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Outdoor street procession of saffron-clad sannyasis walking through a town lane near a Himalayan-style temple with tiered spires in the background. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears a gold necklace of large beads, a leopard-print patterned top and an orange cloth draped over his shoulders, and walks behind a trident-topped staff. Beside him, a bald man in an orange robe holds a red umbrella and a red bag. Other followers wear orange and red shawls and white kurtas, and a woman in orange with glasses walks at the left edge. Onlookers stand on the right by a brick shed with a green metal gate, and power lines cross overhead.

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August 01 20122012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01A procession of saffron-robed devotees walks along a dirt road in front of a temple complex with white spired shrines beneath an overcast sky. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a gold necklace of large beads, a leopard-print patterned garment and a saffron cloth, and his bare arms are adorned with bangles. Behind him to the left, a bare-headed sannyasi in orange carries a trident-topped staff, and beside him a figure in white holds a red shawl. A woman in orange with a camera around her neck walks at the left edge, and a man in orange with a red bag and umbrella walks at right. Onlookers in casual clothes stand by a small corrugated-roof shed and a bystander in a green shirt watches from the right.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01A procession walks along a stone-paved lane between old red-brick temple buildings with carved wooden pillars. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes carries a silver trident, a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him a long-haired man in a patterned golden-brown top over saffron cloth wears a large gold-beaded necklace and walks smiling. Behind them devotees in orange and white clothing follow, and a man in a white dhoti with a red shawl walks at right. Onlookers stand on a building terrace and a few people watch from the street.2012-08-01A street procession of devotees in saffron orange robes walks beneath a red, white and green fringed parasol. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a large gold pendant on a beaded necklace wears orange-saffron robes with a pink-red shawl and holds a trident-tipped staff. Beside him, a young man in orange carries a golden kalasha-shaped vessel. Other devotees wear orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and a man in black with sunglasses walks among them. Stone houses, a parked white bus and market stalls line the street behind the crowd.2006-06-01A street procession in Kathmandu-style old town lanes. A central man with long swept-back dark hair wears a leopard-print wrap over one shoulder, an orange dhoti, a brown belt, a heavy gold necklace of beaded garland and gold bangles, and walks barefoot-style in sandals. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange robes walk alongside; one on the left carries a silver trident and wears rudraksha malas, another on the right holds an orange umbrella. A woman in a black and orange sari and a girl in white with a red shawl walk nearby, and a red umbrella and red-brick buildings with a Kudraksha shop sign are visible behind. A crowd of followers and onlookers fills the lane.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01Outdoor street procession near a white multi-tiered shrine with a black iron railing and brick wall. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver trident aloft at the centre. Beside him, a long-haired figure wears a saffron top, leopard-print wrap, a large gold necklace and bracelets, with a rudraksha mala. Another orange-robed sadhu walks behind, and a man in a white shirt and a red shawl follows. Onlookers in saris and kurtas line the lane, and a man on a red motorcycle watches. Overhead power lines, street lamps and a market stall with a tarp frame the scene.2012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01August 01 20122012-08-01A street scene in a temple town with white buildings and a carved wooden balcony with a painted tiled gateway behind. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a gold necklace, a flower garland and a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment with a dark patterned top. Beside him, a man in orange robes and an orange shawl holds a silver trident aloft and wears a rudraksha mala. Other people in white kurtas and orange shawls, and bystanders in everyday clothes, walk along a stone pavement. a person cues are present on the central figure's long hair, gold necklace and saffron clothing, but identification is uncertain.2012-08-01