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Outdoor religious procession under bright blue sky beside palm trees and a corrugated tin shelter. A decorated palanquin-style float carries a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair, flanked by garlands, a striped canopy and fringed hangings. A striped red and multicolour parasol is held over the procession. Several men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold ornaments walk closely around the float; one bearded man holds a long staff. A man in white robes and a woman in saffron with a rudraksha mala stand at the right, and a metal trident is mounted on the shelter. Procession in a Brahmotsava festival setting.

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Outdoor procession at a palanquin or ratha-style shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a large framed portrait of a saffron-robed teacher. Several figures in orange robes and white kurtas surround the shrine, including a man in an orange-and-white outfit holding a white fly-whisk and a central figure in orange with a wrapped shawl. Two large red and yellow parasols with tasselled fringes shade the procession, and a golden trident and ceremonial staff stand at the right. Onlookers in white shirts and rudraksha beads crowd the foreground, with a young woman in orange holding a decorated fan. The portrait's visible cues are a saffron robe and a shawl, but the figure near the parasol's base is partly obscured, so identity is uncertain; the framed portrait is a depiction on the shrine.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A festival procession on a dirt road beside palm trees. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long necklace, stands at centre with a flower garland, a figure in an orange robe with a white-bearded face to the left. Behind them a decorated palanquin with a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange, flanked by marigold garlands. A red and yellow umbrella and a trident on a pole rise above. Nearby, a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-head attendant in white hold a red cloth bundle. A bearded man in white and a woman in orange with a beaded necklace stand at right, and a white fan-like whisk appears at left. Several men wear orange robes. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange robe, garland, and ceremonial necklace on the central standing figure, who is in a procession at a temple-style event.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A festival procession on a dirt road during a Brahmotsava celebration. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing a white-and-red garland and an orange robe, walks beside a decorated palanquin topped by a multicoloured canopy and a framed portrait of a bearded figure with a garland. The palanquin carries a deity murti adorned with flower garlands. Around him, many saffron-robed men and boys in orange cloths and rudraksha-style necklaces walk and carry tall ceremonial staffs with trident finials. Some people in white clothing stand to the left, a child in white folds hands in greeting, and a woman in orange robes stands at the right edge. Spectators crowd the background beside a blue vehicle and a whitewashed building.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a decorated palanquin-style float carrying a framed portrait of a bearded man in saffron robes above a deity murti garlanded in yellow and white flowers. Striped umbrellas and a trident stand behind it. Several men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas walk alongside, one bearded man in orange robe holding a bundle at the front, and a woman with long hair and a white garland walks near the float. Young boys in white clothes stand at left with hands folded, and men in white dhotis carry items near the float. A white fan-like whisk is visible at the lower edge. Watermarked archive photo of a ratha procession at a festival.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23