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Outdoor procession on a dirt road. A bare-chested, ash-covered sadhu with long grey hair and beard, wearing a garland, leans forward and pulls a white SUV by a rope while raising one hand. Behind the vehicle a red banner with white Devanagari lettering and garlands is mounted on its bumper. Beside the road stands an ornate decorated palanquin with a patterned canopy, gold-coloured frame and red-and-gold fringe; further back is another golden pavilion-like structure. Ascetics in orange and saffron robes, a man in white dhoti and a man in grey shirt walk near the vehicle, and a white-clad devotee walks at the left edge with a backpack. Tall trees and a red-earth slope frame the scene.

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Outdoor photo on a dirt road of a bare-chested, ash-smeared sadhu with a long grey beard and a flower garland, walking barefoot forward in the centre. Behind him a white SUV with a red sign. Crowds line both sides holding up phones; on the right, saffron-robed sadhus with orange shawls and marigold garlands stand with hands pressed in namaste, and a woman in a red salwar kameez and a man in dark vest and orange dhoti face him. On the left, people in white ritual clothes and an orange-shawled man in white sit and kneel watching.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04Outdoor photo on a dusty dirt road. A bare-chested, grey-ash-smeared ascetic with a long white beard and a large garland of yellow and orange marigolds walks barefoot toward the camera, in front of a white SUV with a red sign. A crowd lines both sides: people in white and saffron-orange robes press palms together, and others in pink, red and white kurtas raise phones to film. A man in orange robes and a long beard stands at right with hands folded. A small child in an orange outfit is in the right foreground. Trees and a hazy sky are behind.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04Outdoor photo on a dusty dirt road beside a red compound wall. A bearded, bare-chested sadhu with ash-smeared body and a flower-garlanded head stands in the centre, barefoot, holding yellow and white marigold garlands. Behind him a white van with a red placard passes. On the right, two saffron-robed monastics in orange and red garments, one with an orange head wrap and garlands, stand beside a crowd of devotees in pink, white and red clothing; a small girl in orange stands near them. On the left, seated and standing people in white ritual clothes with saffron shawls watch, many photographing with phones. Trees and a blue sky are in the background.2018-01-04Outdoor photo on a dirt road in front of a white SUV with a red placard. A bare-chested man with ash-covered body and flower garlands kneels/bends in the road in a ritual performance. Around him, a crowd of devotees watches and films with phones; several men in saffron/orange robes and a man in a saffron turban stand to the right, and many women in red, pink and white clothes with garlands and bindis line the sides. A man in an orange vest and saffron dress stands near the vehicle. Red-brick wall and trees in background.2018-01-04A dusty unpaved road lined with trees and a blue tarpaulin-covered tent structure. A group of people walks and runs along the road behind a white van with a red banner, many in saffron and orange robes, others in white dhotis. In the foreground a bald, bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border walks carrying a backpack and a camera. A bearded sadhu with long grey hair and a bare torso in the centre of the group carries a staff. A wooden cart wheel is visible on the right beside a small white truck.2018-01-04Outdoor photo on a dusty road beside a red compound wall. A bare-chested sadhu with ash-smeared body and long white beard, wearing yellow and orange flower garlands, bends forward and pulls a white van by a rope. Behind him a white van displays a red placard with Devanagari text and a yellow banner, decorated with garlands. Around them a crowd of devotees watches and films with phones; a woman in a dark red sari with a rudraksha mala walks at left, and a man in saffron robes with an orange turban and white garland stands at right. Several people wear orange and saffron clothing; a few women wear salwar kameez and headscarves. Dense crowd of roughly two dozen people visible.2018-01-04Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees on both sides. At centre, a bare-chested, white ash-smeared sadhu with long grey beard and marigold garland walks while holding a yellow and orange flower crown to his head. Behind him a white van with a red placard moves slowly. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a white flower garland stands among devotees; another person in orange with a garland and a saffron turban-like head covering is also visible. Women in red and maroon saris, and men in white dhotis, watch and clap. Petals fall through the air, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with marigold garlands appears at upper right.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04February 15 20132013-02-15