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Outdoor event on a dusty red-earth ground under a fringed umbrella. A seated man in orange robes with a flower garland and a rudraksha mala holds a microphone and speaks, smiling; he has long swept-back hair and a sweeping saffron wrap, and his appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, so this is a probable in-person candidate. Beside him a man in a white shirt with a round blue emblem holds the umbrella pole. Two people in white dhotis with yellow sashes bend forward at a large blue barrel, their heads being doused with water, while a bald man in a white shirt and a man in white with a yellow sash look on. A crowd of women in white saris and girls in colourful dresses watches and laughs in the background, and a plain tent and buildings appear behind them.

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December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoors under a red and white umbrella with fringed tassels, a seated man in an orange robe with a white flower garland and a lei of marigold-like flowers holds a microphone and gestures toward a crowd. In front of him, a young man in a wet white shirt with a yellow waist cloth stands among others, some dripping wet, one with a red-orange sash. A man in white kurta and a yellow cloth bows low near the seated figure. Several women in white and yellow saris and salwar outfits stand behind, with a crowd and palm trees in the background. A laptop-style monitor sits in front of the seated figure. The seated man is described as a possible a person based on orange robe, garland and central seated role.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor ceremony on bare dirt ground with puddles. A seated figure in orange robes and a garland sits on a white cushioned seat with zebra-striped trim, flanked by two colourful fringed umbrellas in red, yellow and blue. Men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand and hold the umbrellas; one holds a white staff. A young man in a white shirt and jeans dances barefoot beside a blue barrel. Devotees in white and blue, some with lanyards, crowd behind. The scene is a public procession or event with ritual umbrellas.2009-12-25Outdoor photograph of a procession beneath a red umbrella with colourful tassels. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment and a multicoloured flower garland, sits smiling and holds a microphone near a black tablet. Around him women and men in white clothes with yellow sashes crowd close, some raising hands, and a person in white stands at right holding a silver ceremonial staff. Trees and buildings appear in the background.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor procession on a dusty ground with multicoloured tasselled ceremonial umbrellas on poles. A man with long dark hair and a flower garland wears an orange saffron garment and holds a microphone, while nearby a figure in yellow-bordered white holds a long pole. Many devotees in white shirts and yellow-sashed white clothes crowd around, some with hands folded in prayer. Trident-shaped ceremonial staffs appear at right. The no-visible-candidate appearance is uncertain, so the man is described by role only.2009-12-25Outdoor procession on muddy ground under a red umbrella with multicoloured tassels, held on a wooden pole by a man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala. Beside him a young woman in white with a yellow sash holds a microphone. A white-clad man in the left foreground points, and a blue plastic drum sits nearby. At the right edge, a figure in orange robes wears a long marigold and purple garland, gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala, cropped at the frame. Onlookers in white stand behind.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25