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December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor photograph on a dirt path lined with trees. A long-haired man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead stands at left, gesturing and smiling, beside a large ornate gold ceremonial fan or parasol-stand. At center, a shaven-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a dark rudraksha mala walks beside a red ceremonial umbrella fringed with colourful tassels. A younger man in white with a red-beaded mala holds the umbrella pole at right. Behind them a uniformed police officer stands near a silver vehicle, and a younger man in orange-white robes walks in the middle distance. Coloured bunting hangs overhead.2007-01-09 +1 copiesDecember 26 20092009-12-26December 31 20092009-12-31July 26 20102010-07-26A procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. In the centre, a man in saffron robes, an orange turban and a long gold-and-beaded necklace walks forward, smiling, with a hand raised in greeting. Behind him, saffron-clad men in orange turbans follow. A woman in a white sari with orange and blue borders holds a large round red and gold shield-like panel bearing a blue bird emblem. A trident and a gold staff rise above the crowd. Beside them a young man in orange robes holds a pole, and a large colourful canopy with tassels shades the group. Onlookers in white, grey and teal stand at the right, and a silver SUV is parked at the left beside a tent decorated with pink and red fabric. +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesAugust 06 20092009-08-06December 31 20092009-12-31December 26 20092009-12-26Outdoor photo of a roadside welcome. On the left, a man in saffron robes with a saffron head cloth, a long garland of beads, and white tilak marks stands beside a grey car, smiling. A woman in white clothes holds up a large flower garland of red, yellow and multicoloured blossoms toward him. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with a gold-colored shawl holds a silver puja vessel topped with a yellow-orange pumpkin-like offering. Behind them, a crowd of white-clad and yellow-clad devotees gathers under tall saffron and gold ceremonial banners on poles. On the right, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes and a gold beaded necklace stands in the foreground, and an orange-clothed bearded man is visible in the background. Blue sky and green trees frame the scene.2011-07-15February 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copies