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Outdoor procession during a temple festival. A bald man with a white tilak and red bindi, wearing an orange robe, a maroon shawl and a long gold-beaded mala with a large pendant, holds a tall gold staff with a carved finial and smiles at a man in an orange shawl beside him. Behind them a red umbrella with yellow and green tassels shades the procession. A long-haired man in white with an orange shawl holds a video camera, and girls in white dresses with beaded necklaces stand at left among green trees.

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Outdoor procession scene under a red and gold canopy with tasselled fringe, a golden trident-topped staff and floral garlands overhead. A central figure in orange robes, an orange turban, a long rudraksha-style bead necklace and a gold ceremonial chain smiles and stands beside a shaven-headed man in orange robes. Two orange-clad men stand at right, and a crowd in white and orange clothing surrounds them, several holding golden staffs and a trident-shaped staff. The central figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and ornate adornments, which is a probable match for a person in a procession setting, though the image is not conclusive.2007-02-02Outdoor festival procession in Bidadi. A central figure in an orange saffron robe wears a white turban and a long garland of white flowers with red blooms, holding his hands together in front of him. A golden trident-shaped staff rises beside him. Behind him, a man in an orange robe and gold necklace holds a golden staff. On the left, a man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala. Another orange-robed attendant with a gold necklace stands at the right edge beside a golden staff, and a red, blue and yellow canopy with tassels overhead. Several people in white and yellow stand around. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the orange robe and white turban, shown in procession with his long hair and gold necklaces.2008-12-30Outdoor procession under a canopy umbrella with red and multicolored tassels, a golden trident-topped staff, and palm trees behind. A central man with long swept-back hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, a white and pink flower garland, a gold chain necklace and rudraksha malas, smiles while walking, dressed in saffron-orange robes; he is a probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces, saffron robes, ceremonial procession), in_person. Around him walk other saffron-clad sannyasis with malas, and men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry umbrellas, staffs and a copper plate, with children in white visible at left. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2008-12-28Outdoor procession on a dirt road with orange and red flags and a multicoloured parasol. In the centre, a man in saffron robes with a white and pink flower garland and gold chains smiles and raises his hand in greeting. Beside him, a man in saffron holds a gold trident staff, and another in saffron on the right holds a tall gold staff. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk behind, and trees and a building stand in the background.2008-12-28Outdoor procession scene under a red canopy with fringed tassels in green, yellow, pink and red. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl and a heavy gold bead-and-pendant necklace, looking toward a woman beside him. The woman wears a white sari with a gold-bordered edge, a red bindi and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, a man in orange with shaved head and a gold necklace stands beside a gold trident-topped staff. A crowd of people in white shirts and white clothes with mala beads watches from the background, with a white building and trees behind. The long-haired man's cues are distinctive: swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold beads, which match the page's Swamiji reference, so the appearance-based label applies.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and low white buildings. A man in the foreground wears an orange saffron robe, a gold necklace of beads, round glasses and a vermilion mark on his forehead; he holds a tall ornate golden staff. Behind him an orange-robed attendant carries a red, green and yellow parasol with tassels. Other saffron-clad men and people in white garments walk nearby, some holding pink and white balloons. A man in orange on the left is partly visible, and a woman in white with a black bead necklace stands at right.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsava celebration. The central figure has long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, bare upper shoulder under a saffron-orange shawl, and a heavy ornate gold necklace with large beads. Behind him, devotees in orange and white robes hold tall gold-tipped staffs and a large orange and blue ceremonial fan-shaped parasol decorated with gold scrollwork and a white bird emblem. A man on the left wears white with a beaded mala and holds a gold staff, while others in orange shawls and eyeglasses stand near a man speaking into a microphone in the background.2008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees under a red and yellow umbrella with fringe. Several men in saffron-orange robes wear long flower garlands, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and tilak marks on their foreheads. A man in the center holds a brass tray-like vessel with white and red flower garlands and a yellow flower, offering it to a man in orange who holds a wooden staff. Other orange-clad attendants carry tall wooden staffs with a golden finial, and a bald man in white stands at the right edge. Orange triangular flags hang in the background.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28Outdoor procession scene on a dirt path beside a white building and green-roofed structure, with a tree behind. Four men in saffron-orange robes stand together: the central man has a shaved head, white-and-red forehead markings, a multi-strand beaded necklace with a gold pendant, and a red shawl; the man on the right wears an orange robe with a pinkish-orange shawl; two men on the left wear orange robes with dark red borders, one with glasses. A tall gold trident and a gold staff topped with a bird finial are held nearby by a person in white. Several boys in white shirts and dark trousers stand in the background, and a colourful festival chariot or procession float is visible behind the group.2008-12-24