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Outdoor festival procession in bright daylight. In the foreground a person in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe, with long dark hair and rudraksha mala beads, faces right beside a brass ratha-style pole. Behind him a man in white holds a long white cloth and an older person in white with grey hair stands near. Men in yellow shirts with yellow headbands stand in the background, and a musician in dark clothes plays a long wind instrument. A blue and white striped tent canopy and a decorated ornate parasol with floral embroidery in red, yellow and blue appear behind. Golden kalasha-topped poles and draped orange and teal cloth decorate a chariot at left.

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A photograph of a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, wearing long rudraksha mala beads around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead and long hair falling behind his shoulders. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and a second man stand near a red, gold and blue embroidered ceremonial banner with floral motifs and a white bird design, outdoors at a public event. The turban-clad man has distinctive saffron robes and rudraksha beads, and the page does not place a person at this event, so the identification is uncertain. Three people are visible, with the blurred figure at left partly cut off.2010-02-18December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor procession under a canopy with red tassels and a purple and orange umbrella-style awning. A central smiling man wears an orange turban, orange robe and a long gold bead necklace, with long dark hair falling on his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed young man in an orange robe wears a rudraksha mala and a round pendant. Older people, a man with a white tilak in a white shirt, and a man with a beard stand nearby. Behind them are palm trees, a pink building and a tiled roof, with an orange flag on a pole.2005-12-31A smiling man in a procession wears an orange saffron turban with a red bindi and a saffron shawl over orange robes, with long dark hair and a heavy necklace of large gold beads hanging on his chest. He claps his hands with a joyful expression. Behind him, a red and gold ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe and red wooden poles shades the procession, and a red and yellow decorated canopy is visible at right. Other people in white and saffron clothing, including a man in a white shirt with a red sacred thread and an older woman with glasses, crowd the street, and a green and white truck is parked beside the road.2005-12-31A procession with a central man in saffron-orange robes, a matching orange turban, long dark hair and a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, smiling with hands clasped in front. He walks beneath a purple and gold canopy with red tasselled edges, held up on long wooden poles. Around him are people in white dhotis and white shawls, including an older woman with grey hair holding a red and gold shield with a white bird emblem, and a woman in glasses in white. Behind them hang colourful bunting banners, and an orange flag flies. The scene is a street-side festival procession.2005-12-31A smiling man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe stands outdoors beneath a large ceremonial parasol with a pink canopy, purple fringe with red tassels, and a red-and-gold patterned top. He wears a red dot on his forehead, a gold necklace, and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. He holds the gold-tipped parasol pole with one hand, and an orange flag is visible beside him. Behind him are a red and gold decorated ceremonial item, a dusty brown ground, sparse trees, and onlookers in the background. Swamiji (probable) based on the distinctive orange turban, long hair, saffron robe, gold necklaces and ceremonial parasol, shown at a procession.2005-12-31Outdoor procession photograph. A man in the centre wears an orange turban with a red bindi, long swept-back dark hair, an orange shawl and a large ornate gold necklace, and smiles while looking to the side. Behind him stand men in orange robes, one wearing rudraksha malas and another with a shaved head. A large peacock-feather fan blurs across the foreground. Behind them are a colourful ceremonial canopy with red tassels, an orange flag with a blue emblem, a decorated red-blue-yellow banner and palm trees. Swamiji (probable) is visible by his turban, long hair, orange clothing, gold necklace and rudraksha-adorned attendants; the scene shows a procession with ritual fans and canopy.2005-12-31Close side-profile photograph outdoors of a man wearing a bright orange saffron turban, with long dark hair falling beside his face. Behind him, a pink and red fringed canopy umbrella on a pole shades a procession, and a smiling older woman with white hair and a red bindi stands at the right edge beside a crowd of people in white clothing. The background shows rustic roofs and blurred trees. a person: the figure has a long-haired, orange-turbaned appearance with saffron clothing, consistent with a sannyasi in procession. Visible people number several, including partially visible figures in the crowd.2005-12-31Outdoor procession under a decorated ceremonial umbrella with red tassels and a gold-trimmed canopy, with palm trees behind. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron shawl, with a red bindi, long dark hair, and a gold ceremonial necklace, looks to the side with a slight smile. Behind him, men in white kurtas hold the umbrella pole; one has a red forehead mark and a moustache, and another in white stands at the right edge. Several people are visible, including the umbrella bearers. The Swamiji (probable) cues are the saffron turban, long hair, saffron shawl and gold necklace, shown in an outdoor procession setting.2005-12-31Outdoor procession scene under bright sky with palm trees and banana plants. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears an orange turban and an orange sleeveless robe, with a large white jasmine garland around the neck and an orange sash at the back. Above them a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with red, green, blue and yellow panels, bird emblems, gold embroidery and tassels is held aloft on a pole. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis, several with folded hands, line the route, and a man with a lanyard raises a white cloth. Orange and yellow floral garlands decorate a small white building in the background.2010-02-18Outdoor photograph of a procession crowd. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and orange garment, with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and gold necklaces, smiles while looking to the side. Behind him a woman in an orange top and white garment, another woman in white with a red-and-white scarf, and a woman in white with a dark bun stand close by. Orange flags and a red-and-gold umbrella with red tassels appear above. A probable Swamiji is visible, based on the long hair, orange turban and ornate gold necklaces; he stands among devotees during the procession.2005-12-31Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela setting with a hazy white sky and a row of tasselled coloured fabric at top. A central man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban, wearing a long dark rudraksha mala with gold beads and a ceremonial gold necklace, walks forward holding a golden trident-like staff at lower left. Beside him a man in saffron robes with a white vibhuti line on his forehead and gold beads gestures with his hand. Around them are other saffron-clad sadhus and devotees, a young girl in orange at left, and a bearded man in white at right. A golden ornamental staff topped with a figure rises at right. a person label applies to the central figure, whose saffron turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklace are visible cues of a procession participant.