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A photograph of an outdoor festival procession beneath a large white canopy with red tassels and blue-and-red decorative motifs. At centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a white dhoti-style garment with gold border and a gold necklace, and a long garland in orange, white and green (tricolour-like) and blue. Beside him an older woman in a brown shawl with a green-and-gold border and a peacock-feather fan holds a metal object, while a man on the right wears white clothes, an orange shawl and glasses. Others in white and orange-saffron garments, including women in orange shawls, stand around, and red-and-white bunting and orange flags fill the background.

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A festive outdoor procession under red and white canopies hung with red tassels. A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border, a multicoloured garland of white flowers with blue, saffron, white and green ribbon accents, and layered gold beads and an ornate gold necklace. Behind him a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl holds a tall brass pole of a parasol. On the right, a bespectacled man in white robes with a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala looks ahead. An elderly woman with a peacock-feather fan and a crowd of devotees surround the procession. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure with long hair, ceremonial gold necklaces and white garment; he is participating in a procession.2006-01-01Photograph of a procession under a canopy edged with red and white tassels and red-and-gold banners. At centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a white garment with a gold border wears a white-and-tricolour-striped flower garland and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant. Beside and behind them, people in white and orange, including a man in glasses with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, walk among devotees in saffron and white. Orange flags are visible on the right, and a bald man stands at lower left.2006-01-01Outdoor procession photo under a white canopy with red tassels and gold-topped poles. A man in a white kurta and dark beaded necklace holds one pole, smiling. In the centre, a long-haired figure in a cream and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment wears a gold necklace, a multi-stranded jasmine garland with tricolour ribbons, and a red bindi, and holds hands together. a person: long hair, gold chain and jewelled ornaments, and ceremonial garland in procession. Another smiling man in white with an orange shawl stands behind. A peacock fan with blue-and-white emblem and a yellow-and-red flag are at left; an older woman in a white sari stands beside them among trees.2006-01-01Outdoor procession on dry open ground with trees behind. A long-haired person in a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment, wearing a white and tricolour-striped garland and a gold necklace, smiles and raises both hands near a ceremonial umbrella. A white-clad woman holds a large peacock-feather fan with a blue bird emblem, and a child in white stands nearby. Men in white with lanyards and an orange-shawled man at right walk with the crowd. A red and gold banner with a white bird emblem is held at left, and a white umbrella with red tassels is raised overhead. Roughly 15-20 people are visible.2006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor procession under palm trees on a bright day. A central man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl, a multi-strand gold necklace, and a large white and orange-green-blue flower garland. His hands are clasped at his waist. Behind him, a red and purple tasselled ceremonial umbrella and a white fringed umbrella are held aloft. Other participants stand around him: an older man with grey hair and sunglasses in white holds an umbrella pole at left, a man in white with an orange shawl and glasses stands at right, and a woman in a yellow and red sari walks behind. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the flower garland, a candidate based on long hair, gold ornaments and ceremonial dress.2006-01-01Outdoor festival procession under a red and white fringed canopy with gold finials. A central figure with long dark swept hair wears a white garment, a multicolour tricolour-style garland of white flowers in green, orange, white and blue, and a heavy gold chain with a pendant. He smiles and gestures with his hands. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange saffron shawl and white kurta, with a rudraksha mala, presses his palms together. Behind them, a man in white and orange-shawled women and devotees in white and orange crowd the scene, with a small blue-and-white flag visible above.2006-01-01Outdoor procession with a central figure wearing a white and gold-bordered shawl over white clothing, a long fresh garland of white flowers with red, green and blue accents, a rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant, and a white head cloth. The figure has long dark hair and stands among followers. Around them are people in white, many wearing rudraksha malas, several holding long wooden poles that support red and maroon fringed ceremonial umbrellas overhead. Some younger women in white with red cords stand on the left, and a pink building and trees are visible behind. a person is the central figure, identified by long hair, a rudraksha mala and gold pendant among other cues, presented as a procession participant.2005-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 20 20102010-12-20January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor procession under two large cream parasols with red tassels and gold-accented finials, carried by attendants. A long-haired man in white with a gold-bordered cloth and a white-and-orange-and-blue flower garland smiles and holds his hands in anjali, wearing a gold necklace and a red bindi. Beside him a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala and a locket wears glasses. Several women in white saris follow in a line through dry grassland with trees behind.2006-01-01December 27 20082008-12-27