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A street procession with a saxophone player in the left foreground playing a brass saxophone, and a man in a white shirt reaching toward the crowd. Centre, a man in a rust-red robe with a gold-beaded and wooden bead necklace, wearing a bright red and white flower garland with yellow marigolds, smiles. Beside him, a bald man in an orange-saffron robe wears gold beaded necklaces and round glasses. Behind them, devotees stand close together, one raising a hand, and an ornate gold ceremonial staff and umbrella are visible above. A printed banner behind shows deity images and a man in a blue-and-white garment with a shawl. Trees and a parked white vehicle appear in the background.

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November 11 20132013-11-11Outdoor procession on a paved road with a crowd of men in white dhotis and saffron robes. Centre, a man in a maroon silk dhoti and gold-bordered shawl wears a long multicoloured garland of marigolds, roses and white flowers, with a gold chain and rudraksha mala; he appears to be a ceremonial figure in the procession. Beside him, a bald monk in saffron robes wears a similar flower garland. Behind them a raised ornate umbrella and a gold ceremonial staff are carried. At right, a young man in white kurta and purple-and-gold shawl plays a saxophone, with a drum visible beside him. Trees and a stone wall line the background.2013-11-11Outdoor festival procession on a village road under a bright sky. At the centre, a man in a rust-red robe with a fresh marigold and white flower garland raises one hand, flanked by saffron-clad sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas. A white-shirted musician plays a saxophone at left and a drummer beats a dhol with a stick, while a woman in an orange sari holds a metal dish of burning flame at right. Behind them, a tall golden umbrella and ornate embroidered standards with a trident rise above the crowd of devotees in white and orange.2013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11Outdoor procession scene with a crowd of men. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with gold bead ornaments is being garlanded with a long red, yellow and white flower garland; a man in a white shirt helps place it. Around him, several saffron-clad sannyasis wear wooden rudraksha malas and gold bead necklaces, one holding a ceremonial staff. Men in white shirts and white dhotis with red-gold borders stand nearby, and a trident and yellow banner appear above against trees. The centre figure shows distinctive saffron robes and mala cues, but his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11