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A street procession moves across a paved road in Bali, led by a man in a long saffron-orange robe and sandals, walking near the center of the group. Around him, devotees wear white ceremonial clothes with red and orange shawls and garlands, several women carry offerings on trays, and a few people hold decorated parasols and banners in red, orange and gold. Behind them, a silver tour bus and stone steps with more devotees in white are visible, and a small child in a blue and white outfit stands among the crowd.

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A procession of devotees moves down a paved street in front of a white building with ornate balconies. At the centre, a man in saffron robes walks beneath a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with fringed edges, held aloft on a pole, with a golden kalasha-like finial. Around him, many people in white kurtas and dresses wear red and white garlands, and several women wear saffron shawls. Some carry trays or bundles, and flagged banners on poles are carried nearby. A silver tourist coach labelled Pariwisata stands at the right, and a few onlookers in casual clothes watch from the roadside.2013-12-11December 11 20132013-12-11Outdoor photograph of a procession descending a stone staircase at a temple-like building. Central figure under a large multicolored ceremonial umbrella with red, green and yellow panels is a bare-chested man with a shaved head wearing a saffron-orange cloth, possibly a sannyasi or priest. Around him, men and women in white clothes with red and white garlands walk, and several women wear red and orange saris. Two people in white kurtas hold long poles or staffs. Vendors in traditional Balinese dress with stacked cloth bundles and baskets line the path at the bottom, and a white tour bus marked Luxury stands to the right. Yellow and pink flags are visible at the left edge.2013-12-11December 11 20132013-12-11Outdoor procession descending a dark stone staircase in front of a white building with glass doors. A figure in a white kurta with a red garland leads, while a large multicoloured umbrella with a gold top is carried above a central figure in an orange robe. Several people in white clothes with red garlands follow, and a few in maroon and orange robes walk nearby. Two decorative red-and-gold banners hang from the upper balcony, and a yellow flag is planted in the foreground. Vendors selling bundled goods stand on the sidewalk and a tour bus marked PARIWISATA is parked at right. The white-robed figure at the centre of the umbrella is possibly a person, but the appearance is uncertain.2013-12-11Outdoor procession on a paved plaza with a crowd in white clothing. Two colourful umbrellas and two gold tiered parasols are carried on poles, and a bare-chested man in orange-red dhoti and ochre shawl walks at the centre beside a sannyasi in deep red robes. Many people wear white kurtas and pants, and several carry garlands and lanyards. A bus and a stone building with a tiled roof stand behind the crowd.2013-12-11December 11 20132013-12-11December 11 20132013-12-11December 11 20132013-12-11A street-level photograph of a procession climbing stone steps outdoors, with a crowd of devotees on both sides. At the centre, a bald man in a white polo shirt with yellow and grey panels and jeans walks ahead of a group of sannyasis in orange-red robes with rudraksha malas. Behind them, a woman in a red-orange sari carries a long staff, and a large ornate umbrella in red, yellow and green with gold fringe is held aloft over the group. Many people in white clothes and red-orange scarves stand with hands folded in namaste, and some smartphones and cameras are raised. Parked vehicles and motorbikes line the street behind.2013-12-11December 11 20132013-12-11A crowd procession climbs a stone staircase outdoors, with a street and motorbikes visible behind. At centre, a smiling person with long dark hair wears a rust-orange sannyasi robe with a rope-like orange sash and bare feet, holding a hand raised toward the crowd. Around them, people in white kurtas and white dresses wear red and orange garlands and rudraksha malas. Several people carry tall silver staffs topped with trident-like finials, and ornate yellow-and-orange umbrellas with embroidered panels are held aloft. A woman in rust-orange robe with rudraksha beads walks in the foreground, and a yellow-fringed umbrella sits above the crowd.2013-12-11