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Outdoor procession on a dirt path at dusk, with palm trees and stone sculptures behind. A man with long dark hair wears a plain white dhoti and a heavy gold bead necklace and gold armlet shaped like a cobra; he is smiling and gesturing with raised palms. Behind him, a woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl holds a long pole topped with a painted round emblem, and another person in cream and yellow stands with hands joined in namaste. A metal vessel with flowers sits at the left edge, and a man in white walks in the distance.

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Outdoor photo at a temple-style ground beneath palm trees and a thatched shelter. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and white markings on his arms holds a silver vessel decorated with yellow flowers and white garlands, while a smiling young man in orange with a white flower garland and gold headband presses his palms together in greeting. Other orange-robed devotees and people in white dhotis and a woman in orange and white stand nearby. Decorated ceremonial umbrellas with blue and red emblems hang overhead. Whether the robed man with long hair is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2008-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 27 20092009-12-27January 01 20052005-01-01 +1 copiesA procession on a paved road with green fields behind. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and long gold bead necklace, with long hair flowing down, walks at the centre; the appearance is consistent with a person candidate, but the cues are not sufficiently distinctive, so this is uncertain. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with gold border holds a long dark fly-whisk-like chamara. Behind them a man in a white shirt, a man in a white t-shirt and grey trousers with a black cord, and a woman in white hold a brass trident and walk under lavender umbrellas with red fringe and gold finials.2005-12-31Outdoor temple procession at sunset. A man with long swept-back hair, a red bindi, a multi-strand silver necklace and silver armlets wears a green and yellow silk garment and walks beside a large brass and wooden palanquin-style carriage decorated with red cloth and yellow-orange flower garlands. An attendant in white kurta holds a long wooden ceremonial umbrella with green leaves and orange tassels above the procession. Another attendant in white folds his hands in greeting, and a man in a dark jacket stands behind. Red walls and palm trees frame the scene.2011-12-16 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a paved walkway beside a red boundary wall and palm trees. In the centre, a man in a rust-red robe with a gold-edged sash, a long garland of beads and a red-and-gold turban walks ahead of a crowd. Several saffron and orange-robed sannyasis, a man in white kurta with a pendant, and women in saris and salwar kameez follow. A multicoloured canopy stands in the background. Appearance-based cues for the central figure (turban, bead garland, saffron-toned robe) are consistent with the a person candidate; identity remains uncertain.2015-01-13 +1 copiesA procession of devotees in orange and saffron robes walks past a red brick wall. Two purple umbrellas with gold floral patterns and fringed edges are held aloft on orange poles, shading the group. A bare-chested man with white markings on his body and a tray of flowers and an ornate object in his hands leads the way, wearing a rudraksha mala and white dhoti. Beside him a younger man with long blond dreadlocks and a black headband wears a rudraksha necklace. A woman in orange holds a second umbrella pole. Several younger people in orange and saffron clothing, some with white forehead markings, walk in the foreground. Bare-chested participants wear white sacred thread and gold-trimmed white dhotis. The crowd is dense and colourful against a plain red wall.2017-01-07Outdoor procession under a large banyan tree with aerial roots and dense foliage. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a multi-strand gold and pearl-like garland wears a loose orange saffron robe and walks ahead of the group. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a lamp with a flame, and several young men wear white dhotis with orange or saffron shawls. Bare feet on dirt ground. The scene reads as a ritual procession with an oil lamp carried in aarti style.2006-12-23January 03 20122012-01-03December 23 20072007-12-23A procession on a paved courtyard with palm trees behind. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a red-and-gold ornate gold necklace, wearing a red-orange dhoti with gold borders and a red-and-blue flower garland, walks barefoot beside a tall ceremonial umbrella with blue fringe and red canopy. Around him, shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas carry ceremonial standards with teardrop-shaped pennants, kalasha-style vessels and golden staffs; one holds a decorated pot with a banana leaf. Women in red-orange saris and devotees in white stand with folded palms along the route, and a trident is visible among the golden ornaments. Scene reads as a ritual procession.2015-01-04Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a silver minivan parked behind. A man in a long-sleeved white kurta and white trousers with a dark mala and shoulder bag walks at right. At centre, a man in red-orange robes and a long gold-toned necklace, with his long hair loose, walks forward with an outstretched hand, flanked by another man in red-orange wrap holding a ceremonial staff. A third man in red-orange robes carries a tall decorated umbrella, colourful with red, yellow and green panels. Behind them, a line of people in white clothes, some with orange wraps, walks along the road, with a woman in a pale green dress at left and more people near the parked vehicles.2013-12-02