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Outdoor procession on a dirt road under a colourful multi-coloured umbrella held on a pole. Central figure in long flowing saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair walks forward, hands raised in a gesture. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis walk with devotees; a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace stands to the right. A decorated palanquin or ratha carries a framed portrait of a figure in orange, garlanded with flowers, borne on wooden poles by men in white. A white-clad woman in a gold-bordered sari and a woman in orange walk in the crowd. Coconut palms, a truck, and a string of orange bunting line the background.

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A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees. In front, a man in orange robes with a white headband walks at the center, flanked by several men in saffron and orange robes, one with a full beard, and white-clad followers. A large multicoloured parasol with fringed edges is held overhead. Behind them, a palanquin-style float carries a framed portrait of a robed figure, decorated with garlands and flowers, with an orange-robed attendant standing beside it. Many devotees in white and light clothing follow along the road.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A dirt-road procession moves between palm trees at dusk, led by a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl carrying a multicoloured ceremonial parasol on a pole. A framed portrait of a bearded, saffron-robed figure is carried on a decorated palanquin-style frame behind them. Around the procession, devotees in white dhotis and white sarees with gold borders walk alongside, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A bearded man in orange robes walks at the right, and a small blue-and-white banner flutters at upper left. Several people line the road, and a concrete wall and roadside structures are visible behind.2009-01-02Outdoor procession on a dirt road at dusk with a large multicoloured parasol overhead, decorated with red, green, yellow and blue panels and fringed edges. A crowd of devotees in white and bright saree and kurta clothing fills the scene, with palm trees and a low wall behind. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a headband walks with hands folded, flanked by saffron-robed sannyasis, one with a full dark beard. Behind them a decorated float or palanquin with garlands and a framed portrait is carried forward. The ceremony is a procession during a brahmotsavam festival.2009-01-02A photograph of an outdoor religious procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. In the centre, a devotee in an orange robe with a red tilak walks beneath a multicoloured striped parasol, with a framed portrait and a decorated palanquin-style float with garlands behind him. Around him, sannyasis in saffron robes and devotees in white and orange clothing, some with rudraksha malas, walk along the road. A woman in a blue shawl stands with palms pressed together at the right, and a white vehicle and tent structures appear in the background.2009-01-02A procession on a dusty road at sunset, with two ornate multicolored parasol-style umbrellas and a yellow-and-red decorated banner carried overhead. Men in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis walk in a crowd, many barefoot. A central figure in saffron wears a white flower garland and carries a small brass or gold vessel, flanked by saffron-clad attendants with orange shawls. A bearded man in orange robes walks at right, and bamboo scaffolding and trees stand behind the crowd. Spectators and devotees follow along the roadside.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees during the Jayanti Brahmotsavam festival. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk in front, some with shaven heads and white tilaka marks, one with a long beard. Behind them men and women in white and cream dhotis and saris walk along, and on the right devotees in pale blue and pink clothing stand with hands pressed together in namaskar. Above the crowd a multicoloured parasol is held aloft, and a framed portrait draped with floral garlands is carried on a palanquin-style float in the background.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20092009-01-02