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A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with a dense crowd of men and boys in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre, a tractor-drawn decorated float carries a figure in saffron robes seated under a canopy, with a tall ornate banner and red and yellow umbrellas above. Ahead, rows of saffron-robed sannyasis walk alongside drummers beating drums on the right. Purple and yellow ceremonial umbrellas and a tiered red and white canopy frame the scene. Behind, a tiered stadium-like structure and a red brick building rise in the background, with a tree-lined road at left.

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A large crowd of devotees walks along a dusty open ground in procession toward a decorated chariot in the background. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with saffron or orange shawls, while numerous sannyasis in saffron-orange robes walk behind. Several saffron-robed monks with rudraksha malas appear in the foreground at left. A wooden ratha or decorated vehicle with red and orange banners and umbrellas leads the procession, with an orange-robed figure seated upon it. Stone rubble and a multistorey building stand behind, and tiered stands are visible at right. Several people hold up hands in devotional greeting.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27January 03 20162016-01-03December 27 20132013-12-27A wide outdoor procession moves along a dirt road at a temple complex under a clear hazy sky. Dozens of men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in a dense crowd, many with folded hands. On the right, a group of sannyasis wear orange and saffron robes, and a few devotees wear maroon and red shawls. Behind them, a decorated vehicle and ceremonial umbrellas, including orange and yellow ones, lead the procession, with a red-and-orange decorated float in the distance. A large red multi-storey building and stone piles stand in the background, with grandstand seating on the right. Some people are dressed in colourful everyday clothes.2013-12-27Outdoor procession crowded with devotees. Four ornate umbrellas with blue, orange and green panels, gold motifs and fringed edges are carried above the crowd. Beneath the central umbrella, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a white flower garland holds a ceremonial staff, with a golden staff ornament visible beside him. Around him many people wear white, saffron-orange and yellow garments; a bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace walks at left, and a woman in yellow shawl stands at lower right. Some devotees hold up hands in greeting. A striped canopy and a painted banner stand behind, with a brick building at upper left.2008-07-17December 27 20132013-12-27Outdoor procession at an ashram courtyard in bright daylight. A glass-walled shrine structure with a green dome and red curtains stands at the centre, with a striped cloth canopy and tall gold-tipped staffs carried by men. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas walk alongside, while others wear saffron and maroon garments and orange head cloths. A drummer in white with a drum leads the group on the left, and several women in white saris with black beaded necklaces walk nearby.2015-01-13December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27