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Outdoor procession under palm trees, with a large ornate umbrella with white fringe and red tassels overhead. At centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over an orange garment, a multi-coloured flower garland with white blooms, and a rudraksha mala; he walks beside a man in white clothes and a red-and-gold bordered shawl who carries a glass bowl of flowers and a green coconut-leaf kalasha on a wire stand. Other men in white dhotis and shirts walk behind, a boy in an orange-and-yellow checked shirt stands at right, and a photographer's hand holding a camera appears at left, with blue-and-white bunting strung across the upper right.

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August 09 20072007-08-09A procession on a dirt path shaded by palm trees and foliage, with blue and white bunting strung overhead. At centre, a figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a white and red flower garland, and rudraksha beads, walking under a white and red fringed parasol. Beside him on the left, a man in white dhoti carries a brass tray of flowers, and on the right another man in white with a red-and-gold shawl carries a basket of flowers and greenery. Other men in white kurtas and a woman in a white sari with yellow border walk alongside, and children in casual clothes watch from the right. Two more decorated parasols are visible behind. The scene reads as a festival procession with ritual offerings.2006-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt path with palm trees and a white building behind. A central figure wears a saffron-orange robe, a long white and red flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair and a crown-like bearing, walking between men in white kurtas. Several men in white kurtas hold ornate red and white parasols with tassels, and the man at right in a white kurta and red-gold border shawl carries a glass vessel of flowers and a plant. A woman in a yellow sari and a child in a plaid shirt stand to the right. a person is the saffron-robed central figure in the procession, based on the saffron robe, garland and rudraksha mala, and the page's description of the event.2006-12-29Outdoor procession under palm trees with coloured bunting. A man in the centre wears an orange saffron robe, a long garland of white and red flowers, and rudraksha beads, and walks under a fringed white-and-red parasol carried by an attendant. Behind him several men in white dhotis and shirts follow, one holding a silver tray of fruit, leaves and flowers in the foreground, and others carry umbrellas in red and multicoloured fringe. The orange-robed figure's appearance is consistent with a distinctive presentation, but facial and cue evidence is not strong enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role as a sannyasi in procession.2006-12-29Outdoor photograph of a procession under striped red-and-white canopies and a multicoloured fringed umbrella, with green trees overhead. A group of saffron-robed sadhus walks forward at the centre. A bald, white-bearded man in orange robes is at the front, a bearded sadhu in orange beside him, and a turbaned monk in orange on the right, all surrounded by men in white kurtas and dhotis. A man in white on the left holds a long white flower garland with red blossoms. A photographer's hand with a camera enters from the lower left foreground.2007-08-09A procession on a dusty road in daylight. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long white-and-multicolour flower garland and a small rudraksha-style mala walks under a white and red umbrella held overhead by attendants. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, one in a gold-chained pendant holding nothing, another in white dhoti carrying a silver tray with a decorated basket of flowers and banana leaves on the right. Red decorated umbrellas with fringed tassels frame the scene. A cameraman with a video camera stands at the left edge filming.2006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt path with palm trees behind. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a white and green flower garland, and rudraksha beads, walking forward. Beside him on the left, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala; to the right, a man in white with a red-and-gold patterned shawl holds a silver tray with a green plant and red flowers. Behind them, colourful decorated parasols in red, pink and white are held aloft by men in white. Devotees in white, and women in yellow and dark saris, follow. A boy in an orange checked shirt stands at the right edge.2006-12-29June 03 20122012-06-03A photograph of a procession under a covered shed with a fringed canopy umbrella in white and red overhead. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange robe, a long white and red flower garland, rudraksha beads and a red tilak, with long swept-back hair; he walks forward with hands clasped, and the appearance is consistent with a person candidate but the cues are not strong enough to confirm. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around him; one on the left carries a tray of flowers, and one on the right in white with a red and gold shawl holds a decorated basket with flowers. A young boy in a red checked shirt walks at the left, and devotees in white and saris follow behind with decorated umbrellas and drums visible at the right edge.2006-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and strings of purple-and-white bunting. A central figure in an orange-saffron cloth wears a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak on the forehead; he walks under a large pink and red ceremonial parasol with tasseled fringe. Around him, men and women in white ritual dress, some with rudraksha malas and pendants, walk along. On the right, a man in white with a red-and-gold shawl carries a glass bowl of yellow flowers and greenery.2006-12-29December 25 20082008-12-25