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Outdoor photo of a procession near an ornate decorated canopy shrine with a painted arch and garlanded banana leaves. Several colourful umbrellas with blue, orange and green panels and white dove motifs are held over the group. Monks in saffron and orange robes walk among men in white dhotis and kurtas, and a bare-chested man wears a rudraksha mala. A man in a light blue shirt with a rosette badge stands in the foreground. A white-bearded figure in orange robes is central, and a person in a white turban walks nearby. Dirt ground, potted plants and a white pillared shrine are in the background.

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Outdoor procession at an ashram grounds with a decorated canopy arch topped by an Om emblem, painted in pink, blue and white. Multicoloured parasols are carried over the group. A man in a saffron-orange robe walks at the centre, flanked by men in white dhotis and shirts; one bare-chested man in a white dhoti carries a plate of flowers. Banana leaves, shrubs and a small white shrine stand nearby, with a tent or stage backdrop behind.2007-01-30Outdoor photo of a procession at an ashram-style festival site with a decorated ornate gateway arch topped by an om symbol and white swans. Several colourful umbrellas (orange, red and blue, with bird motifs and tassels) are carried by men in white shirts and orange sashes. Many people walk along a dirt path lined with green shrubs and banana leaves; saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees, including a man in a red-and-white rosette and a woman in a cream sari, move among them. A man in an orange turban and a figure in saffron robes stand near the center of the group. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the role is described only as a sadhu in saffron robes.2007-01-30Outdoor procession on a hillside path among trees, with a hazy valley behind. Several people carry large ornate umbrellas (chhatras) in orange, red, blue and yellow with embroidered emblems and a bird motif, fringed with tassels. Many people walk in white dhotis and kurtas, while others wear saffron/orange robes, one bald man in orange with a white beard and a few in orange shawls. A man in a saffron wrap stands near the center. Some people on the right wear white with a brown-orange shawl. A small white stone shrine or structure stands at left and a stone pillar with a carved finial is in the foreground.2007-01-30A procession on a dusty road under a clear blue sky. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry tall silver staffs with ornate tops, and multiple colourful fringed umbrellas in orange, red and blue with gold emblems are held aloft over the group. At the centre, two men in saffron-orange robes walk side by side, one wearing an orange turban and a beaded necklace, while a white-bearded sadhu in orange wraps walks nearby and another man in orange carries a gold staff. Onlookers and processionists fill the background, with trees and utility poles along the roadside.2007-02-02A photograph of a procession climbing white stone steps at an outdoor shrine beneath a large tree, with white pillars and pink temple-style structures behind. Colourful umbrellas with red, green and blue panels and gold tassels are held over the group, and strings of marigold garlands hang overhead. In the centre, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace walks beside another man in orange robes. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a blue rosette walks at the left, and a bare-chested elderly man with a long white beard and white loincloth leans on a cane at the right. Several devotees in white and orange follow.2007-01-30Outdoor procession at a hilltop ashram beneath a white arched gateway topped with an Om symbol, with large multicoloured umbrellas and a red garland strung overhead. A central figure in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklace smiles and holds the robe at the chest, walking beside a man in a white cloth wrap and white dhoti. Around them are many saffron-robed sannyasis, some with orange turbans, and white-clad devotees. A woman in a red-and-blue dress holds a small child. A pale statue of an elephant with a garland stands near a temple spire among trees.2007-01-30A daytime procession moves along a dirt path lined with marigold beds and a low green hedge, under a tree and blue sky. Several people in white dhotis and shirts walk in a group, and a figure in an orange turban and orange robe with a garland leads the line. Another man in an orange robe walks beside him, and white-clad devotees follow behind. Colourful striped umbrellas are carried overhead along the procession. Banners with portrait images and printed text hang on a red and orange pavilion and along the path, and a man in a blue checked shirt stands at the left edge in the foreground. Several other people in white and orange are visible further back.2007-01-30December 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor procession passing under a white ornamental arch with curled scroll tops, beneath a large tree. Multicolored parasols with fringed edges are held above the group, and a painted elephant with pink and white decoration appears at left. Near center, a bald man in a bright orange shawl walks beside a man in white with a cloth draped over his head and a long-haired man in white wearing a shawl, with several people in saffron and orange robes around them. A man at right in white shirt carries a camera lanyard. Red and pink garlands hang across the top of the frame. A central figure in orange with a shaved head and a distinctive physique is walking in the procession; the appearance cues are not sufficient to confirm identity, so the role is described as a devotee in orange in the procession.2007-01-30August 09 20072007-08-09February 02 20072007-02-02