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Dense outdoor crowd at a riverside festival procession beneath a large colourful umbrella fringed with red, blue, green and white tassels. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with orange or saffron shawls, and several bald-headed men in saffron robes stand in the crowd. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a tan wide-brimmed hat stands at left, and a cameraman films above the crowd. Ceremonial gold items and a trident-like staff appear among the umbrella poles. Green bunting flags string across the background trees and open land.

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Outdoor photograph of a crowded procession at a temple-town festival. Several saffron-robed monks in orange and ochre cloth walk among a dense crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts. Ornate multicoloured parasols with bird and floral motifs and gold finials stand at the left. Bamboo barricades and palm fronds line the path, and a white arched gateway with festoons is behind. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers in the foreground gestures toward the barricades. A bald monk in orange with a gold chain stands at centre, and a photographer with a camera is at right. Given the crowd size, many more than 100 people appear in the scene, though only those clearly visible are counted here.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor procession at a festival on a dry, sunny day under a clear blue sky. Two red umbrellas with fringed tassels are held over a crowd. In the centre, a man in an orange turban, saffron robe and long gold-toned bead necklace walks beside a man in a saffron-orange shawl draped over his head and shoulders, who is speaking. Men in white dhotis and kurtas, a uniformed police officer at left, and a man in sunglasses surround them. A blue-and-white striped tent stands at right, and trident-like poles are visible in the background. Whether the saffron-clad central figure is a person cannot be established from appearance alone.2007-02-02A crowded street procession with a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, long dark hair, and a dark rudraksha mala around the neck, smiling as he walks forward. Behind him, men in orange and saffron clothing and orange turbans walk in the crowd, some holding a long wooden pole. Around them, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, police officers in khaki uniforms with caps, and people raising mobile phones fill the frame. Above the crowd are a decorated silver palanquin-style structure and a yellow and green fringed canopy with tassels. The scene is a religious procession with devotees and officials moving through a dense street crowd.2011-05-24A dense street procession in Jamkhandi with a crowd pressing close around a central figure in saffron. At the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a swept-back crown-like orange turban wears a saffron wrap over a bare shoulder, with a long rudraksha mala and a long wooden staff raised beside him. Around him, saffron-robed sadhus, white-clad men and uniformed police officers push through the crowd, and one man in a white shirt holds up a phone to photograph. Behind them, a silver ratha or chariot decorated with orange and floral-patterned fringed panels and garlands is visible, with yellow marigold strands at the top left.2011-05-24A festival procession moves through an open dusty ground at Adi KAILASA. Large colourful umbrellas with painted panels in red, yellow, green and blue shade the crowd on the left, and tall yellow-orange banners on poles rise on the right. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes with beaded garlands, while others wear white dhotis and shirts. Several men in white carry or steady the umbrellas and banners, and a man in an orange shawl walks at the centre-right. Strings of orange and red bunting hang across the background beneath a hazy sky.2009-01-01A dense street procession moves through a crowded town road under a large colourful ceremonial parasol with a multicoloured canopy and fringed tassels in purple, pink, orange and red. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk close together; one bald saffron-clad monastic in front has a white beard and an orange shawl. A bare-chested man wearing a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala and gold chain walks beside them. Men in white shirts and dark suits press around, some with raised hands, and a man in a straw hat stands at the rear. Shop signs and multi-storey buildings line the street behind the crowd.2009-07-23A dense crowd surges around a procession on a street in India. In the foreground, a figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over the head and body, with a red bindi on the forehead, and faces away from the camera. Beside and behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis press forward, some in saffron scarves and some in khaki sun hats. A colourful umbrella with yellow, green and red panels and tassels shades a decorated palanquin or ratha with silver panels. Several other umbrellas and tall palm trees appear in the background, and a blue bus and signboards line the roadside. A figure with long hair and orange clothing stands prominently among the procession, with a shaved-headed attendant in white nearby.2009-07-23February 02 20072007-02-02Photograph of a dense outdoor crowd at a riverside procession near T. Narasipura, Karnataka. Two large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges and blue, orange and green panels are held aloft on poles. In the foreground a bald man in an orange robe with a draped orange shawl is surrounded by men in saffron and orange clothing. Behind him a man with long dark hair, orange robe and a long beaded necklace stands near a man with a shaved head in orange wearing red tilak marks. Many spectators in white shirts and dhotis press around them, and bright yellow marigold garlands are visible at the right edge. Trees and water are visible in the background under a clear sky.2007-02-02December 29 20082008-12-29A dense outdoor procession moves through a crowded street lined with canopies. Two large umbrellas with blue, red and gold patterns and the printed word Nithyanandapeetam hang above, decorated with orange, green and red tassels. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a long garland of white flowers, walks at the centre with his hands held together near his waist; he has long hair and a sandalwood mark on his forehead. Around him men in white shirts and black rudraksha malas carry wooden poles and walk closely, one with a sandalwood-paste mark on his forehead, and others wear orange shawls. Behind them many devotees and onlookers fill the street, some with bare heads and some in white, and red balloons are visible in the background.2007-01-12