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Outdoor photo at dusk of a procession on bare dirt ground in front of a low red brick wall and trees. Many people stand in two lines holding tall poles with ornate red, orange and green umbrellas or canopies decorated with embroidered motifs and fringed tassels. Several women wear orange-red saris, others wear white saris, and men wear white dhotis and saffron or orange robes. A man at center-left wears a dark vest and white clothes with a lanyard. Some have sandalwood or tilak marks on the forehead and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A pink and blue cloth lies on the ground in the lower right.

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January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA procession on a dirt road with a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a white and pink flower garland, hands folded in greeting, walking between two attendants in orange who carry tall gold-topped staffs with a trident-like finial. Two large umbrellas in red, yellow and blue with tasselled fringe are held above the group, and orange flags fly at left. Many devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and rudraksha malas line the route, some with white shawls and some in white salwar and kurta. Palm trees and low buildings appear in the background. a person cues: the central saffron-robed figure has long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, matching the page's claim of his presence at the procession.2008-12-28 +1 copiesA procession on a dirt path with a crowd of devotees. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white floral garland and a rudraksha mala, with hands pressed together in greeting. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis carry a golden trident-topped staff and wear beaded necklaces, while white-clad followers and a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl hold long poles of multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas and orange flags. Trees and low buildings appear in the background.2008-12-26October 06 20062006-10-06Outdoors at a dusty compound, a procession of saffron-robed devotees walks past a red and orange cloth backdrop. In front, several men in orange dhotis and shawls carry silver tridents and a ceremonial staff, while a central figure with long dark hair wears an orange wrap, rudraksha-style beaded garlands and a gold chain. Behind them, women in deep red sarees with gold borders hold tridents and wear beaded malas, and a large decorated umbrella with tassels and two pennant-shaped banners with red-and-gold designs rise above the group. Trees and a blue sky fill the background.2013-03-10December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession on a gravel road at dusk. Several men and women in white dhotis and kurtas with orange or red shawls walk behind decorated ceremonial parasols with colourful fringed canopies and tall ornate staffs. Red and orange flags are carried in the crowd. In the centre, a figure in orange saffron robes with a flower garland and a rudraksha-style bead necklace walks among the group, while a man in white with a red shawl faces them from the right. Palm trees and electric poles stand in the background under a pale evening sky.2008-08-07January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt road with palm trees and a low wall behind. Several large umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and tasselled edges are carried overhead, and red flags and a blue balloon appear above the crowd. A central saffron-robed sannyasi wearing a white flower garland and a headband walks at the front of the group, and a person is visible in the centre-left with long dark hair and saffron clothing, though the appearance cues are uncertain. Men and women in saffron shawls and white clothes walk alongside, some holding long staffs and white fly-whisks, and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl smiles in the foreground.2008-12-24December 27 20092009-12-27