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Outdoor procession with two large ceremonial umbrellas, one red and one blue with gold and green motifs and tasselled fringe, held above a crowd. In the centre, a bald elderly man with white vibhuti markings on his forehead and scalp wears a saffron-orange cloth, layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and is garlanded with pink lotus flowers while raising his hand in a blessing gesture. Beside him a younger smiling man in saffron robes with a bronze-coloured headband and tilak wears a pink flower garland and a pendant. Behind them a bald man in white with a red tilak and several devotees crowd close, and a coconut with green leaves sits in the lower left foreground. Palm trees and bright sky appear in the background. a person is the elderly central figure, identifiable by the saffron robe, layered rudraksha malas, gold ornaments and blessing gesture while being garlanded.

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A crowd photo at an outdoor procession or temple festival. In the foreground, a bare-chested elderly man with a shaved head and white vibhuti on his forehead wears a saffron shawl, a rudraksha mala with bone-like beads, and gold bangles, smiling with hands together. Beside him, a younger man with a red kumkum mark and white markings on his forehead, a rudraksha headband and a silver chain wears an orange-saffron robe and a long garland of pink lotus flowers. Behind them, several men in white shirts and rudraksha malas stand in the crowd, and a ceremonial umbrella with tassels is visible at the top.2012-05-18Outdoor procession scene under a red and gold ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe. In the foreground, an elderly bare-chested man with a shaved head, white forehead markings and a red tilak wears layered rudraksha and skull-bead malas with gold ornaments and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder. 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Umbrella-like canopies with green tassels frame the top, with a temple gopuram and a white bus in the background.2012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesOutdoor procession scene in a village setting with palm trees, a tiled-roof building and a temple tower behind. In the centre a smiling man wears an orange-saffron robe, a pink flower garland, a rudraksha mala with white skull-like beads, a gold pendant and a headband of beads, raising one hand in greeting and holding a long wooden staff. To the right an older bald man in a similar saffron robe with a pink garland, rudraksha mala and gold pendant smiles and touches his beaded headband. A bald man in orange robes with a gold-beaded necklace stands at the left edge, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at the right with prayer-like hands. A man in white dhoti and a shirtless young man with a staff move behind. a person is the centre figure wearing the saffron robe, pink garland and rudraksha mala, shown in a procession-style greeting.2012-05-18A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a road lined with onlookers and palm trees. The central man wears an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and two long garlands of white and yellow flowers with red blooms, and he smiles while raising a hand. Around him, men in orange and maroon robes wear rudraksha malas and white-and-ochre forehead markings, while a bald man on the left wears a maroon robe with a white forehead stripe. Spectators in white shirts stand behind and to the side, and a tree and a white building with a colourful cloth canopy appear in the background.2015-05-01Photograph of an outdoor ritual scene under a red, gold and purple canopy with fringed tassels. A thin elderly man in saffron clothes with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead stands with eyes lowered while another man in saffron with long hair pinned up, a flower-wreath and a golden headband places a pink and green garland on him. Another saffron-clad attendant holds an orange cloth at right and a white cloth hangs at left, with onlookers in white behind. Petals scattered on the floor suggest a garlanding honour such as an ashram or temple reception.2012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18A street procession in an Indian town, with a central figure in a red-and-orange turban and saffron-red robes wearing a large white and red flower garland and a gold pendant. He holds a silver trident-like staff and smiles. Around him, saffron-robed men wear gold-bordered white dhotis, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold chains; one at right holds a black staff and another at left wears a plain saffron cloth. 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