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Outdoor photograph of a procession at a temple street with colourful decorated parasols in red, green, blue and yellow with gold fringe. A man in orange saffron garments with a matching orange shawl stands at the centre with his back partly turned, while an older bald man in white is greeted with folded hands by a man in white. Several men and youths in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, some with white caps and a few holding parasol poles. A white vehicle with a painted deity image stands in the background beside a whitewashed temple wall, and a small shop sign is visible at left.

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January 14 20092009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14A dense street procession in daylight with a large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis pressing around a central figure. A saffron-robed man with a long garland of marigolds and red flowers walks under a multicoloured canopy umbrella with a fringed edge and painted panels, held aloft on a pole. Two smaller orange and red decorated fans or canopies flank the group. Devotees including women in white and a child with a flower plate are visible at the edges, and banners hang on a building behind. A shaved-headed elder in orange appears beside the garlanded figure. The central figure has long hair and orange clothing, but the appearance cue is only partly clear, so identity remains uncertain.2010-02-02Outdoor procession on a dirt courtyard with several saffron-robed sannyasis walking in a group. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a wristwatch, hands folded at chest. Beside him an older bald monk in orange hands together in greeting. Behind them, young attendants in white kurtas with yellow shawls hold large ornate colourful parasols decorated with dove emblems and yellow lettering. A white SUV and a painted wall with posters are visible in the background, and a white-and-orange tiled structure stands at the right edge.2009-10-15December 26 20102010-12-26January 14 20092009-01-14A street procession moves along a narrow paved lane lined with pale green and pink buildings. Ornate multicoloured parasols with red, orange and blue canopies, fringed in tassels and decorated with white and blue emblems, are carried overhead. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, wearing a large ceremonial garland of orange-yellow flowers, walks at the centre with hands folded, accompanied by a shorter companion in saffron. Around them men in white dhotis and white shirts walk barefoot, two carrying large round red and gold ceremonial fans with a white bird emblem. A silver car is parked to the right. Roles: devotees and attendants in procession, the central figure a person by his saffron robes, orange head wrap and floral garland.2007-01-12January 31 20072007-01-31November 25 20092009-11-25Outdoor street procession under colourful striped umbrellas with tasselled fringes and a decorated deity murti visible behind. A central figure in an orange-red robe, red turban-style head covering and a pink-white garland stands with hands in anjali, while devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis surround them. A woman in a green blouse and red-orange sari and a woman in a patterned sari kneel and offer on a plate, and a girl in a pink patterned dress bends low on the ground. Onlookers in white shirts and a man in a light blue shirt watch along the crowded road lined with shops and signs.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor procession scene at a dry field with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white shirts and white saris. Colorful decorated umbrellas with red, green, blue and yellow panels and tasseled fringes are held aloft on long wooden poles. At center right, a person in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a white-and-yellow flower garland receives a brass aarti plate from a woman in a white sari. A man with a white beard and white garland stands in front, and a bald older man is seen from behind in the foreground. A white car is parked in the background beside low buildings.2009-01-21