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A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with green bushes. Two large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured panels, decorated with white bird and floral motifs and fringed with tassels, shade the group. Orange flags on poles are carried by participants. In front, a man in an orange robe holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass vessel in the other. Beside him, a man in an orange robe presses his palms together in front of his chest. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many with yellow or orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, stand with hands folded in namaskar, including elderly women in red and white saris. Partial figures appear at the frame edges.

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A dense outdoor procession with many devotees in white and saffron clothing. Several men and women carry large multicoloured parasol-style umbrellas with gold trim and orange-and-blue flags bearing a bird emblem. A central figure in a white garment and red-orange shawl holds a ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial, while a bearded man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads walks nearby. Other men in saffron wear orange shawls and garlands. Crowds of people in white, red and yellow saris and shirts fill the path, with orange bunting strung across the background.2009-01-01Outdoor procession on a road with crowds of devotees carrying saffron flags and holding colourful umbrellas decorated with lotus-style emblems and tassels. In the centre, a man wears an orange robe, rudraksha mala and a bright orange turban, walking near a man in white with an orange shawl. Many people in orange and white clothing surround them, with a bus visible in the background among trees.2009-01-12A procession on a dirt path under trees, with colourful fringed parasols and orange flags overhead. At the centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a multi-strand orange-and-gold beaded necklace with a white-and-red flower garland walks forward, smiling, with a trident-topped staff in one hand. Beside and behind him, men in orange robes and beaded necklaces carry staffs and walk in step, while people in white clothes and women in salwar kameez line the path.2008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a rural road lined with trees and utility poles. Men in white dhotis with orange shawls walk barefoot, carrying tall orange flags and large decorated umbrellas in red, orange and blue. At the centre, a man in orange robes holds a small figure. A man in orange clothing stands at right, and onlookers in casual clothes watch from the roadside. Several people are visible in the crowd, roughly six to twenty.2008-08-07Outdoor festival procession with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many with hands folded in namaskar. Several people walk in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas. At the centre, a bearded man in orange robes stands near a long-haired figure wearing a red-and-white flower garland and white clothing. Above them, three colourful ornamental umbrellas with blue and yellow motifs are carried on poles, and orange flags with blue circular emblems wave overhead. A golden trident-like staff and orange-and-gold banners are visible, with orange bunting strung along a chain-link fence in the background. Dusty field and trees under hazy light.2009-01-01January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor procession on a road with many people walking under multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas, each with a red, yellow, green and blue canopy and a white-blue emblem. Many men carry orange flags on poles. In the centre, a young man in an orange robe, orange turban and a long dark rudraksha mala walks forward with one hand raised in greeting, flanked by a man in an orange shirt with a yellow-orange garland and a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl. Others wear white and saffron. Trees and parked vehicles line the background.2009-01-12A procession walks along a dirt road lined with trees. Several umbrella-like ceremonial canopies (ratha-style chhatris) with colourful embroidered fringes are carried on long poles over the group. Many men in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow or saffron shawls, walk barefoot, and several carry orange flags. At the centre, a man in saffron robes carries a small image in his arms, garlanded with white and orange flowers. Other participants in saffron clothing and white garments follow, with a small child in green shorts at the right edge.2008-08-07December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor procession at a festival, with a crowd of many people in white kurtas and dhotis moving along a dusty path. Several saffron-orange flags on tall poles stand out in the foreground. Behind them, a bearded man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala walks at the centre, wearing a garland, and a man in white with a white turban stands beside him. Other figures in orange robes follow. Decorated parasols with peacock-like ornamentation and a gold-topped umbrella are held up, and a figure in blue and white costume with a white headdress is at the left edge. Banana trees and a line of festive bunting appear in the background, with large speakers beyond the fence.2008-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt road under palm trees, with several large colourful parasols (blue, yellow, red and green panels with white and blue motifs) carried overhead. Saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walk in the crowd, many wearing rudraksha malas. A central figure in saffron wears a long flower garland and carries a trident-topped staff, flanked by attendants holding white fly-whisks and small decorated fans. Women in white and orange saris and men in white kurtas walk alongside. A brass pot of yellow flowers sits in the lower right foreground.2008-12-23A barefoot procession moves along a road, led by saffron-robed men carrying tall, ornate multicolored umbrellas with fringed borders and bird emblems, plus orange flags. Several men in orange dhoti-style robes wear rudraksha malas, with one central figure in orange cloth and beads, smiling and gesturing. Others in white dhotis and shirts carry small brass pots and walk among the crowd. Spectators stand behind them and a banner is visible in the background. a person is walking in the centre-front, wearing saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, with no crown or ornate gold visible.2008-08-01