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Evening procession on a dirt road at dusk under a blue-grey sky. A central figure in an orange-brown cloth and a large gold-toned garland walks forward holding a tall silver trident-like staff, with a silver ceremonial parasol behind. Around them, young devotees in orange and saffron robes with red borders walk in step, many with white-painted faces and forehead markings. Drummers on the left play a large drum, and a long brass horn is raised at the centre. Red, yellow and blue draped cloth canopies line the right side, with flagpoles and a tent behind the crowd. The figure at centre has distinctive long hair and ornate adornments, a person cue, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity.

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Evening procession on a dirt road with a large group of saffron-robed children and young people in orange clothes and white forehead markings. In the centre, a figure in a rust-orange turban and dark-orange robe with a gold-coloured long garland walks forward holding a trident-topped staff, with a silver umbrella raised above. On the left, a drummer beats a large drum and others carry curved brass horns. Silver staffs and tall poles rise behind, with strings of lights on a building at left and dusk sky above.2013-07-22Dusk procession on a dirt ground with a central figure in an orange-red turban, ornate gold and beaded garlands, and a gold-coloured dhoti, carrying a silver trident and walking under a silver ceremonial umbrella. Around him, many people in saffron-orange robes with red borders walk and blow long brass horns, while others carry tall silver staffs and banners. Strings of lights and flags are visible overhead against a cloudy sky.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Dusk procession on a dirt path with many saffron-clad devotees in orange dhotis and sarees with red borders. A central figure in a saffron-orange head wrap, gold-yellow and bronze garments, and a heavy gold-toned garland walks barefoot holding a silver trident-staff, under a silver ornate parasol. Drummers at left beat a drum, and devotees around them hold long brass horns and a silver ceremonial axe. Some devotees have white tilak stripes on their foreheads. Dark blue evening sky and a bus at the left background. Candidate appearance is consistent with a person, walking at the head of the procession with ceremonial regalia.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A dusk procession on a dirt ground in front of a tent, with a crowd of saffron-robed young boys and girls and sannyasis in orange cloth walking forward in step. Their foreheads bear white marks. At the centre a man in an orange-brown wrap, a red turban and a heavy gold necklace walks at the front, with a ceremonial parasol and staffs behind him and a long brass horn held aloft on the left. Strings of lights and tall poles line the route under a cloudy blue sky.2013-07-22A procession at dusk on a sandy open ground in front of a decorated tent with yellow, blue and red drapes and strings of lights. Dozens of people in saffron-orange robes walk in a long column, many with white headbands and beaded necklaces, some children among them. At the centre, a figure in a brown-orange robe and gold necklace is carried or led under a tall ceremonial parasol, with ritual staffs, a trident-topped pole and a long brass horn held aloft. Men in white dhotis stand to the left with hands pressed together. Dark clouds fill the sky above.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Dusk procession on a dirt road with a large group of young people in saffron-orange robes and orange sashes, many barefoot and some with white headbands. A figure at the centre wears an orange turban, a long gold-and-saffron garment and a heavy garland, carrying a trident. Behind the lead figure a silver umbrella-like canopy and ceremonial staffs are carried. A drummer in orange beats a large drum on the left and attendants blow gold horns, with trucks and dark clouds in the background.2013-07-22August 05 20142014-08-05A procession of saffron and orange clad sannyasis walks along a dusty dirt road in front of a red building. Many shaved-headed monks have ash-white faces and bodies and wear orange dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas. In the centre a long-haired figure in a deep red and gold cloth with a rudraksha mala carries a ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial, flanked by a golden parasol. Others hold brass horns, staffs and orange flags. A photographer on the right takes pictures. The scene suggests a ritual procession.2013-07-22