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A photo of a procession inside a plain concrete hall with a corrugated metal roof. A barefoot man in a long orange robe with long swept-back dark hair walks in the foreground, with a colourful multi-tasselled umbrella held above a group of men in white dhotis and orange shawls behind him. Another attendant carries a gold-tinted staff, and a white plastic chair stands against the wall. The scene suggests a ritual procession in an ashram-style hall. a person: the figure in the foreground has long swept-back hair and saffron robes, but the cues are not conclusive enough to confirm.

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January 27 20072007-01-27FEB-2007-01January 1st 2013August 01 20082008-08-01FEB-2007-01A procession inside a plain open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and bare white walls. Two colourful fringed umbrellas, one red and one blue-and-green with a circular emblem, are carried on long poles by men in white dhotis with saffron shawls. In the centre, two men in saffron robes walk barefoot, the one on the left with a grey beard and rudraksha mala, the one on the right with dark hair and a saffron shawl. Behind them a decorated deity murti or ornate float is visible, and a line of people in white clothes and saffron shawls, including women in saris, stands and follows along the right wall. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at the left edge. White plastic chairs line the left side.2007-02-10Night procession on a dirt ground lit by green lights. A central figure in orange-red robes with a flower garland walks at the centre, flanked by devotees in saffron and orange cloths and white dhotis and kurtas. Two ornate umbrellas with gold fringe, one large multicoloured canopy in the centre and two smaller yellow-fringed ones on either side, are carried by men in white. Other people in white and light clothing walk behind, and a few spectators stand at the right edge. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession.2008-08-01December 23 20082008-12-23A nighttime procession on a dirt ground at an ashram. Several figures in orange and saffron robes walk barefoot, with men in white dhotis and kurtas behind them. Three ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed tassels and blue bird emblems are carried on poles above the group. A woman in a long orange sari walks at the centre smiling and gesturing, and a thatched hut stands at the right. A man in a saffron wrap with rudraksha-style beads walks at the right edge.2008-08-01Night procession photographed in low light. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala around his neck walks centrally, hands folded, smiling, with long dark hair; a pale-grey-hair? no. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls, walk in the crowd. Behind them, ceremonial standards with trident finials and decorated orange-and-maroon flags with fringed cloth are raised above the procession. On the right, a man in white with an orange shawl stands with hands pressed together. An orange-painted doorway frames the right edge. The scene is dim with a black background.2006-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23August 01 20082008-08-01