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A procession of devotees walks along a paved path in front of a tree and a white building with a metal gate. Two umbrellas with colourful fabric and tassels are carried above the group, one held by an elderly man in white. Most people wear white or cream traditional clothes; the women wear cream sarees with coloured borders and the men white shirts and dhotis. Several carry brass or silver kalashas topped with green leaves and coconuts, a common procession offering. A black car is parked at the left edge. A man in a white shirt at the right front holds a kalasha and looks ahead.

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Outdoor procession on a paved path in front of white ashram buildings with arched doorways and trees behind. Many devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris with green-and-gold borders, and men in white shirts and white dhotis, walk in a line carrying brass pots and bowls with green leaves and yellow flowers. Blue rosettes are pinned to their clothing. Two ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed canopies, one bearing a gold emblem, are carried over the procession, and a man in white holds a long pole at the right. The people are visible in the foreground and cannot be counted with confidence beyond a rough estimate.2007-11-18A photograph of a procession on a dirt road in front of a light-coloured building with a tree overhead. Several men and women walk in white clothing, many wearing blue rosette badges, and carry brass kalasha pots holding green leaves. Four colourful embroidered umbrellas with red, yellow and gold fringed canopies are held aloft on long poles by men in white. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with a matching shawl and a gold-toned neck ornament walks among the devotees, carrying a small brass vessel. The scene is shot in the early evening with a few parked cars visible at the left edge.2007-11-18A procession on a dirt road in the evening, with a saffron-robed figure in an orange shawl and beaded necklaces walking at the centre, holding a long staff and a brass vessel. Around him, about a dozen people in white dhotis and white shirts carry leafy green kalasha-style pots and wear blue rosettes on their chests. Two men at the edges hold up ornate red and gold canopies with tassels, like parasols or palanquin canopies. Parked cars and a white building with a dark doorway stand in the background.2007-11-18A procession of devotees in white ritual clothing walks along a dirt road in front of a white building with a green tree behind. Several women in white and cream sarees and men in white shirts and dhotis carry brass kalasha-style pots with green leaves and mango leaves, and wear blue rosette ribbons. Two decorated colourful umbrellas with embroidered red and gold panels are held aloft by men at the rear, along with a ceremonial fan-style banner. A parked dark car is at the left edge and a metal gate with pillars frames the left side of the scene.2007-11-18A photograph of a procession on a paved road in the evening, under trees. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap, wearing a long gold-toned necklace, walks barefoot between two groups of people. Four ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed tassels are carried on long poles by men in white kurtas and white dhotis, some with blue rosette badges on their chests. A woman in a cream sari walks behind the central figure, and several men carry small woven baskets holding green coconut-like offerings. Parked silver cars line the roadside.2007-11-18A procession on a paved road under trees, with a saffron-robed man in the centre wearing a saffron shawl, a long beaded necklace and an orange head covering. Four men in white kurta-style clothes carry tall decorated parasols with multicoloured fabric, tassels and embroidered gold and floral panels. One man at right holds a brass pot with green leaves. Behind them, a woman in a light sari and other people in white follow, with white cars parked at left and a white building in the background.2007-11-182006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesNight photograph of a procession of women in white saris with gold borders walking single file along a dirt path through dry grass. Front women carry metal trays holding lit oil lamps and decorative cages with green leaves at their tops. Several women behind hold similar offerings, and a man in white shirt and trousers walks further back near the middle of the line. Dark sky and foliage frame the scene.Outdoors on a wide stone-paved path lined on both sides by rows of devotees dressed in white, many with hands folded in namaskar or bowing. Brightly coloured decorated umbrellas with red, orange, yellow and green patterns are held aloft at intervals along the lines. A dark car moves slowly down the centre of the path, and palm trees and green foliage frame the scene under a clear sky. The people are arranged in two long rows, with many more lining the route beyond the visible area.2016-01-032006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesMarch 24 20082008-03-24Outdoor procession on a dirt path under dry trees. In the left foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe and long swept-back hair walks with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts carry tall poles and a golden-fringed banner. A man in white with a rudraksha mala carries a red and gold tray-like ornament. Behind them, a red parasol with colourful tassels is held aloft, and a bald man with a grey beard in white shirt and dhoti walks at right. Several other devotees in white and women in saffron and white saris follow in the crowd.2006-12-30