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Outdoor procession under a colourful canopy with striped fabric panels and hanging red and orange pennants. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a large orange umbrella over a palanquin-style deity murti garlanded with flowers. A saffron-robed monk walks in front with a white-clad attendant. Several people in white and a woman in a leopard-print shawl stand nearby on a dirt path, with palm trees and a grey van behind them. A blurred videographer appears in the lower right corner.

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A temple procession under a corrugated metal canopy decorated with striped pillars, orange-and-white bunting and circular hoops. A small wheeled cart carries a decorated deity murti beneath a colourful canopy, pulled by men in white dhotis with orange stoles. An orange parasol is held over a figure in saffron-orange robes, while a man in white stands at the cart's front. Devotees in white and yellow saris and white shirts line the route, some reaching toward the cart. Parked silver vehicle at left, palm trees and a red temple wall in the background.2010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11Outdoor procession under a corrugated metal canopy strung with orange and red pennant flags and tall decorated poles. At center, a man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth stands on a wooden cart holding a white chamara fan over a golden deity murti garlanded with flowers beneath a colourful striped canopy. Nearby, a man in a white dhoti holds a large orange umbrella, while several people in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, and men in white dhotis with yellow shawls pull or guide the cart. Women in white and yellow saris stand to the right. A silver SUV is parked behind the group, and palm trees rise in the background.2010-11-11Outdoor procession at an ashram with a decorated wooden ratha/palanquin carrying a golden deity murti garlanded with flowers, under a colourful fringed canopy. A man in an orange umbrella stands on the left holding an orange parasol over a woman in a leopard-print shawl and orange-robed sadhus. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris stand around the cart, one man in white dhoti reaching toward the deity. A brick building and palm trees form the background.2010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11Outdoor procession on a dirt path in front of an orange-walled temple complex with a shaded pavilion and palm trees under overcast skies. Many devotees in white dhotis and shawls walk in a line, with several in saffron/orange robes, a woman in a patterned top carrying a long pole, and a man near the front holding a trident-topped staff. A man in white with a yellow shawl and a woman in orange sari carry umbrellas, including an orange umbrella and a green one. A cameraman in white stands at left filming near a black canopy, and a deity image is visible at the pavilion. Slippers are scattered on the ground.2010-11-11Outdoor photograph at a dusty construction-style compound with a white block wall and red-and-white posts. Two ornate multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled edges and gold finials are held above a group of about ten people in white ritual dress with orange shawls, some carrying trays and bags. In the centre, a bare-headed man in orange robes with long hair stands beside a sand mound. On the right, a bald, smiling figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands on the sand, cues consistent with a sannyasi; the a person label applies only to this figure's distinctive orange-robed, mala-adorned presentation, with his identity not otherwise established. Parked silver cars and a shed are in the background.2007-02-02 +1 copiesAugust 09 20072007-08-09November 11 20102010-11-11Dusk procession on a dirt road with a palanquin-style deity murti under a multicoloured canopy at left, carried by men in white dhotis and yellow shoulder cloths. At right, a long-haired person in an orange dhoti and leopard-print top stands near a tall umbrella-like canopy, next to a man in white kurta with red shawl holding the pole, and women in white and orange saris with hands joined. Floodlight pole and a green-and-white trailer in the background. Several white-clad devotees line the procession route.2010-11-11August 27 20162016-08-27