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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. Yellow and red ceremonial umbrellas with sequined fringes shade the crowd. A bald man with orange tilak on his forehead and head, wearing a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala, stands at left. Beside him a man in a white kurta holds an umbrella pole, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red shawl stands at right. Shopfronts and buildings line the background.

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A street procession moves through a crowd, led by a bearded man in an orange-red turban and orange dhoti, wearing a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, with a white floral garland. Many colourful decorative umbrellas (chhatris) are raised in pink, purple, yellow, orange, green and teal, with sequined fringes and silver finials. Devotees in white, orange and blue clothing walk close together, some bare-chested, and children watch from the front. A cameraman with a shoulder camera films the scene, and trees and a tall building stand behind.2016-12-03A procession on a city street with several colourful ceremonial umbrellas in maroon, orange, yellow, blue and red, edged with silver fringe. Drummers in orange and red turbans and orange-patterned tunics play large drums, while men in white dhotis with red or saffron shawls walk behind. A bald man in a rust-coloured robe and rudraksha mala walks at the front, and uniformed police officers line the roadside among spectators. The scene suggests a ceremonial street procession.2016-04-18Outdoor procession with devotees in white clothes and orange shawls walking under ornate red, green and blue parasols with gold trim and dangling tassels. A shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl stands at centre carrying an offering with white and pink flowers. Behind him an older man in white with a black rudraksha mala walks with hands folded. A woman in white with a red bindi and beaded necklace is at left, and a long-haired figure in orange clothing with a shawl appears at upper left. Police in uniform stand in the background near a concrete wall and utility poles.2006-07-18January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession in a crowded outdoor setting, with marigold garlands hanging on a pillar at upper left and striped umbrellas raised overhead. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in glasses wears a rudraksha mala and gold beads over a plain saffron-brown cloth. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with a yellow marigold garland raises one hand. Next, a man in a maroon turban wears layered gold necklaces and a brown-and-gold garment. At right, a man in white with a red-brown mala and pink flower petals on his head is among pink petals falling through the air. Several other devotees and onlookers fill the background.2015-09-15April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves through a town with shuttered shops and hills behind. A figure in the centre wears a maroon-brown robe, a red turban, a long gold necklace and rudraksha malas, and raises one hand in greeting beneath a colourful fringed parasol. Around him, men in maroon robes and gold-trimmed white dhotis wear rudraksha malas and large gold necklaces. A man on the right wears a white garment with gold border and a red mala, and a policeman in uniform stands at the edge. Onlookers and photographers crowd the roadside, with a red and yellow festival float visible in the background. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in the turban and gold necklaces, presumed to be a senior sannyasi in procession.2015-09-15December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor procession on a road with many people walking under multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas, each with a red, yellow, green and blue canopy and a white-blue emblem. Many men carry orange flags on poles. In the centre, a young man in an orange robe, orange turban and a long dark rudraksha mala walks forward with one hand raised in greeting, flanked by a man in an orange shirt with a yellow-orange garland and a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl. Others wear white and saffron. Trees and parked vehicles line the background.2009-01-12September 15 20152015-09-15Outdoor procession with a crowd walking past a whitewashed wall painted in red and blue stripes. Two large ornate parasols with green, yellow and red panels and fringed tassels are held over the centre. A bald, elderly man in a saffron-orange cloth with a long white-and-black rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and a headband walks at the centre. Men in saffron robes with beaded garlands and gold pendants walk alongside him, and many devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the background.2012-05-18May 09th 20162016-05-09