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Outdoor photo on dry red earth beside a thatched palm-roof shelter under a partly cloudy sky. Two saffron-robed men in the centre-left hold up yellow umbrellas over a bare-chested man in orange cloth with a shawl, who extends his arm forward. Around him stand another saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a bare-chested white-clad helper, and a shaved-headed devotee in orange on the right, with a rudraksha mala and a white-clad attendant beside him. Dry sticks and sparse plants lie on the ground, and a green fence post stands at the far right. Several figures wear rudraksha malas. a person candidate: the bare-chested central figure with long hair and orange shawl, shown receiving umbrella shade; appearance is partly visible and the identification is uncertain.

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A procession on bare dirt in front of a thatched-roof white building with blue doors. A man in an orange robe with a gold-bead necklace raises one hand while others hold a multicoloured canopy umbrella on a pole. Around them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk and stand, some holding objects, with a small bundle of sticks on the ground. A faint overlay on the lower right reads as a copyright credit line.2007-12-23A procession on a dry, grassy dirt path outdoors under a bright blue sky, with trees and a small brick heap at left. In front, a young man in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a brass tray with fruit and cloth. Behind him, a man in an orange kurta and orange shawl, with a shaved head and round glasses, walks between two attendants holding large ornate parasols with red and cream fringes. A younger man in orange robes follows at right. Several men in white dhotis walk alongside, and a red SUV is parked in the background. 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A multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with a decorated canopy is held over a cluster of people in the centre, and a woman in a white sari with a pink shawl stands at the right edge. A single man in white stands at the left, observing. Parked vehicles and more huts are visible in the background.2007-12-23November 10 20112011-11-10Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path beside a gravel pile and a whitewashed concrete wall, with a temple gateway and palm trees behind. A man in an orange-and-gold robe wearing a long multi-strand gold and beaded garland walks at the centre, and an orange umbrella is held above him by a young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. Several shaven-headed men in orange robes walk beside and behind him, and a white-clad elderly man with a grey moustache walks at the left edge. 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Palm and shade trees line the background.2016-04-21February 15 20092009-02-15Outdoor procession on a dirt path with trees and a hill behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walks at the centre, shaded by a yellow-orange umbrella held by a shaven-headed attendant in saffron with a mala. Beside him, a man in saffron and a bald devotee in white dhoti and shawl with gold-trimmed edges follow, with more white-clad devotees behind and a girl in a yellow dress at right.2011-11-10