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A street procession in a dusty village lane under a clear blue sky. Several saffron-robed monastics walk in front, carrying tall ornate umbrellas with blue, orange and gold panels, bird motifs and tassels, and a golden staff is held upright. A bearded elder in an orange wrap and a man in a turban-style orange headwear with rudraksha-style beads walk among them, while men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry the umbrellas and staff. Women in white and cream saris and men in white kurtas stand at the sides, with palm trees and decorative strings of lights above.

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February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor procession on a dusty road under a clear blue sky. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas carry tall ornate umbrellas with red, orange and blue canopies, gold motifs and tasselled fringes, and gold-topped staffs. In the centre, a figure in orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala walks forward, flanked by devotees in white with orange shawls and a trident-topped staff. Yellow bunting strings and a leafy tree stand in the background, with a small smoke plume rising behind the umbrellas.2007-02-02A procession on a dirt road under a string of yellow and green bunting, with ornate multicoloured umbrellas carried on tall poles overhead. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk at the centre; one in the middle wears an orange turban and a rudraksha mala, and another in a long orange robe with a grey beard and bare arm follows nearby. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry golden staffs with ornate tops on either side. A woman in a green sari stands at the left edge, and a temple tower with a colourful spire appears in the background among white buildings and a crowd. The procession appears to be a Kumbhamela-style walk in T. Narasipura. a person identification is not made here; the central figures are described by role and dress.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A procession on a dusty village road under a clear blue sky. Several saffron-robed sadhus walk in a group, many with orange shawls and rudraksha malas. Two attendants in white dhotis and orange shawls carry tall gold staffs topped with trident-like finials. Above them, multiple ornate orange, red and green parasols with white dove emblems and tasselled fringes shade the group. Behind them, a devotee woman in a sari with a garland, a white-walled building, and a small temple tower appear along the roadside. A bearded elder in orange and white stands near the front. The scene looks like a ceremonial walk through a small town, with onlookers and yellow pennant flags above.2007-02-02A procession on a dusty dirt road in Karnataka under bright blue sky. In the centre, a saffron-robed sadhu with long hair, an orange turban and a gold-bead necklace walks in the front line. Behind him, men and women in white dhotis and kurtas, many with saffron shawls, carry tall decorated umbrellas in red, orange and blue with fringed edges and dove emblems, and staffs topped with brass tridents. Yellow bunting is strung overhead and a smoky haze hangs in the background. The appearance-based candidate is a person in saffron, walking at the procession's centre; he is shown in person in the procession.2007-02-02