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Outdoor procession of devotees walking along a road, many wearing white shirts and saffron-orange shawls. Several ornate ceremonial parasols and banners with red, yellow and blue embroidered borders and a white dove emblem are raised above the crowd. A man in front with glasses and a shaved head, wearing a white shirt, orange shawl and rudraksha-style beaded mala, is shouting with one arm raised. Many people are visible, making up a sizeable group.

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August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a road lined with trees. Many participants wear white shirts or white dhotis with orange shawls, and some carry orange flags on tall poles. Several ornate multicoloured parasols with tasselled fringes are held aloft, and drummers in the lower foreground play drums. A central figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and orange-shawled walkers surround him. The crowd is dense and fills most of the frame.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large street procession of devotees walks along a tree-lined road. Many men in white dhotis and shirts wear orange saffron shawls and carry tall orange flags on poles. Several colourful umbrellas with blue and red patterned fabric and fringes are held aloft, and a drummer in a rust-coloured shirt beats a drum at the centre-left. Some participants wear white caps, and a few carry small decorated banners bearing a blue bird emblem. Buses and vehicles are visible in the background.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large procession moves along a tree-lined road, with many men in white dhotis and white shirts wearing orange shawls over their shoulders. Several carry ornate square banners with a blue emblem on gold-bordered fabric, and others hold multicoloured umbrellas and orange flags on poles. In the centre a man in an orange-saffron robe with a dark mala around his neck walks among the marchers, and a figure in white with long hair walks near him. Parked vehicles line the left side of the road, and a few people in the background watch.2008-08-01A road procession of devotees walks along a tree-lined street. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several carry ornate umbrellas in red, blue and yellow with decorative tassels, and tall saffron flags on poles, plus embroidered banners with a blue emblem. A man in the foreground wearing glasses and a lanyard raises one arm, and a man near the centre holds a white-and-saffron object. Vehicles are parked along the left edge. The scene resembles a ritual street procession, with the men walking in ceremonial formation.2008-08-01A large procession of men in white dhotis and white shirts walks down a rural road lined with trees and utility poles, many wearing rudraksha malas and small identity lanyards. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk near the center; one in an orange robe with a red garment and a bead necklace stands out at center, as well as a figure in saffron clothing at right. Many hold orange and saffron flags, and multicoloured decorated umbrellas are raised above the crowd. At lower right, a large ornate yellow-and-red embroidered banner with a floral pattern is carried on a pole. A green wall sign and a roadside building are visible at left.2009-01-12A street procession moves along a paved road lined with trees and utility poles. Many men and some women in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange sashes over their shoulders. Several people carry tall poles topped with ornate multicolored umbrellas in green, orange and red with blue crescent-and-circle motifs, and square embroidered banners hang beside them. A large saffron flag is held aloft at left, and a drummer in a light checked shirt beats a drum at lower centre. Bystanders in casual clothes watch from the roadside, and a bus and vehicles appear in the background.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large outdoor procession on a village road in bright daylight, with dozens of participants in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. Several colourful striped parasols with gold finials and embroidered fringes are raised overhead, and tall yellow and orange flags on poles line the crowd. In the foreground, drummers in white vests and red waistcloths play large drums, and a photographer raises a camera. Near the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-red shawl and a gold chain, and a bearded man in orange robes and a gold necklace walks among the saffron-clad group. The crowd is dense, with many people visible, consistent with a ratha padayatra.2009-01-12August 01 20082008-08-01