure in white dhoti and shawl walks down the steps. Many people in the procession wear saffron/orange robes and white dhotis; several men wear gold necklaces and rudraksha malas. Some carry brass items and a red-and-white staff. Children in bright shirts and a girl in pink walk among the group. Behind them stands a white-washed shrine and a low stone wall, with a white statue of a deity on a pedestal at the right edge and a street lamp post in the foreground.2011-05-24A photograph of a rocky hillside staircase with a group descending toward the viewer. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the top of the stairs beside a white-washed shrine building, and a large white deity murti with a trident stands on the wall at upper right. Among the descending group, a man in an orange robe and a red shawl walks near the front, and several men wear white dhotis with orange or saffron garments; a bright red-and-yellow umbrella is held over the group. Children in pink, blue and yellow clothes follow, and a utility pole with a light fixture stands at the right of the frame. Dry trees and rock outcrops surround the stairs under a clear blue sky.2011-05-24A photograph of a procession descending a stone staircase under a clear blue sky, with a large tree behind. At the center, a sannyasi in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala walks beside a bald figure in white dhoti and shawl. A man in a red shirt and dark red shawl with a red-and-gold umbrella held above the group, and several orange-robed sannyasis wearing gold-bead necklaces follow. Many men in white dhotis, colourful shirts and light trousers line the steps behind them, with a few children visible. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2011-05-24A procession of saffron-robed and white-clad men walks up a rocky slope beneath a leafless tree on a clear blue sky. A bald man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow shawl and gold necklace walks at the front, with a red umbrella held above a central figure. Nearby, men in orange saffron cloth and rudraksha-style beads walk alongside others in white dhotis and shirts, and a row of onlookers in casual clothes watches from the left and right. A white stone wall stands at the right edge.2011-05-24Outdoor photo of a small procession on a stone courtyard beside a white-painted shrine structure. A man in a long flowing orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a dark mala around his neck walks barefoot toward the right, appearing to be the central figure. Beside and behind him, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and gold-beaded necklaces walk, and a man in white dhoti holds a red-and-gold umbrella with fringed edging over the group. A man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti walks nearby on the right. Trees and an old stone wall with arched niches stand in the background under a clear blue sky.2011-05-24October 11 20162016-10-11A procession descends a long stone staircase flanked by dry scrub and rocks. A red umbrella with gold patterning is held aloft over a central figure in orange and gold robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, walking among others. Around them, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and gold chains walk, some in saffron and orange robes, one in a red kurta with a saffron shawl. Children in bright shirts and dresses and men in striped and white shirts follow down the steps, with a bare-chested man in white near the top.2011-05-24October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11A photograph of a temple visit at a hilltop shrine with a white and yellow temple tower behind a low stone wall. A group ascends white stone steps under a red and gold umbrella held over a central figure. Robed men in white dhotis and orange garments walk alongside, one carrying a brass vessel. Onlookers in shirts and trousers, including boys in blue and green, stand along the wall and on the steps, one holding a camera. Trees frame the upper edge under a clear blue sky.2011-05-24July 01 20092009-07-01