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A procession under a red and multicolored patterned canopy with a striped border. Central figure in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe wears a long multicolored flower garland with white and yellow blooms, walking beside devotees. Several monastic men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and shaved heads walk alongside, one holding a flower garland. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands behind, with onlookers and greenery visible in the background.

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A procession under a striped canopy decorated with green leaves, where a central figure in a maroon-red robe and matching red turban walks along a red carpet, wearing a long multi-coloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-edged maroon robes with rudraksha malas flank the path, and a man in a white dhoti with a white shirt and a shaved-headed priest in orange-edged robes stand nearby. Other white-clad men and a woman in pink watch from the surroundings, with a bare-chested priest in the lower right.2014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26July 04 20142014-07-04February 12 20132013-02-12A procession inside a decorated pavilion with a red carpet and hanging green leaf festoons. In the centre, a man in a maroon-red turban and maroon-red dhoti and shawl with a thick beaded necklace walks forward, with a wide gold-edged sash across his body. Behind him, a figure in a dark red robe and rudraksha mala walks on the left, and an attendant in orange-yellow silk stands nearby. Several people in white and cream clothes stand in the background, and women in saffron and red saris watch from the right beside a decorated orange-and-black panel and a wooden pillar. A small brass lamp with flowers sits on the floor in the lower left.2015-07-25A photograph of a procession on a dirt path under a thatched canopy decorated with yellow and green banana leaves. A central sannyasi in maroon robes, a maroon turban and a long garland of yellow, white and red flowers raises one hand in greeting and smiles. Around him, shaven-headed sannyasis in maroon and saffron-bordered robes with rudraksha malas walk alongside, and men in white dhotis and shirts and onlookers in the background follow. Appearance-based candidate for a person is not established, so the central figure is described by role only.2014-06-26Photograph of a crowd at an outdoor gathering under a red, patterned canopy strung with colourful bunting and paper leaf decorations, beside a painted backdrop of trees and landscape. In the centre, a smiling figure with short dark hair wears a rust-red robe with gold-banded edges and a long beaded mala, and reaches out to touch the arm of a shaved-headed monk in a similar rust-red robe with a wrap and beaded necklaces. Another monk in orange robes stands at the right, and a woman in a yellow sari with folded hands bows nearby. Men and women press close around them, some holding up phones. A figure in the centre-left with long hair and rust clothing could be a person, but the appearance is uncertain.2014-07-04July 01 20142014-07-01April 23 20162016-04-23December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a procession inside a white-roofed pavilion with blue fringed trim and a red carpet underfoot. In the centre, a man in an orange-red robe and matching turban wears a long red and blue flower garland and walks smiling beside an elderly man in saffron-orange robes and a turban, who wears yellow and red flower garlands and holds hands with a companion. At left, a bare-chested attendant in a pink-and-white dhoti carries a tray of fruit and flowers. At right, a white-bearded man with a sandalwood forehead mark and rudraksha beads walks in a gold-bordered dhoti, and white-shirted attendants follow behind. Several other people in white and orange clothing fill the background.2015-01-12A photograph of a procession beneath a striped canopy with banana leaves, showing a central figure in a rust-red headcloth and red-brown robe wearing a long garland of yellow marigolds, white flowers and red roses, smiling and raising both palms in greeting. Several shaved-headed monks in saffron and orange robes flank him, one with a rudraksha mala and gold-edged orange shawl in the foreground, and a crowd of men in shirts and lungis watches closely. The scene suggests a pada puja-style reception at a devotee's house, with a green-tinged wall and cinder-block structure behind.2014-06-26