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A street procession on a tree-lined road in daylight. In the foreground a person in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white flower garland, holds a red umbrella with a wooden handle. Beside them, several ornate ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and teal panels and decorative fringes are carried aloft. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a line, one carrying a ceremonial staff, while others in white and orange sashes follow along the roadside. A white building and green trees line the background.

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A procession on a tree-lined road in daylight. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and orange garment with a white jasmine garland is seen from behind, holding a red and gold umbrella with fringed tassels. On the right, a large ornate saffron banner with a trident finial and a white bird emblem is carried by a man in white and orange. Further along, several people in white, including a woman in a white sari with a yellow border, walk in the street, with a man in white near the centre carrying an orange-trimmed item. Spectators stand along the roadside.2007-02-06A street procession moves along a wide paved road lined with trees under a pale sky. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and orange garment with a white flower garland is seen from behind, holding a red and orange ceremonial parasol-style canopy with tassels. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shoulder cloths, walk in line. On the right, a second ceremonial standard with a trident emblem and orange tassels is carried, and a man in a white shirt stands near the roadside. Long white buildings are visible in the distance.2007-02-06A procession moves along a wide paved road lined with trees under a pale sky. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears an orange turban and an orange garment with a white jasmine garland around his neck, carrying a large red ceremonial umbrella with fringe and decorative trim. To the right, a bearer holds a decorated orange and red banner topped with a trident. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls, walk along the road ahead, with more people visible in the distance.2007-02-06Outdoor procession on a dirt road at a Brahmotsavam festival under a clear blue sky. In the foreground a bald man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands with his back to the camera. Beside him a sannyasi in an orange turban and orange robes walks with his hands clasped behind him. On the right a man in orange robes holds a long-handled red umbrella fringed with red tassels above the procession. Behind them a red flag on a pole, a brass kalasha-topped staff and a yellow banner with a decorative emblem are carried. Men in white dhotis and white shirts play a wind instrument and drums. A striped blue and white pavilion and red fabric stalls stand in the background, along with a decorated chariot in the distance.2008-12-30January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A procession outdoors under ceremonial umbrellas. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a flower garland, walks forward; the cues are distinctive but the identity is an appearance-based candidate only, so it is labelled Swamiji (probable). Behind him, a young man in an orange shawl carries a brass tray of yellow flowers, while men in white dhotis and shirts with rosettes walk beside colourful fringed umbrellas printed with a temple design. A man on the right in white holds a video camera and wears an orange shawl. Red and orange festoons and marigold garlands hang overhead.2007-01-30A street procession on a paved road. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe, with a wooden-bead garland and an orange head wrap, walks barefoot in the middle of the road. Around him, men in white kurta and dhoti hold long poles that support large colourful ornamental canopies, with red, orange and blue panels embroidered with elephants, birds and geometric patterns. Other men in white and in shirts walk alongside, and a woman in a white shawl stands to the right. Parked buses and a palm tree are in the background.2005-12-31December 23 20082008-12-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies