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A procession walks down a red carpet under a covered hall with corrugated roof, lined with rows of devotees in white clothes pressing palms together in anjali. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and a white turban wears a long white and red flower garland and walks barefoot, holding his hands together in greeting. A large ornate umbrella with red, green and yellow panels is held over him on a golden pole. Beside him, another saffron-robed sadhu in orange walks with a long gold staff and a brass vessel. Several white T-shirts with a printed tree motif hang from the ceiling, and petals are scattered on the carpet.

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December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a flower garland walks down a red carpet runner between metal handrails in a hall with terracotta walls and colourful patterned pillars. Behind him, a man in white with a red shawl walks alongside, and a line of people in white clothes stand along both sides with palms pressed together in greeting. Light streams in from an open doorway at the far end, where palm trees are visible outside.2010-08-15March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a procession walking down a red-carpeted lane lined with steel railings. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red-and-white flower garland, and a gold-and-red bead necklace, holding a long staff and smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him walks a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and upper cloth with a gold border and rudraksha mala, also in namaste. Devotees line both sides in white and orange clothes, many with hands folded. Behind them stands a decorated canopy with tassels, paper-leaf bunting and colourful cloth hangings in a temple-like setting.2012-01-01A crowded indoor procession under a tented canopy with red, yellow and green tasselled fabric and a golden trident-topped staff. At centre, a man in saffron robes and a white turban stands with palms pressed together, wearing a white and maroon flower garland, a gold necklace and gold bangles. Beside him, a younger man in orange dhoti and gold chain and a bearded sadhu in orange robes walk along. Devotees in white on both sides press palms together behind metal railings, with white T-shirts with orange emblems hanging on the tent walls.2008-12-29A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a large gold-coloured garland walking down a red carpet runner between metal railings in a hall with terracotta-coloured walls. Beside him a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red shawl walks with bare feet. Devotees line both sides of the aisle with hands folded in anjali mudra and some bow low, including women in white and a man in a white shirt at right. A woman in white bends forward at far left. Colourful pillars and a tiled roof frame the hall, with an open doorway and palm trees beyond. a person: the saffron-robed man with long hair and a gold garland is the visible central figure, walking as a guest of honour.2010-08-15A photograph of a procession inside a decorated hall with a red carpet and a metal barrier rail lined with devotees. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold necklace and a white-and-red flower garland walks at the centre with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him, another man in saffron robe and beard carries a golden staff, and a yellow-and-red canopy is held above the procession. Devotees on both sides, many in white clothes, fold their hands in namaste; a silver-haired woman in white is in the left foreground. Flowers are visible at the bottom edge.2008-12-30A photograph of a covered hall with a red carpet runway between metal railings, lined by devotees on both sides. On the left, a row of young girls in white dresses with yellow trim stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the right, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe wears a white and orange flower garland and holds a small object in his hands, while a bald monk in an orange robe walks beside him. Orange walls, paper star decorations hang from the ceiling, and a tall patterned banner stands at left.2010-09-13