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A procession on a dirt path in bright sunlight. At centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a white and orange flower garland and a red-and-gold necklace walks with hands folded, flanked by saffron-robed attendants wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and gold-bordered dhoti plays a long brass horn, and another in white and gold blows a conch-like horn. A ceremonial staff with a metal finial rises at the centre, and a puff of white smoke or cloth drifts near it. Colourful umbrellas with tassels and saffron flags fill the background, with a white wall and trees behind. Several women in white saris with orange borders carry offering trays on the left. a person is the central figure in saffron robes with long hair and a flower garland, a ceremonial procession participant.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road in bright sunlight during a festival. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a white flower garland and an orange garland, walking between parasols in red, yellow and blue with white floral motifs. Behind him, several monks in orange robes carry flags and a ceremonial staff. On the right, musicians in white shirts and gold-bordered dhotis play a long brass horn and cymbals. Two attendants on the left wave large white fly-whisks. A concrete wall and trees stand behind the crowd.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A procession on a dirt path with palm trees behind. At centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white and orange flower garland and a gold pendant walks forward, hands clasped. Beside them, a man in orange robes and beaded necklaces walks, and another in orange holds a tall golden trident-topped staff. On the right, a man in a white shirt and gold-bordered dhoti plays a long wind instrument, a nagaswaram-type horn, with a bell-shaped end and a sandalwood tilak on his forehead. Multicoloured parasols with tassels and fringed red and orange flags are carried above, and white yak-hair chamaras wave at the sides. Devotees in orange and white stand along the route.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under a bright sky. Two men in white dhotis play long wooden nadaswaram-style pipes in the foreground, one with a red tilak on his forehead and a gold bracelet. Behind them a man in a saffron robe with a long white-and-red flower garland leads, with several saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees following. Three ceremonial umbrellas with embroidered red, blue and gold canopies and fringed edges are carried aloft, and a trident-topped staff rises among the marchers. Devotees in white and yellow shawls walk along, and a canopied float stands at the right.2009-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path under morning sun. Several multicoloured ceremonial parasols with red, yellow and green panels and tasselled fringe are carried over a crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees. Orange flags on tall poles rise behind them. A central figure in an orange robe wears a long garland of white and multicoloured flowers and gold necklaces. Nearby, a bearded man in an orange robe and a man with a long trident-topped staff walk in the procession, and a man in white with a red tilak on his forehead plays a wind instrument at the front right. Palm trees and a building appear in the background.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a festival, with people walking under ornate umbrellas decorated with floral and paisley-style patterns in red, orange, and yellow. A man in orange robes wearing a purple flower garland and gold necklaces walks at the centre, carrying a long staff, with other robed attendants in orange around him. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with orange border plays a brass trumpet at right, and a man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti walks in front holding a long staff. Women in white saris and men in white dhotis line the procession, and a pink draped tent stands in the background.2008-12-31December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession under bright daylight with a crowd walking along a dusty path. At the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes wears a large white and yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walking between brightly coloured striped parasols and orange flags. Flanking saffron-clad sannyasis with full beards and beaded malas walk alongside. On the left, a man in white shirt and yellow dhoti plays a long wooden flute, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a silver vessel with fruit or flowers on the right. Ceremonial ratha-style procession at a Brahmotsava celebration, with a palanquin-style umbrella and staff visible in the background.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road in warm late-afternoon sunlight. A large multicoloured canopy umbrella with tasselled edges and a bird emblem is carried above a group. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk with yellow and orange shawls; one man in white at the left plays a long wind instrument. At centre, a man in orange robes and a flower garland holds a trident-topped staff, and beside him a saffron-robed monk with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant carries a small red-and-gold object. A trident stands tall at the right edge of the frame, and a gathering of onlookers is visible in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copies