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A photograph of a street procession with a crowd of many people in white dhotis and shirts, some in orange and saffron. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair in an orange saffron robe stands on a raised decorated platform, waving with his right hand and smiling. He wears a red and green garland of beads and flowers, a gold armband and a gold wristband. Beside him, a brass trident is fixed to the platform. Behind him, a colourful multi-tiered temple gopuram rises above the street, and a canopy with festive festoons and flower garlands overhangs the stage. On the right, a man with a bare chest and a white-striped forehead wears gold necklaces. Several saffron flags are visible in the crowd, and there is a banner in the background.

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Outdoor festival procession on a street lined with a large crowd, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts. Under a canopy decorated with multicoloured panels, marigold and jasmine garlands, and banana leaves, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with red and white flower garlands, a bead garland, gold bangles and an armlet raises one hand in greeting while holding a gold-tipped staff. Beside him a trident-topped ceremonial staff stands on the platform. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white with gold necklaces and a tilak sits at the edge. A tiered, colourful temple gopuram rises on the left, and orange flags fly among the crowd.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment, rudraksha-style beaded garlands of red and green flowers and fruit, a gold armlet and a gold necklace, stands on a decorated vehicle under a flower-draped canopy, smiling and raising one hand in greeting while holding a golden trident-topped staff. Beside him, a bare-chested man wears a white dhoti and gold ornament. Below, a dense crowd of people in white clothes, many holding orange flags, moves along the road, with uniformed police officers among them. Behind them stands a tiered multicoloured temple gopuram tower and a pale domed building, with a red banner and speakers visible.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor temple procession in a crowded street with a stone hillside behind. On the right foreground, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes wears long red and white flower garlands, lime-green fruit-studded beads, and a gold armlet; he raises one hand toward the crowd. Behind him, a decorated ratha chariot with golden finials and orange flags is pulled along, with several bare-chested men in pink dhotis standing on it. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts fill the road, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands near the chariot. A small umbrella with striped panels appears at left. The scene reads as a temple chariot festival procession.2011-12-20A smiling man in saffron-orange robes stands on a red-carpeted stage beneath a striped, ribbon-decorated canopy with a large red and blue om-like emblem, raising one hand in greeting. He wears a long red and white flower garland, a green-and-yellow lemon-bead garland, a gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a small red tilak. Beside him a seated attendant in white dhoti with a gold border and a gold chain, and another man in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace, hold golden trident staffs and an orange flag. A zebra-striped throne stands behind, framed by marigold and flower decorations. This appears to be a devotee-filled festival gathering with a probable Swamiji (probable) figure, identified by his saffron robes, long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and bangles, centred and being greeted on the stage.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20