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Outdoor procession scene in bright daylight with an orange umbrella overhead. A young man in the centre wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, a heavy gold ornate necklace of barrel beads, a rudraksha-style band around his head and a red tilak on his forehead, and he looks to the side with a slight smile. To his left a shaved-headed man in close-up wears a gold beaded necklace and bare shoulders. Beside him an older bare-chested man wears a dark rudraksha mala and orange cloth, with a palm-leaf or ornate headpiece nearby. Behind them a man in white clothing holds an umbrella handle, and another person in white stands at the right edge. Hanging green leaves and strings decorate a storefront behind the crowd.

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A street procession in a busy Indian town with shopfronts and a temple gopuram behind. At centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long garland of white jasmine, a multi-strand gold bead necklace, a headband and tilak, and holds his hands clasped at waist level. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes wears a gold bead mala. To the right, a bare-chested man in a maroon cloth and mala stands next to a man in white dhoti and shawl. Behind them a red and gold ornate palanquin canopy is visible. a person at centre, shown in procession with devotees.2012-06-05May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession outdoors near a temple gopuram. Three saffron-robed men walk forward beneath two red and green parasols with tasselled fringes, one held by a man at the right. The man at centre left is bald with a gold necklace and a wristwatch, the man at right wears a white and gold rudraksha mala and a bindi and has an open mouth as if chanting, and the man at left wears a headband with a vertical tilak and a chain of beads. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand around them, and palm trees and a colourful temple tower stand in the background.2012-05-18May 21 20122012-05-21June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A procession scene at dusk with a crowd behind. In the centre, a man in an orange-red turban, orange robe and layered gold and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stands facing a long-haired man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a grey cross-body strap. Above them, large round umbrellas with yellow fringe and maroon centres with gold, sun-and-figure motifs are held on orange poles. To the right, a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti and gold beads and other men in white and orange-gold ceremonial dress stand close by, some holding umbrella poles. The setting appears to be an outdoor camp with orange tents.2016-04-22A photograph of a crowd walking outdoors beside a cream-coloured temple wall with pillars and strings of green and red tassels overhead. In the foreground, a bare-chested, shaved-headed sannyasi with a red-and-gold rudraksha headband, layered rudraksha and skull-bead malas, and an orange-saffron wrap stands with eyes lowered, hands together. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a red rudraksha mala walks forward. On the left, another orange-clad man wears a rudraksha headband and skull-bead necklaces, with white and red tilak on his forehead. Umbrella-like red canopy poles and onlookers in white shirts surround them. a person candidacy is uncertain, so the a person field is set to unsure.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Night procession outside a temple: two sannyasis in rust-brown and saffron-gold robes wearing long white-and-red flower garlands and heavy gold necklaces walk at the centre. The taller man in the middle, bare-chested shoulders under a rust-brown shawl with a crown-like headpiece, is wearing a large gold garland; beside him an older man with a shaved head and white vertical tilak walks in a rust-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in a white shirt holds a tall staff, and a man in saffron robes stands at the right edge. Surrounding devotees in white shirts, saffron cloths and dark-red saris line the procession, with a decorated ceremonial umbrella visible at the top left and bright temple lights overhead.2012-06-05Outdoor procession with a crowd walking past a whitewashed wall painted in red and blue stripes. Two large ornate parasols with green, yellow and red panels and fringed tassels are held over the centre. A bald, elderly man in a saffron-orange cloth with a long white-and-black rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and a headband walks at the centre. Men in saffron robes with beaded garlands and gold pendants walk alongside him, and many devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the background.2012-05-18