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Outdoor photo of a festival procession at a temple-style event. A bald man in saffron-orange robes kneels on a large colourful floor rangoli, touching it with his hand. Beside him stands a long-haired figure in orange robes with a purple flower garland and gold ornaments, smiling. Behind them, two men in orange hold tall gold-topped ceremonial staffs beneath red and multicoloured umbrellas with fringed borders. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange shawls, stand around in the bright sunlight.

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December 31 20082008-12-31December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession scene on reddish dirt ground in front of a low tiled-roof building and a red-orange wall. A man in a white dhoti and cream shawl with a gold border, wearing a long red and white flower garland and a gold bead necklace, is shaded by a red, blue and yellow embroidered umbrella held by an attendant in white. Facing him, a man with long hair and a beard in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace presses his palms together in greeting. Behind him, several monastics in saffron robes and beaded necklaces, one wearing a red turban and another with a white forehead mark, stand with hands joined. Bundled sticks and debris lie at the right edge.2010-01-01A procession on a dusty dirt road in warm late-afternoon sunlight. Centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long purple and white flower garland and a gold pendant, walking barefoot-style in sandals with his head held up. Flanking him, men in orange robes and gold necklaces carry tall gold-topped staffs with trident finials under multicoloured umbrellas of red, yellow and green with tasselled fringes. Behind them, people in white and orange robes walk in the procession, including a young woman in white with a shaved-tonsure grey head covering and a rudraksha mala. Palm trees and banana plants line the background, and a few onlookers stand at the edge of the road.2008-12-31Outdoor photo of a procession under a pink canopy on a wet concrete floor. A man with a garland of white and red-orange flowers, a gold necklace and a sandalwood-marked forehead walks in a brown-orange robe along a striped runner. An attendant in an orange cloth holds a large multicoloured umbrella with tassels over him. Behind them, many young men in saffron robes and orange headwear walk in a line, and a man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at right beside a drum and a camera operator. Red brick walls and a chain-link fence sit behind the group.2017-09-02Outdoor photo on a dirt path beside green trees and stone sculptures. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban wears a white flower garland and a red-tasselled mala, under a multicoloured fringed parasol held by an attendant. Two saffron-robed followers walk to the left, and a man in white dhoti and shirt bends low to touch the central figure's feet. Musicians in white dhotis play drums and a wind instrument, and devotees in white with folded hands stand along the path, with a stone-carved figure and a white-garlanded stone on the left.2008-07-27A photograph of a ceremonial scene outdoors under a canopy with red and white tassels and a bunch of green bananas. A standing figure in an orange turban and orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland, a gold necklace with a pendant, and holds a tall gold trident in the right hand, with the left hand extended. This person has long swept-back hair and a red tilak, and is barefoot on a white step. Kneeling at his feet in orange robes, a devotee bows low while presenting a folded orange cloth in plastic wrap. Around them, women in white saris with orange shawls stand with hands folded, and others in orange robes and white dhotis are present. Rose petals are scattered on the steps.2007-12-30December 23 20082008-12-23July 27 20082008-07-27A procession on a dirt path with decorated parasols overhead, their red, yellow and blue panels stitched with floral and bird motifs and fringed with tassels. At centre, a long-haired figure in a white dhoti-style garment with gold border wears a red and white flower garland and layered gold necklaces, smiling and walking forward. Around them, men in orange and saffron robes and orange shawls hold the parasol poles and wear rudraksha-style malas, a bald man in a cream kurta with an orange stole walks nearby, and a woman in red sari stands at the right edge. The scene is a ceremonial procession at bright, low sun.2009-01-01April 18 20162016-04-18A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt ground with a colourful rangoli floor design in the foreground. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-trimmed dhoti, a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala stands beside a long wooden pole, smiling with palms open. He wears a white and orange turban and a gold pendant. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a red-bordered cloth and a gold necklace stands with hands together. Behind them a young man in cream kurta and white dhoti holds a pole, and a woman in orange sari holds a silver tray with a kalasha decorated with marigold and flower garlands. A man in white kurta on the right stands with hands joined in namaskar. A crowd of onlookers stands in the background against a white wall, and a large white cloth hangs at the left edge.2008-12-29