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Outdoor procession on a dusty road in a hilly town, with a large ornate umbrella with a white fringed canopy and red-and-gold lotus-like motifs carried aloft. Behind it, a long banner is held up. Many people in saffron/orange shawls and orange caps walk along, including a bearded man in a white kurta holding a rudraksha mala and a long-haired young man in an orange robe walking near the centre. A man with a camera on the right films the procession, and buses and a green umbrella appear in the background. Mist and mountains are visible behind.

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May 24 20062006-05-24Outdoor procession on a narrow street lined with pale concrete walls. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead walks at centre, wrapped in orange-saffron robes, eyes lowered. A large white ceremonial umbrella with red fringe and gold-and-blue patterned top is held over the procession by a man in orange, and another man in orange holds a long staff. Behind them, many people in orange shawls and orange caps walk, some carrying colourful banners and ceremonial standards. A man in white shirt with a camera around his neck and orange shawl walks at right. Cars and a bus appear in the background.2006-05-25A street procession in a mountain town, with a woman in a cream sari and orange sash holding a red umbrella-pole at left. Behind her, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a gold-toned garland and carries a pink fringed ceremonial umbrella overhead. Several people in orange shawls and robes walk with him, and a man in orange carries a silver-toned casket. Two women at right wear orange sashes and glasses, one with hands raised to her face. Mountains and utility poles stand in the background. Several people are visible, with the most prominent figures described above.2006-06-01May 24 20062006-05-24June 01 20062006-06-01A street procession moves past shuttered shop fronts and a plastered wall. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala walks beneath a large white umbrella with red fringe and ornate gold-and-red motifs, held on a long pole. Behind him, a textile canopy with red, blue and embroidered panels is carried on poles. To the left, a man with long hair and a beard wears a white kurta and a long orange shawl, with a red wrist band. Several other men in orange shawls and orange caps carry staffs and walk alongside, one holding a camera. The scene suggests a devotional procession during the Himalaya Yatra.2006-05-24A procession walks along a narrow hillside lane in the Himalayan foothills, lined with a white wall, a rolling shutter door, and a corrugated shed. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, walks forward; he appears to be a person by his long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, though the match is uncertain. Behind him, a large white and red umbrella with a leaf-shaped ornament is carried on a long pole, with a second decorated umbrella beside it. Around them, devotees in saffron and orange shirts carry long staffs topped with silver finials, and a woman in a blue salwar holds a striped fan-shaped fabric parasol. The scene reads as a sadhu procession on foot.2006-05-24A photo of a procession at a hilltown temple gate with red walls and a red-roofed structure. In the foreground a long-haired man in saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala with a gold pendant walks with eyes lowered, hands joined, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a large white and red ceremonial umbrella with gold and red floral motifs is carried over the procession. A bearded man in white kurta with an orange shawl walks at left, and several people in orange robes follow, along with a few others near the gate.2006-05-24A street procession in a mountain town on the Himalaya Yatra. A long-haired man in an orange robe and a large beaded necklace walks at the centre, holding a white fringed ceremonial parasol on a pole with red and gold decoration. Around him, devotees in orange shawls and robes walk along a paved road; one bearded man in a beige jacket wears an orange shawl, a woman in a white kurta wears a rudraksha-style necklace, and a man beside them holds a small bell or offering tray. Shops, a tin-roofed building, power lines and steep green mountains frame the scene. a person is a probable candidate for the central figure, based on long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate necklace and the parasol-bearer's place in the procession.2006-06-01Outdoor photo at a mountain town street during a pilgrimage. A large white parasol with red tassels and a gold lotus-like finial is held aloft by a man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron wrap and a dark sleeveless top, facing another man in an orange wrap and black jacket who holds the pole. Around them a crowd of devotees in orange shawls and orange caps stands near a white bus and a canvas-covered truck; one older man in a light jacket and a rudraksha-style necklace is visible, and a child in a grey jacket stands at left. Whitewashed buildings and a rocky mountain slope rise behind.2006-06-01A photograph of an outdoor procession on a hillside road. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange top holds up a large ornate umbrella with a white canopy edged in red tassels and a gold-and-black lotus-style finial. Around him a crowd of devotees wears orange-saffron shawls and caps; some hold phones, and one man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala. A white bus and a mountain slope with small shops appear behind them.2006-06-01Outdoor photograph of a street gathering in a mountain town. A man in long orange robes and a red-brown shawl holds up a large white parasol with red tassels and gold-accented motifs, its pole held by a second man in orange robes and a black jacket over white. Around them a crowd of people in orange scarves and orange caps, including a man in a white dhoti and a woman in white, stands before a white bus and a truck, with mountains and multi-storey buildings behind.2006-06-01