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Outdoor festival procession with a crowd of devotees pressing toward a decorated float covered in white and orange flower garlands. A bald man in an orange robe stands on the float, one arm raised to touch or adjust a red and gold draped cloth. Below him, a man in orange clothing with a bracelet holds up his hand near his face, and men in white shirts with raised palms look on. A photographer on a raised platform and a decorated umbrella appear in the background under a cloudy sky with palm trees. The scene is a busy ritual procession with devotees offering reverence.

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A photograph of a festival procession at dusk with palm trees behind. At the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and red-green flower garland and a white headband, grips a thick white rope on a white ratha-style platform scattered with yellow and pink flower petals. Around him, devotees in orange and white clothing with orange shawls pull and gather; an orange-robed man kneels on the left, and a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style mala and a bearded figure appear at the lower right. Decorated red and yellow ceremonial banners on poles rise at the upper right. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance alone.2009-01-02Outdoor photo of a crowd around a central saffron-clad sannyasi wearing an orange turban and a large yellow-and-green marigold garland over rudraksha beads. Behind him a taller man in an orange robe with a red-and-saffron shawl stands looking on, and a man in white ritual clothes bows forward at the right. Several people in white shirts and orange robes press close, with an ornate red-and-gold canopy and green foliage above. The central figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a sannyasi.2010-09-04July 23 20092009-07-23August 09 20072007-08-09Photo of a dense crowd of devotees, mostly men in white shirts and some women in saris, pressing forward outdoors under green trees. In the centre-right, a man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban holds up long white and red flower garlands on a stick. He wears a gold pendant necklace and a dark bead mala. Beside him a younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands near a tray of offerings with flowers and fruit. A man in white clothes with a red tilak holds the tray. A woman with a pink flower in her hair and an older man in glasses look on. a person appearance-based label applies to the saffron-turbaned figure with garlands, shown in a ceremonial role, with the crowd in darshan.2008-07-27August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around an older man in orange robes receiving a large garland of white jasmine and red flowers. He stands centre, holding the garland, with a bald head and white beard. Around him, saffron-robed monastics and white-clad devotees press close; a bearded man with long hair tied back in a bun in orange robes reaches in from the right, and a bald monk in orange stands at left. Several boys and men in white shirts and dhotis crowd the background, and a tall wooden staff or pole is visible at upper left. Patches of green foliage and parked vehicles appear behind the crowd. a person is not asserted because the appearance cues are insufficient; the central figure is a senior sannyasi in orange receiving a garland.2007-08-09Outdoor temple ritual under palm trees beside a white-plastered stone platform with a large copper-coloured pillar base carved with floral motifs. A bare-chested sannyasi in saffron cloth, wearing a white flower garland and streaked with white ash, raises a long white-tipped pole or staff upward. Behind him a younger man in saffron robes kneels at the platform edge, while devotees in saffron shawls and white dhotis stand close, one holding a brass plate of yellow flowers and another holding a small brass lamp. Coiled white rope lies on the platform. Multiple saffron-clad devotees with folded hands watch from the crowd, and a decorated fringed canopy in pink, green and yellow hangs at the upper right.2009-01-02December 29 20102010-12-29July 23 20092009-07-23January 30 20102010-01-30A crowded outdoor riverside scene at a Kumbhamela gathering. Several men in orange saffron robes stand close together; a bald man in the centre wears an orange shawl and a red tilak on his forehead, and a shawl-draped sannyasi in orange stands at right with his head covered. Men in white shirts and a man in a brown shirt press in around them. One man at upper left holds a decorated umbrella with blue and orange panels, and an orange-wrapped figure raises a yellow marigold garland. A tripod-mounted camera stands behind the crowd beside the calm river under a clear sky with bare trees on the far bank.2007-02-02