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A procession of devotees in white and cream clothing carries long poles with large saffron-orange flags bearing dark blue circular emblems across a dusty courtyard. Several men in white shirts and light trousers and a man in a white dhoti walk in line, some holding the flagpoles upright. Behind them stands a whitewashed building with red decorative painted borders and swirl motifs, and a few onlookers in white and cream clothes stand near the right side. Marigold plants line the foreground.

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A group of about a dozen men and boys in white shirts and white or cream dhotis hold tall poles with saffron-orange flags bearing a blue emblem on a dusty courtyard. Several figures in white dhotis and light shirts stand in the background beside a white building with red-and-white decorative borders. A round golden medallion on the wall shows a painted face in profile, a depiction of a person rather than a living figure. Orange marigolds grow along the edge of the courtyard under a clear sky.2009-06-29A procession moves along a dusty dirt road in warm late-day sunlight. Many participants wear white shirts and white trousers and carry long poles topped with saffron-orange flags bearing a dark blue emblem. Some marchers hold the poles high, and others walk behind them alongside a white building with a metal railing on the left. Onlookers stand at the right edge and along the far roadside, and a bright sun glare fills the upper sky.2009-06-29A photograph of a large procession moving along a dirt road through an open compound. Many participants wear white dhotis and white saris, with some women in saffron and multicoloured sarees. Dozens of tall saffron flags with dark blue emblems are carried aloft, and a yellow and orange banner on a pole is raised at the left. A man in a white shirt walks at the front left. Small children in white walk among the marchers. Behind them stand single-storey buildings, a brick structure, a thatched pavilion and water tanks under a hazy sky.2008-12-24A procession moves along a dirt road in warm late-afternoon sunlight beside a white-washed concrete building with two black water tanks on its roof. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the street, several raising saffron-orange flags with a black emblem on a pole. Behind them, devotees carry tall umbrellas with colourful, patterned canopies, and a few people in orange clothing walk among the group. A small wooden frame stands on the dirt in the foreground.2007-12-22December 28 20082008-12-28A large procession moves along a dirt road past low concrete buildings and a white corrugated-roof hall under a clear sky. Many devotees in white dhotis and white sarees walk in lines, some carrying tall orange-red flags with a dark blue emblem and round orange-and-gold decorated umbrella-style standards. A few people wear orange or saffron garments. A cluster of people stands on the right near a pile of excavated soil. The scene appears to be a ritual procession. a person's presence is not visibly identifiable among the marchers.2008-12-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of men outdoors on sandy ground under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. Six men stand in a line holding long poles that carry bright red-orange flags, each flag showing a dark blue crescent-and-circle emblem. The man on the far left wears a beige kurta and white dhoti, and the second man wears a white t-shirt and dark trousers with a lanyard. The central men wear plain white kurtas and white dhotis and are barefoot. Orange and yellow tassel decorations hang from the pavilion roof, with a small coloured kolam drawn on the ground at right and a stone pillar at left. Several onlookers stand in the background.2010-12-22A photograph of a dirt road lined on both sides by devotees holding tall orange flags with a blue emblem on wooden poles. On the left, a row of people in white clothing stand facing the road, including a woman with light hair in white garments and others in white dhotis and saris. On the right, men in white dhotis and white shirts hold the flags upright, with a rudraksha-style mala visible on one man. In the centre distance, a procession continues down the road toward a parked vehicle draped in teal fabric. A low building with a blue-roofed structure and trees sits beyond, under a hazy morning sky. The scene reads as a flag-hoisting procession at an ashram-style event.2008-12-23December 22 20102010-12-22A large procession moves along an unpaved dirt road in a rural village setting under a clear pale sky. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the crowd, with several women in colorful saris among them. Bright orange-red flags on poles and round decorated umbrellas in orange and yellow rise above the group. A man in a white shirt carries a red drum slung on his side near the front. Low white and cream buildings, a water tank on a metal stand, and a few parked vehicles frame the scene, with more people visible in the distance along the road.2008-12-28 +1 copiesJuly 19 20162016-07-19December 22 20102010-12-22