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Outdoor photo of a procession on a reddish dirt path beside a white building with a green-roofed shed and a low white wall. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas, several with orange or saffron shawls, walk in a crowd; a man in the foreground wears a saffron shawl over white clothes and holds his hand to his face. Children in white clothes walk among them. Behind the crowd a decorated umbrella-like canopy with red, yellow and blue panels sits over a ceremonial setting. A palm tree leans in from the top left, with green shrubs on the right.

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Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt path beside a white-walled building and a corrugated-roof shed. Many children and adults in white dhotis, kurtas and saris, some with orange and yellow shawls, crowd together. A central figure in saffron/orange robes with a dark beaded necklace walks beneath a colourful striped ceremonial umbrella. Several men in orange and white stand near him, and a standing man on the left in white holds a mobile phone to his ear. Palm fronds and green shrubs frame the scene, with a rocky embankment behind.2008-07-17Outdoor procession at a rural ashram compound with dusty red ground and a low white-washed building with a tin awning. A large crowd of children and adults in white dhotis and kurtas, many with white and orange shawls, gathers in lines. Several people wear saffron/orange robes and orange shawls. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at right, a tall staff topped with a brass trident is raised near the center, and a golden trident sculpture stands at right edge. A tree and palm fronds frame the scene under an overcast sky.2008-07-17A dirt path between low cream-colored buildings and green shrubs carries a procession of many people dressed mostly in white with orange or red shawls. A central figure in an orange robe walks in front, with a red and blue ceremonial umbrella held aloft behind him. Several children in white walk among the adults, and a palm tree stands at the left edge under an overcast sky.2008-07-17Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside cream-coloured buildings under an overcast sky. A large multicoloured umbrella with red, yellow and blue panels and fringe is held over a figure in an orange robe at centre. Around them, devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis, some with yellow or orange shawls, walk in a line, while a crowd of children in white uniforms stands along the left side. A palm tree and a shrub frame the left edge, with a low green-roofed shed on the right.2008-07-17A procession on a red dirt path beside a cream-walled building with a tiled awning, under an overcast sky. Many people in white dhoti and kurta clothing, many with orange shawls over the shoulder, walk in a line. Several children in white ceremonial dress are at the left. A man in orange robes at centre-right holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with a trident. Other devotees hold flowers, and a few stand at the right beside a green-roofed hall. The scene reads as a ritual procession at an ashram.2008-07-17A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a low white building with a green roof and a corrugated canopy at left. A group of about twenty-five men and boys stands in loose ranks in white dhotis and kurtas, many wearing saffron-orange shawls. At right, a bearded sadhu in orange robes holds a tall golden trident with a trishul finial. Nearby, a man in orange robes and an orange shawl stands at centre. Rocky outcrops and green shrubs line the background under a pale evening sky.2008-07-17October 27 20082008-10-27December 25 20072007-12-25December 08 20112011-12-08Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a white building with a tiled awning. A bearded man in orange robes and orange-beaded necklaces, the most prominent figure, walks barefoot in front of a golden trident (trishul) carried by another. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron garments follow, while to the right a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl and a man in an orange shawl walk with them. A large ornate parasol with a multicoloured fringed canopy is held above the group. On the left, a crowd of children and adults in white clothes stands watching and pressing their palms together in greeting. Green grass and trees fill the background.2008-07-17October 27 20082008-10-27March 25 20082008-03-25