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A festival procession outdoors in bright daylight during a Brahmotsav-style event. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-white flower garland and a saffron headband stands at centre, receiving a welcome as an attendant bends forward offering a brass pot topped with white flowers. Around him, men and youths in white kurtas, orange headbands and white garments hold orange flags and ornate fringed umbrellas in red, saffron and multicolour. A brass trident and a brass lamp stand are visible, and a cameraman films at right. Behind them stands a white building with a sign and a decorated banner. a person: the centre figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a garland, matching the page's account of the Master's arrival.

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Outdoor procession at a festival with orange-clad devotees crowding forward. In the centre, a long-haired bearded man in saffron/orange robes and a flower garland stands with palms pressed together, while a devotee in an orange headband and dark jacket holds a brass kalasha-style vessel garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. Two ornate umbrellas in red, green and gold with fringes, and tall orange flags, frame the scene. Men in white shirts and orange headbands surround the group, and a camera operator is visible at the right edge. A decorated white pavilion with colourful panels and banners stands behind. a person in the centre, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes and garland.2007-12-25Outdoor procession scene under a blue sky. A central man in orange-saffron robes with a white flower garland and a red headband, wearing a gold chain, raises both arms and smiles broadly. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls raise their hands and cheer. Orange flags and decorated umbrellas with fringed canopies are held aloft, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with red and white flowers sits at lower right. A blue welcome sign with Kannada text stands in the background beside a white building.2007-12-25A festival procession outdoors in bright daylight, with a crowd of devotees pressing forward. At center, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a white and red-orange flower garland, and holds a wooden staff, with a red headband tied around his head. Behind him, a man in a saffron shawl and white garment holds up a large brass kalasha decorated with white flower garlands and red blossoms. Saffron-orange flags and ornate umbrellas with fringed edges and peacock-style motifs rise above the crowd, and a trident-topped staff appears at right. A man in white shirt wears a rudraksha-style mala and holds a camera-phone; a video camera operator is at right edge. Behind them, a white building with a banner and decorative pennants stands in the background. Several people wear orange headbands. The image is a photograph taken during a ceremonial procession.2007-12-25A festival procession moves across grass under bright sun. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe and a white-and-multicolour floral garland walks forward, with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a smiling expression; he is a sannyasi-style devotee, and the appearance does not sufficiently confirm a person candidate. Around him, devotees in white kurtas with orange shawls carry long wooden poles and orange banners, and drummers play at left. Overhead, orange umbrellas with green-red fringed canopies bear the printed words Dhyanapeetam and a dove emblem. Several onlookers stand in the background. The scene shows a ritual procession with orange flags, umbrellas and drums.2007-12-25December 29 20082008-12-29January 01 20082008-01-01Photograph of an outdoor procession with a crowd of devotees. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a gold-and-beaded necklace, and a red-and-white forehead mark, holding a small object at waist level. Beside him, a young man in a white dhoti and orange shawl carries a tall gold staff topped with a carved finial. At right, a man in white with folded hands and an orange shawl walks under an orange and multicoloured fringed canopy, while orange flags and a whitewashed building stand behind. A man at the left edge photographs the scene with a compact camera, and a tray of yellow flowers is visible near the bottom left. a person: the central figure wears a long-haired, saffron-robed, gold-necklaced presentation with a forehead mark. Several devotees surround the procession.2007-12-23Outdoor procession in a crowd under saffron and red canopies with tasselled fringes and an ornate yellow banner. A man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears a white shawl over white clothing, layered gold and red-bead garlands, and a large gold necklace, and holds his hands together. Beside him stands a clean-shaven man in orange robes holding a tall gold staff, and a gold trident is raised on the left. Several men and women in orange robes and gold necklaces walk alongside, while a man in a white shirt and sunglasses stands at right and a woman in blue clothing with a red forehead mark smiles at the lower right. a person: the long-haired man in white with garlands and gold necklace is the central figure in the procession, matching the page's Jayanti procession context.2009-01-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01December 25 20072007-12-25July 21 20052005-07-21