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Outdoor photograph of a procession on a red carpet runner at a festival ground. Several saffron-robed figures walk forward under two ornate multicoloured umbrellas with yellow, green and red panels and bird motifs. In the centre, a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a small book. Beside him, a figure in an orange turban and long mala walks with a hand raised. A bare-headed attendant on the right wears orange cloth and a gold-bead necklace. Behind them stand tents with white canopies, striped blue and white fabric, and a tree and pink flowers on the path. Several more saffron-clad devotees follow. Five or six people are visible.

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A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a red carpet beneath a large ornate yellow, red, green and blue canopy with gold embroidery and tassels, outdoors at a festival ground with blue-and-white striped tent walls behind them. The central figure in the foreground wears a plain orange robe and walks barefoot-style in sandals with his head shaved. A tall figure in an orange turban and rudraksha mala walks at right, and a man with long hair and a beard in orange robes and gold-bead necklaces walks at left. Several other orange-robed followers and a few men in ordinary clothes walk behind, including one in a dark jacket holding a camera.2008-12-30A procession in saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a red carpet on dry ground beside a white and blue striped tent. Two large ornate umbrellas in red, yellow, green and blue with gold embroidery and tasselled fringes are carried over the group. In the center, a long-haired figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks in the middle of the group; a sannyasi in an orange turban on the right wears a long rudraksha mala and carries a prayer book. Other saffron-clad attendants in orange turbans and garlands walk around them, and a bare tree stands at right under a clear blue sky.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 31 20092009-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a red-carpeted path beside a white tent with red and cream draped valances. Two decorative parasols with multicoloured panels, golden finials and fringed tassels are held aloft by attendants in orange robes and garlands. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe and orange turban walks barefoot with hands folded, wearing rudraksha mala beads, while others in saffron dress and rudraksha malas follow. The scene appears to be an outdoor festival procession in bright daylight.2008-12-30Outdoor procession on a red carpet runner at a Bidadi festival site. A central bald man in orange robes walks forward, flanked by saffron-clad followers in orange dhotis and shawls, many wearing rudraksha and bead malas. A man in an orange turban walks at right. Behind them, a multicoloured canopy umbrella with gold emblems is held aloft, and white and red draped tents and a parked silver van frame the scene.2008-12-30December 31 20062006-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30Saffron-robed sannyasis walk along a red carpet outdoors under two colourful umbrellas with yellow, blue and green floral motifs and tasselled edges. In the centre, an older man with grey hair and a saffron robe with a green-embroidered shawl walks barefoot-style in sandals, with a rudraksha mala. Attendants in orange robes with orange turbans and rudraksha malas walk around him, one holding a umbrella pole. A white and maroon tent with draped fabric stands behind, with a silver SUV on the left. Festival setting.2008-12-30December 31 20092009-12-31A procession on a dirt path with a crowd behind. In the centre a man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot-style in sandals, with a hand holding a cane, and a saffron turban. Beside him on the left a bearded man in orange and pink-bordered cloth holds a long pole of a decorated parasol, and a gold necklace is visible. Behind them a saffron-robed man with a sceptre-like staff walks with a shaved head and white forehead marks. Multicoloured fringed parasols with long poles are held overhead. Orange-robed figures and white-clad devotees follow. a person depicted as a probable in-person candidate: the centre figure wears long swept-back hair, a saffron turban, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, cues associated with the page's reference to a procession.2007-12-30