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Backlit outdoor procession at sunrise or sunset with the sun flaring behind a forested hill. In the foreground, a group of devotees in white clothes walk alongside figures in saffron-orange robes; one saffron-robed person in front holds a small brass kalasha-style vessel. A striped umbrella with a golden finial is carried by a man in orange, and drummers with handheld drums walk to the right. Flags stand on the left, and a vehicle is parked in the background. Several people appear as silhouettes against the light.

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A procession on a red carpet in front of a white tent, with a bare hillside behind. Ornately decorated umbrellas with striped fringe are carried at left, and saffron-orange banners on tall poles are held at right. Men and young boys in saffron-orange dhotis with bare chests, garlands and sacred ash marks play drums and small percussion, while women in brown and cream saris carry brass trays of flowers and offerings. Onlookers in white shirts and mundus stand along the sides. The scene reads as a ceremonial welcome or temple-festival procession. No one is confidently identified as a person from appearance.2017-03-11 +1 copiesAugust 06 20092009-08-06August 01 20082008-08-01January 02 20092009-01-02August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor procession on a dirt ground with a hill behind. A central figure with long dark hair and a red-and-gold garment walks on a woven mat, wearing a heavy garland of white and yellow flowers. Two women in white saris with gold borders carry tall orange-and-red ceremonial umbrellas with floral emblems, and a multi-coloured parasol stands above the centre. Musicians in white dhotis play a drum and a wind instrument at left, while a man in orange robes and other men in white walk along. Spectators in white shirts and sarees line the path at right, some holding water bottles. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate red-and-gold clothing and a garland, walking in a ceremonial procession; he is shown here as an appearance-based candidate in the procession.2015-05-05 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11May 05 20152015-05-05August 01 20082008-08-01January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesApril 05 20122012-04-05Dusk procession on a dirt path flanked by a wooden stake fence strung with small lights, with forested hills behind. Several dozen men walk toward the camera in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls, and in saffron-orange robes. Orange flags on poles and multicoloured canopy umbrellas with blue motifs are carried above the group, and rectangular banners with decorative borders are held aloft. A central figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange robe walks in front, drawing attention among the marchers. The scene reads as a ceremonial procession through an ashram.2008-08-01