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A procession climbs a stone staircase outdoors, with a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels and two smaller yellow ceremonial umbrellas overhead. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis or saris, some with red shawls, walk with hands in anjali and carry ritual staffs, a painted banner and a silver staff. A woman in a red-orange sari holding a jute bag printed with a portrait stands at right. Behind, a crowd watches from a parking area with vans, scooters and a tour bus.

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A crowd procession climbs a stone staircase outdoors, with a street and motorbikes visible behind. At centre, a smiling person with long dark hair wears a rust-orange sannyasi robe with a rope-like orange sash and bare feet, holding a hand raised toward the crowd. Around them, people in white kurtas and white dresses wear red and orange garlands and rudraksha malas. Several people carry tall silver staffs topped with trident-like finials, and ornate yellow-and-orange umbrellas with embroidered panels are held aloft. A woman in rust-orange robe with rudraksha beads walks in the foreground, and a yellow-fringed umbrella sits above the crowd.2013-12-11December 11 20132013-12-11December 11 20132013-12-11A street-level photograph of a procession climbing stone steps outdoors, with a crowd of devotees on both sides. At the centre, a bald man in a white polo shirt with yellow and grey panels and jeans walks ahead of a group of sannyasis in orange-red robes with rudraksha malas. Behind them, a woman in a red-orange sari carries a long staff, and a large ornate umbrella in red, yellow and green with gold fringe is held aloft over the group. Many people in white clothes and red-orange scarves stand with hands folded in namaste, and some smartphones and cameras are raised. Parked vehicles and motorbikes line the street behind.2013-12-11December 11 20132013-12-11A procession of people walks along a dirt road at dusk, with parked cars and trees behind them. In the centre, a man in orange-red robes and a gold-toned necklace walks barefoot beneath a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with fringed edges and a finial. Beside him, another man in saffron-orange robes carries a long staff topped with a trident-like finial. Behind them, people in white kurtas and dresses and orange garments follow, including a woman in a white sari with a red shawl. A woman in a pale green dress with a bag stands at left beside a silver car. A man in a white kurta and rudraksha mala stands at right edge.2013-12-02Outdoor procession on a paved plaza with a crowd in white clothing. Two colourful umbrellas and two gold tiered parasols are carried on poles, and a bare-chested man in orange-red dhoti and ochre shawl walks at the centre beside a sannyasi in deep red robes. Many people wear white kurtas and pants, and several carry garlands and lanyards. A bus and a stone building with a tiled roof stand behind the crowd.2013-12-11December 12 20162016-12-12A procession on a paved courtyard beside a white-and-wood building. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest and a long rudraksha-style necklace walks at centre, flanked by women in saffron and rust-red saris and sannyasi-style clothing. A man in white kurta holds a silver trident aloft. Ceremonial umbrellas with orange and gold fringe and painted panels are carried above the group, and devotees in white and red follow behind. The scene reads as a ritual procession.2013-12-11A procession moves along a paved road lined with trees and utility poles. In the foreground, a devotee holds a large orange and red decorated parasol with floral embroidery and a blue emblem. Behind, a group of people in white dhotis and shawls walk, some carrying a golden trident-like staff and a brass kalasha-style vessel. A figure in the center wears red and orange ceremonial dress and walks among devotees, while a bare-chested man with a sash and white cloth raises an arm. Women in white and green sarees and white ritual clothing follow, and ornate umbrellas, flags and a decorated palanquin or ratha appear in the background. A blue tractor with a tarpaulin is visible at the right edge.2015-09-15A street procession moves past a whitewashed wall and a yellow auto-rickshaw. A multicoloured parasol with a blue, yellow and green panel and a white dove motif is raised above the crowd. Several men and women in saffron and orange robes walk with hands joined in namaste; the central saffron-robed figure, with a shaved head and red tilak, is walking forward. A bearded man in orange robes walks beside them. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas follow, some women in white sarees with dark shawls. On the right, a musician in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument, and a child is held on a man's shoulder in the background. The atmosphere is a festival procession, though no particular deity or chariot is clearly visible.2009-01-02December 24 20082008-12-24