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Outdoor festival scene at a dirt-floor ground with a decorated canopy above. A central man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands with long dark hair, wearing a long rudraksha mala and holding the beads with both hands. Beside him, a man in orange robes wears a gold ceremonial necklace and a gold bangle. To the left, a white-clad older man with grey hair stands with a dark mala. On the right edge, a bald man in orange wears a gold necklace. The canopy is red, yellow and blue with tassels, strung with marigold garlands, and orange pennants show a yin-yang-like emblem and NITHYANANDAPEETHAM lettering. Flower petals and a colourful rangoli lie on the ground. a person: the central figure shows distinctive orange turban, long hair and rudraksha mala cues, described here as a devotee-attendant-free central figure in the ceremonial procession setting.

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Outdoor photo on a dirt ground beneath a red canopy with fringed tassels in green, blue and white, with palm and tropical trees behind. A long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead smiles and holds his hands together at his waist, a person candidate by his long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala. Beside him a younger man in white kurta and dhoti wears an orange shawl and a small red bindi. On the right a shaven-headed monk in orange draped robes with a dark rudraksha mala stands with hands clasped. Several people in white garments and a dark-haired figure in the foreground are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2007-01-09Outdoor procession scene at a temple festival. In the foreground, a figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban wears a long gold bead necklace with a pendant, with long dark hair swept back. Beside him, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes walks with a hand near his arm. A crowd of men in white shirts and dark shirts surrounds them. Above, a red fringed canopy and a palm-leaf roof hung with orange marigold garlands shade the procession, and a white building with arched windows stands behind. The foreground figure has distinctive long hair, a gold bead necklace and orange ceremonial dress, consistent with the page's a person reference, though the match is uncertain.2007-02-02A standing man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban, with long dark hair falling to the shoulders, wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant and a red kumkum mark on his forehead. He stands on a dirt road beside a large ornate umbrella canopy with red tassels and purple fringe, part of a festival procession. Behind him a man in white kurta stands near a wooden pole, and nearby women in pale saris and a boy on a bicycle watch. Decorated palanquins with floral garlands and colourful painted panels are visible in the background of a village street.2005-12-31December 30 20072007-12-30A procession under a white tent with red carpet and marigold-garlanded posts. Several saffron-robed sadhus walk in a line. The man in front carries a brass pot with a yellow flower garland on a tray. A central figure in orange robe and orange head covering walks with a wooden staff, flanked by saffron-clad companions with rudraksha malas and gold garlands. Seated audience members in saris and white clothing line the right side behind blue barriers. Text on the tent banner is partially visible.2008-12-31January 01 20062006-01-01August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ritual at a dirt-mound burial site on a sunny day. A central man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a short beard wears an orange zip fleece over a rust-red dhoti and walks barefoot on a striped cloth scattered with flower petals. Behind him an attendant in a bare-chested orange dhoti holds a long pole carrying a multicoloured fringed umbrella canopy. A bald man in a rudraksha mala and a bare-chested drummer stand nearby, and a young man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at right holding a maroon cloth. Water tanks and trees fill the background.2016-12-30February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor procession on a dusty red-earth path under a bright sky. A central figure with long dark hair and a tilak wears a saffron-orange robe, a white and green-red-yellow flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, walking with a raised hand. A large white parasol with red tassels and embroidered red and blue motifs is held over him. Two men flank him in white dhotis and orange shawls, and a crowd in white clothing follows behind.2006-12-30January 30 20102010-01-30A smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robes with a long brown rudraksha mala stands on a red carpet, holding a silver-banded staff, at a festive ceremony with hanging decorations behind him. Beside him a bald man with a tilak wears orange robes and red and black beaded malas, another attendant in orange holds a silver staff at left, and a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a red-and-silver staff at right, with an orange ceremonial fan blurred in the foreground.2016-05-05