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Outdoor procession on a paved road with red flags held aloft and a large pink deity murti with a red garland at top left. A bearded man in a rust-orange cloth walks at centre with a light-coloured wrap over the shoulder, a cord bracelet on the wrist, and sandals. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robes with long matted hair and rudraksha beads holds a staff high. Behind, devotees in white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and vibhuti walk with folded hands, one older man holding a phone. Around 15 people are visible.

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Outdoor procession on a paved road in bright daylight with a dense crowd of devotees. Many men wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, while others wear white kurtas and white dhotis with orange shawls. Several carry tall orange flags and colourful fringed umbrellas overhead. In the centre, a man in a bright orange robe and orange turban wears a long rudraksha mala and walks forward. Men on the sides wear gold garland necklaces. A drummer with a drum is visible at the lower right edge, and a shirtless young man in a white vest stands at right.2009-01-12Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a striped festival canopy and bunting overhead. A central man with long dark hair and a painted forehead wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a thick garland of white jasmine, yellow and red flowers, smiling and raising both palms in greeting. Around him, men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white-clad devotees in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls walk alongside, some with hands folded. Banana plants, a parked white vehicle and a hoarding with portrait photographs stand behind the crowd.2010-12-29A photograph of a procession walking barefoot along a paved road, with devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and white shoulder cloths, many holding red flags. Two red and orange umbrellas are raised above the group. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears a deep rust-red robe, and a woman in orange-saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala walks nearby. Behind them an elder in white holds a portrait garlanded with flowers and a red turban. Trees and a truck appear in the hazy background.2018-01-04 +1 copiesA procession walks across a paved courtyard beside a red-and-white striped temple wall in the Tiruchendur style. At the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair, a white tripundra and a red-brown dhoti and shawl wears a long rudraksha mala and walks barefoot. He is surrounded by saffron-robed sannyasis wearing red and brown rudraksha malas, one carrying a tall golden staff topped with an ornament. On the left and right, men in white dhotis with gold and purple borders walk, one wearing a gold chain. A uniformed police officer stands in the background. Several people stand or walk in the procession, with visible cues including rudraksha malas, saffron clothing and white ritual dress.2018-03-17December 29 20102010-12-29January 20 20092009-01-20June 07 20162016-06-07Photo of a barefoot procession at dusk along a paved road during a Kumbh Mela event. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a large pink and white flower garland, a gold chain and a beaded mala, with a tilak on his forehead. Around him, sadhus in white and orange dhotis and shawls walk with orange flags, a tall pole and a silver trident-topped staff. A bald man in orange and a shirtless man with gold chains walk nearby, and a parasol appears above. Street lamps glow in the dusk.2013-02-10January 04 20182018-01-04Outdoor procession with many devotees, most in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis, carrying orange and yellow ceremonial flags and banners. At centre, a man in an orange robe, orange turban and long rudraksha mala raises his right hand in greeting, flanked by saffron-clad followers wearing gold ceremonial necklaces. Bystanders in white and men in vests stand in the foreground. The walk appears to be a pilgrimage procession (yatra). Probable Swamiji (in person, centre) wearing saffron/orange turban, saffron robe and long rudraksha mala, walking at the head of the procession.2009-01-12A procession on a paved road with a red umbrella decorated with gold Om symbols and red tassels held above a man walking at the centre. He wears a rust-orange shawl draped over his bare chest and orange-red dhoti, with a red tilak on his forehead, a gold chain and sandals. Behind him, a man in a black shirt and a man in glasses hold the umbrella and walk among devotees. On the right, a man in white with a white shawl and rudraksha mala raises his arm, and white-clad devotees with white and vermilion tilaks follow. Red flags with gold borders wave in the background, with forested hills behind.2018-01-04A street procession in daylight. A central man in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban, with long dark hair, a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak, walks forward smiling. Beside him an older man in orange robes and an orange shawl walks, and behind them men and youths in white dhotis and orange shawls carry long poles supporting red, blue and purple umbrellas with tasselled fringes. Orange flags and a green-and-white van appear at the left edge.2009-01-12