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Outdoor temple entrance in a South Indian setting with blue-painted pillars and carved stone columns. Two boys hold large multicolored umbrellas with red, green and blue panels and pom-pom fringes over a procession. A bald-headed elder in a peach-pink shawl walks at the front, while a younger man in a bright saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and orange turban walks ahead of two men in orange garments. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background. A motorcycle is parked at right.

October 15 2008

February 02 2007

Saffron-robed sannyasis walk along a red carpet outdoors under two colourful umbrellas with yellow, blue and green floral motifs and tasselled edges. In the centre, an older man with grey hair and a saffron robe with a green-embroidered shawl walks barefoot-style in sandals, with a rudraksha mala. Attendants in orange robes with orange turbans and rudraksha malas walk around him, one holding a umbrella pole. A white and maroon tent with draped fabric stands behind, with a silver SUV on the left. Festival setting.

Saffron-robed monks walk through a covered temple entrance during a welcoming procession. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl holds a decorated orange and red banner pole. Behind them, multicoloured parasols with tasselled edges are carried by attendants in white and yellow. The central figure wears an orange robe, hands folded at his chest, and walks barefoot beside a bald monk in orange who also has hands pressed together. A tall palm tree and a temple spire appear in the background.

December 30 2007

October 15 2008

2008-10-15 +1 copies

February 02 2007

A procession on a dusty road near a temple in the Karnataka town of T. Narasipura. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in the centre, several with shaved heads and orange shawls, one with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, colourful ceremonial umbrellas with peacock and lotus designs are carried aloft. On the left, a white-clad attendant holds a tall gold staff, and on the right another attendant in white and orange carries a gold trident-topped staff. Spectators in plain shirts line the route beside a yellow temple tower draped with yellow bunting.

Outdoor photograph of two saffron-robed figures walking along a dirt path in a procession. On the left, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange turban and orange robes, smiling. On the right, an older bearded man in orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead walks beside him. A man in a white kurta holds a long wooden pole supporting a large multicoloured parasol with red fringe and tassels, and a second decorated parasol is visible behind. Other men in white and blue kurtas and a uniformed police officer follow, and a cameraman is at left. Green plants and a small shrine-like building stand at the left edge under a tree.

2005-01-01 +1 copies

Procession inside a covered hall with a corrugated roof, during the 2008 Brahmotsava flag-hoisting day. In the foreground at left, a white-clad man carries a large orange flag with a blue emblem. Behind him, a colourful multi-tasselled umbrella with a canopy of blue, yellow and red panels is held aloft over a group of men in orange robes wearing marigold garlands and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A bearded man at left wears orange with a beaded necklace. Behind them, a line of people in white dhotis and shirts, including children, walks along a white wall with framed photographs. Several people in the background wear yellow and white. The scene shows a ceremonial procession moving through the hall.