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A photograph of a street procession on a paved village road lined with green trees and a whitewashed wall. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry long poles supporting a large red and blue embroidered canopy hung with orange tassels. At the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a white flower garland walks in front; he has a shaved head and no visible long hair, crown, or rudraksha, so the appearance cues are insufficient. A man in an orange shawl with curly hair walks at right near a video camera. Behind them, another decorated canopy and a small shrine with a lamp sit against the wall, and a few people in white and in a woman's sari follow the procession.

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A street procession on a paved road lined with greenery and utility poles. A central figure in an orange robe and orange head-covering walks with a white flower garland around the neck, flanked by men in white dhotis and shirts. Several men carry ornate ceremonial parasols and a long red-and-blue embroidered canopy with elephant motifs, and one holds a long wooden pole. A man in an orange shawl on the right, holding a camera, watches the procession from the roadside. Some men wear rudraksha malas. The scene reads as a ratha-style or ceremonial walking procession.2006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25A procession of barefoot men walks down a paved village road past a concrete building with blue tarpaulin and a stack of cement blocks. A central man in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha-style neck beads carries a folded orange cloth and a tray of offerings. Around him, men in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with yellow shawls, carry decorated ceremonial parasols and orange flags, and one holds a tray with flowers and fruit. A multicoloured umbrella and tree foliage are visible in the background. The scene reads as a pada yatra, a walking pilgrimage.2008-08-07A procession walks along a street under a decorated canopy banner reading "Dhyanapeetam" in red, gold and blue with elephant motifs, supported by poles carried by men in white dhotis and shirts. A bare-headed figure in a saffron-orange robe with an orange head cloth and a white-and-orange flower garland walks at the centre, flanked by men in white. Several ornate umbrellas in red, pink and gold with fringes are held aloft, and a television camera appears at the right edge. Some carriers wear rudraksha malas. Ordinary shops and buildings line the roadside.2006-11-25February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor village street procession in daylight. A man in an orange saffron robe with an orange turban and a gold beaded necklace walks at the front, smiling. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts carry a decorated palanquin with an ornate canopy and red, orange and yellow fabric, draped in garlands of marigolds and white flowers, bearing a deity murti. A boy in white clothes carries a white flag with a blue emblem, and other white-clad men and bystanders line the dusty road lined with shops and trees. Whether the front figure is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so the identity is left unsure.2005-12-31A procession walks along a dirt road lined by a low concrete wall and trees. Two large ceremonial parasols with red, green and multicoloured fringed canopies are carried above the group, with a decorated pennant on a pole. In the centre, two men in saffron/orange robes wear marigold and red-flower garlands; the one on the left holds a small tray of flowers. Around them, many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with saffron or yellow shawls and identity lanyards, walk and gesture. A few men in white shirts and grey trousers walk at the right edge. Dusk light falls across the scene.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a street procession on a dirt road at Kumbhamela in South India, with a large shade tree and utility poles behind it. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas carry ornate multicoloured umbrellas on long poles, and one man in white holds a silver trident aloft. Orange-robed sadhus walk among them, one wearing an orange turban. Bystanders in white shirts, a woman in a red sari and a small boy watch from the roadside, and yellow bunting is strung across the sky. Several people are visible.2007-02-02A street procession on a paved road. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe, with a wooden-bead garland and an orange head wrap, walks barefoot in the middle of the road. Around him, men in white kurta and dhoti hold long poles that support large colourful ornamental canopies, with red, orange and blue panels embroidered with elephants, birds and geometric patterns. Other men in white and in shirts walk alongside, and a woman in a white shawl stands to the right. Parked buses and a palm tree are in the background.2005-12-31A procession of barefoot men in white dhotis and shirts walks down a village road lined with trees and a white wall. Two men at the front carry large ornate embroidered parasol-like standards with gold fringe and floral designs. A man in the centre wears an orange saffron robe and carries a folded cloth, while behind him a man in white holds a tray with flowers and offerings. Two men on the right wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas. Orange flags and an orange-and-red umbrella rise above the group, with more people visible behind them.2008-08-07A photograph of a pada yatra procession walking barefoot along a paved rural road under an overcast sky. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry three ornate, multicoloured embroidered parasols on poles above a small deity murti or figure seated under the central umbrella. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl walks among them, and a white-clad man on the right carries an orange flag on a pole. A man in a yellow shawl and white clothes walks at left. Dusty roadside vegetation, a banana plant, a corrugated metal wall and piled rubbish line the road, with hills in the distance. Six people visible.2008-08-07April 05 20122012-04-05