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An outdoor procession on a dirt path strewn with red flower petals, with several people walking beneath ornate multicoloured canopies with gold finials and a thatched hut behind them. At the centre a woman in an orange sari wears a garland of yellow and orange flowers and holds her hands in anjali, carrying a silver tray with a green offering. Around her, men in orange robes and orange shawls walk alongside men and women in white dhotis and white garments, many with hands folded in greeting. Onlookers in white line the path on the right, some with palms pressed together. Scene reads as a religious procession, possibly part of an ashram inauguration.

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April 19 20082008-04-19A procession on a dirt road in bright daylight. A central figure in a saffron/orange robe and long dark hair, with a long white and red flower garland and rudraksha mala, walks with hands joined in namaste. Behind him, a man in white holds a tall wooden pole. Several people in white dhotis and saris carry yellow-orange cloth bundles and a brass tray of offerings, and two large red, yellow and blue umbrellas with tasselled edges shade the procession. A framed portrait is visible in the background, and white-clad devotees line the route with rudraksha malas.2006-12-30December 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt path at an ashram event. Saffron-robed devotees in orange garments and garlands walk in front, including a woman in orange with a white flower garland and a man at the front with long hair in an orange wrap. Behind them, several large ceremonial parasols with colourful embroidered panels, bird emblems and fringed edges are carried on poles, alongside gold-tipped staffs. Men in white shirts and trousers line the procession, and thatched-roof structures and orange flags stand in the background under a hazy sky.2008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19December 26 20082008-12-26December 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 30 20062006-12-30December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road. A central figure in an orange robe with a long white and orange flower garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling, with long swept-back hair, a tilak and a rudraksha mala. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear rudraksha malas, and women in white saris carry a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Large red and gold ceremonial umbrellas with floral borders are held aloft above the group, and a red and gold fan-shaped banner is carried at right. Thatched structures and a pale building stand behind. a person is shown as the garlanded central figure in orange, and the description is based on those cues. Approximately seven to nine people are visible.2006-12-30 +1 copiesA procession on a dirt path at an ashram, with a long bus and a parked vehicle behind it. A central figure in an orange robe with an orange shawl and a large floral garland walks forward, smiling and with hands raised, while devotees line both sides. Two colourful canopy umbrellas with a bird motif are held over the path, and a tall yellow ceremonial banner on a pole is carried at right. Many people wear white robes, others wear orange or pink saris, and a drummer in white stands at left. Trees and bright sunlight surround the scene.2008-04-19A procession on a dirt path lined with palm and banana trees. Two decorated umbrellas in blue, red, yellow and orange lead, with ornate panels, and trishul-topped staffs are carried by people in white and yellow. At centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long garland of red and white flowers and a gold necklace, walking barefoot. Around him are men in white dhotis and yellow sashes, saffron-robed sannyasis, and a woman in orange holding a silver tray. Overall a temple-style ceremonial walk.2010-01-02 +1 copies