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A procession walks along a red carpet on a pale paved ground in front of a open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. At the centre, a bearded elder with long white hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a white and red flower garland, walking barefoot. Beside him a man in a brown-orange robe with a gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala carries a long staff. Around them, saffron-clad men and youths in orange robes and white forehead markings carry drums and walk with hands folded, while a man at right holds a long brass horn. Two saffron and gold banners with emblems rise above the group, and a white and gold ceremonial umbrella is held aloft. The scene reads as a ritual procession.

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November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks barefoot along a red carpet under a covered pavilion with palm trees beyond. A bearded elder in orange robes and a large white and red flower garland stands centre, holding a long wooden staff. Men on either side wear rudraksha malas and carry tall staffs topped with a trident and ornate finials. Two ceremonial yellow-and-red umbrellas with a decorative emblem hang above the procession. Several people behind wear orange and brown robes. The bearded central figure is a sannyasi in a procession; appearance alone does not establish identity.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05Kailasa Paramparagatha Atal Peetham +1 copiesNovember 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05A procession on a red carpet at an outdoor temple-like shrine under a corrugated roof. A bearded elder in saffron-orange robes and a bare-headed look walks barefoot at centre, holding a staff, with a white parasol-like umbrella above. Two men in brown-and-gold dhoti-style garments with rudraksha malas flank him, one smiling. Rows of women in orange saris with hands pressed together in anjali stand on the left and in red saris on the right, with young girls and boys in red and orange clothes lining the path. Behind them an ornately decorated ratha or palanquin with a deity murti, colourful festoons and a flag. Crowd members stand in the background.2013-11-05A procession on a red carpet under a open-sided pavilion with colourful tassels. In the centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair, a red-and-gold dhoti, a red garland, a gold necklace and a tilak walks with hands held together in greeting, flanked by saffron-clad attendants carrying a ceremonial staff. Behind them, orange-robed young men with sacred ash markings play long brass horns and drums, and a bald man in red robes and rudraksha malas walks at the front. A white-clad man stands at the left edge. A ceremonial palanquin-style standard and trident-like staffs are visible in the background.2015-04-21November 05 20132013-11-05January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor procession on a dirt ground with palm trees behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk along a narrow blue-edged mat. Men on the right and left blow long brass horns, and a white-bearded elder in orange robes holds a staff at centre. A man in darker brown-orange dhoti and shawl walks in front. A woman in red-orange sari stands among them. A decorated kalasha or ceremonial banner with a yellow-red border is visible in the background.2013-11-05