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A street procession on a mountain road with steep hillsides and cloudy sky behind. Devotees in orange and saffron shawls and dhotis walk in a line. At front, a woman in an orange cap and grey jacket holds a tall silver staff topped with a ceremonial emblem, while a woman in a cream kurta and orange shawl with rudraksha beads carries a red umbrella on a pole. Another boy in a grey top holds a silver staff with a blue and gold emblem. Behind them a man in white and orange carries a small silver vessel, and a woman wearing a black jacket and rudraksha mala walks with a crowd of followers. Orange, red and gold banners and umbrellas mark a yatra or ratha-style procession.

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A street procession in a mountain town, with a woman in a cream sari and orange sash holding a red umbrella-pole at left. Behind her, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a gold-toned garland and carries a pink fringed ceremonial umbrella overhead. Several people in orange shawls and robes walk with him, and a man in orange carries a silver-toned casket. Two women at right wear orange sashes and glasses, one with hands raised to her face. Mountains and utility poles stand in the background. Several people are visible, with the most prominent figures described above.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01A procession on a paved mountain road during the Himalaya Yatra, with devotees in orange saffron shawls walking behind tall red and orange ceremonial umbrellas and a banner with a dove emblem. In the centre, a long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe wears a gold necklace and walks barefoot beside a woman in white with a red umbrella. Around them, men and women in orange scarves carry poles and umbrellas, and a steep green hillside rises behind the crowd.2006-06-01A photograph of a street procession in a mountainous town, with steep green hillsides and rocky peaks behind. Devotees wearing orange saffron shawls walk along a dirt road. Two large red ceremonial parasol-canopies with gold fringe and embroidered motifs are carried upright, and silver staffs topped with ornate finials are held by participants. A woman in a white top and a man in a orange cap and grey jacket hold the poles at the front, while a young boy in a grey sweatshirt and blue tracksuit carries a silver staff. Men in orange shawls and white kurtas follow, and a man in a black jacket with an orange shawl on the right holds a small object. Vehicles and low buildings line the roadside.2006-06-01A procession of devotees in saffron-orange robes walks along a mountain road, carrying tall ceremonial parasols with red, white and yellow fringed canopies and emblems. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a long beaded necklace, and beside him a young man in orange carries a small golden shrine-like object. Women in orange shawls and a woman in a white outfit with rudraksha beads walk alongside, with a white tour bus and green hills behind them.2006-06-01A street procession in a mountain town on the Himalaya Yatra. A long-haired man in an orange robe and a large beaded necklace walks at the centre, holding a white fringed ceremonial parasol on a pole with red and gold decoration. Around him, devotees in orange shawls and robes walk along a paved road; one bearded man in a beige jacket wears an orange shawl, a woman in a white kurta wears a rudraksha-style necklace, and a man beside them holds a small bell or offering tray. Shops, a tin-roofed building, power lines and steep green mountains frame the scene. a person is a probable candidate for the central figure, based on long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate necklace and the parasol-bearer's place in the procession.2006-06-01Outdoor procession on a mountain road in the Himalaya. A woman in the foreground at left, wearing an orange head scarf and a white top, walks beneath a large red ceremonial umbrella with fringed tassels in red, green and yellow. Behind her, many people in saffron-orange robes and orange caps walk in a line; several carry umbrella-like parasols and a small golden shrine-shaped object is held by a man at center-right. A man in white with a long grey beard holds a wooden carved object, and a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a white beaded necklace. Hillside village buildings and power lines appear behind the crowd under a cloudy sky.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of a procession on a mountain village road with snowy peaks and roadside shops behind. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a gold necklace, a probable Swamiji, walks at the front beneath a pink fringed parasol, holding a trident-topped pole. Behind him, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a silver-coloured vessel, and other saffron-clad devotees and a woman in a white kurta with an orange shawl and mala walk along. Shopkeepers' goods hang on the right side.2006-06-01June 04 20062006-06-04May 24 20062006-05-24