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Outdoor procession on a stone-paved ground beside white event tents, with many devotees under decorated umbrellas in pink, red, yellow and orange. Several people in saffron and orange robes carry a long ceremonial staff and a golden-yellow banner, while a white car sits in the background. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a garland and an orange-robed man stand among the crowd, and a man in white holds a red umbrella with a framed portrait. Lanterns and bamboo decorations line the path.

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A procession on a stone-paved path lined with palm trees and a parked dark SUV. Rows of people in white dhotis and white shirts or tops hold long wooden poles that support large colourful umbrellas, red, green and blue with bird and floral motifs and fringed tassels. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in the middle distance, and a few figures in white stand near the umbrella bearers. The scene reads as a ceremonial walk with umbrella-bearers escorting the group.2015-11-16January 01 20172017-01-01August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesA procession in an open courtyard with paved grey stone floor, a shaded pavilion roof and trees behind. Many devotees wear orange-saffron robes and orange headwraps. A bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a long staff-like pole with a multicoloured fringed canopy, and a woman in orange carries a brass tray with a coconut and flower garland. Musicians play drums and wind instruments, and women carry offerings in trays. Decorative floor patterns mark the ground. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the centre of the group.2017-08-25December 03 20162016-12-03December 23 20162016-12-23January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A festival procession on a dusty dirt path during daytime. In the foreground a man in white ceremonial clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a long wooden pole of a decorated umbrella (chatra) with a red, yellow and orange floral-patterned canopy. Behind him, men in white dhotis carry similar umbrellas, one green and red, and a trident-topped standard is visible. Several sannyasis in saffron/orange robes walk in the procession; one wears a yellow-orange garland and holds flowers, another wears a long white floral garland. A man in white carries a metal vessel with offerings on the right. Women in white and orange saris and a few onlookers stand at left beside a thatched structure and flowering plants.2008-12-25Outdoor procession on a dusty path with a large crowd. Several ornate umbrellas with yellow, red and multicolour fabric and embroidered floral borders are carried on tall poles, each bearing a small white bird emblem. A figure in cream and gold robes with a red flower garland walks at the centre, holding a long staff. Nearby, saffron-robed monks with beads and a figure in red and orange garments follow. Men in white shirts with rudraksha malas and a young woman in a maroon sari with gold border walk among the crowd under a clear blue sky.2009-01-01A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a gold border wears a white and orange flower garland and an orange-and-red bead necklace, with long swept-back hair and a dark beard. Around him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls walk, one holding a tall decorated umbrella. Above the group, several large ornate umbrellas in red, green, yellow and blue with fringed tassels are carried on poles, and a brass trident-like finial is visible. A woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a brass vessel, and a man in white holds a silver bowl. Some attendees wear lanyard ID badges. Swamiji (probable) cues: long hair, saffron robe with gold border, floral garland and rudraksha-style beads, walking at the center of a ceremonial procession.2007-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01