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Outdoor procession on a dirt road at a Brahmotsavam festival under a clear blue sky. In the foreground a bald man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands with his back to the camera. Beside him a sannyasi in an orange turban and orange robes walks with his hands clasped behind him. On the right a man in orange robes holds a long-handled red umbrella fringed with red tassels above the procession. Behind them a red flag on a pole, a brass kalasha-topped staff and a yellow banner with a decorative emblem are carried. Men in white dhotis and white shirts play a wind instrument and drums. A striped blue and white pavilion and red fabric stalls stand in the background, along with a decorated chariot in the distance.

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Outdoor procession under bright sunlight with a crowd of devotees. Several large umbrellas in yellow, green, red and blue with tasselled fringes are held aloft, alongside orange-red flags bearing a blue emblem. Central figures in saffron-orange robes walk in procession; the man in the centre wears a white-and-orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, with a bearded saffron-robed monk beside him. A young man in white shirt and yellow dhoti plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-type horn) and another man in white plays a brass trumpet, while a devotee in green shirt walks at left. Buildings and palm trees form the background. a person is the flower-garlanded figure in saffron robes and long swept-back hair at the centre of the procession, but the appearance is uncertain from this distance.2008-12-23A street procession on a tree-lined road in daylight. In the foreground a person in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white flower garland, holds a red umbrella with a wooden handle. Beside them, several ornate ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and teal panels and decorative fringes are carried aloft. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a line, one carrying a ceremonial staff, while others in white and orange sashes follow along the roadside. A white building and green trees line the background.2007-02-06December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession under bright daylight with a crowd walking along a dusty path. At the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes wears a large white and yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walking between brightly coloured striped parasols and orange flags. Flanking saffron-clad sannyasis with full beards and beaded malas walk alongside. On the left, a man in white shirt and yellow dhoti plays a long wooden flute, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a silver vessel with fruit or flowers on the right. Ceremonial ratha-style procession at a Brahmotsava celebration, with a palanquin-style umbrella and staff visible in the background.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road in warm late-afternoon sunlight. A large multicoloured canopy umbrella with tasselled edges and a bird emblem is carried above a group. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk with yellow and orange shawls; one man in white at the left plays a long wind instrument. At centre, a man in orange robes and a flower garland holds a trident-topped staff, and beside him a saffron-robed monk with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant carries a small red-and-gold object. A trident stands tall at the right edge of the frame, and a gathering of onlookers is visible in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at a Hindu festival under a clear blue sky, with ornate multicolored parasols with yellow and red fringes and a tall pole with red streamers overhead. Many people in saffron-orange robes and white kurta-style clothing walk and mingle on a dirt path. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl walks forward, while other people in orange and white press their palms together in greeting. Utility wires and trees line the background, and a faint logo appears in the upper left corner.2008-12-30Outdoor festival procession in bright daylight. In the foreground a person in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe, with long dark hair and rudraksha mala beads, faces right beside a brass ratha-style pole. Behind him a man in white holds a long white cloth and an older person in white with grey hair stands near. Men in yellow shirts with yellow headbands stand in the background, and a musician in dark clothes plays a long wind instrument. A blue and white striped tent canopy and a decorated ornate parasol with floral embroidery in red, yellow and blue appear behind. Golden kalasha-topped poles and draped orange and teal cloth decorate a chariot at left.2008-12-30December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A procession outdoors under ceremonial umbrellas. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a flower garland, walks forward; the cues are distinctive but the identity is an appearance-based candidate only, so it is labelled Swamiji (probable). Behind him, a young man in an orange shawl carries a brass tray of yellow flowers, while men in white dhotis and shirts with rosettes walk beside colourful fringed umbrellas printed with a temple design. A man on the right in white holds a video camera and wears an orange shawl. Red and orange festoons and marigold garlands hang overhead.2007-01-30Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road during a Hindu festival, with a central figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a large purple flower garland and a tilak, walking between two sannyasis in orange who carry tall golden staffs topped with tridents. Behind them, ornate red and yellow umbrellas with tassels are held aloft, and white-clad devotees follow. In the foreground, a man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti plays a long wooden flute-like instrument, while another musician in white with an orange-bordered dhoti plays a wind instrument at right. Strong sunlight casts long shadows across the ground.2008-12-31A photograph of a festival procession outdoors under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair seen from behind wears a brown-orange wrap, and another with curly dark hair wears orange. At centre, a bald man in an orange robe bends forward toward a long-haired figure in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white and orange clothing stand near a red and gold ceremonial umbrella with tassels and a yellow-fringed decorated fan with an embroidered emblem. A tall ornate floral decoration and a blue canopy are visible in the background, with a crowd of onlookers.2008-12-30