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A long-haired man in orange saffron robes walks barefoot down red brick steps with hands pressed together in namaste, smiling. A man in white kurta and orange shawl holds a large red, orange and blue umbrella with fringed tassels, printed with the word Peetam, over him. Behind, a man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala. Crowds of onlookers stand and sit on the rocky steps, including an older woman in an orange sari and a man in cream kurta.

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A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes walks up red brick steps with palms pressed together in namaste, long dark hair falling past his shoulders, a rudraksha-style necklace visible. Behind him a man in white kurta and orange shawl holds a large red and orange umbrella with colourful tassels over the procession. Other saffron-clad sadhus with beaded malas and a gold-medallion necklace follow, and several onlookers in everyday clothes stand and sit along the stone embankment, including an older woman in an orange sari. Appearance-based cues including long swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha beads suggest a person leading the procession.2008-06-28June 28 20082008-06-28Outdoor scene on a riverbank with rounded stones and red brick steps. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a bare chest wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and walks down the steps. Beside him, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a large red, orange and teal umbrella with tassels, marked with the printed word Peetam. Behind them, a crowd of men, some in shirts and some in orange sannyasi robes, stands and sits watching on the stones under an overcast sky. A man in a yellow patterned shirt and an older man in a light shirt are visible among the onlookers. The long-haired figure in saffron, shown with a bare chest and ceremonial umbrella escort, has distinctive visible cues consistent with a person, walking as the central figure of the procession.2008-06-28June 28 20082008-06-28Outdoor photograph of a procession descending red brick steps beside a rocky riverbank. A man with long dark hair in a full-length saffron-orange robe walks forward at centre, hands at his sides. Behind him a young man in white kurta and pants and an orange shawl holds a large red umbrella with multicoloured tassels over him. Several saffron-clad attendants follow, one wearing a gold-coloured bead necklace, and a dark bag is carried at right. Onlookers in shirts, kurtas and a red t-shirt stand and sit on the rocks at left, including an elderly woman in an orange sari. Overcast sky. Appearance-based candidate: a person as the saffron-robed man at centre walking unshaded in the procession.2008-06-28A photograph of an outdoor procession on stone steps under an overcast sky. A central figure with long dark hair wears a flowing orange-saffron robe and walks up the steps, flanked by an orange-and-white attendant holding a decorated umbrella and a ceremonial yellow-and-red banner on a pole. Attendants in white clothes with orange sashes accompany him, and a man in a blue shirt and a man in a red turban stand nearby. Several seated and standing onlookers, including women in pink, purple and green saris and children, line the steps. The multicoloured umbrella has a bird emblem and tassels, and a round yellow emblem with a bird is visible on the banner.2008-06-28A procession descends a broad red stone staircase on a riverbank, with a crowd of onlookers seated and standing on rough boulders on both sides. Leading the group, a young man in a blue t-shirt and dark trousers holds a long wooden pole with a decorated circular parasol, while a man in white dhoti in front of him carries a matching umbrella pole. Above, a large red-and-multicolour canopy with tasselled edges is carried on a pole. In the centre, a barefoot figure in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair walks down the steps, and another man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style mala follows. Several parasols with blue and white emblems accompany them. Spectators in saffron, pink and yellow clothing watch from the stones, and a child sits in pink on the steps.2008-06-28A procession of devotees descends red stone steps outdoors under an overcast sky. At the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe wears a long red-and-yellow flower garland and walks barefoot-style in sandals beneath a red and multicolour fringed parasol held over him. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis walk in front, and men in white dhotis with yellow shawls and red-and-white borders carry a golden kalasha-style vessel and garlands. Several participants have pink and red coloured powder on their faces and heads, and a woman in a brown top and grey trousers stands at the left, also marked with colour. A child in white with a yellow shawl stands at the bottom left.2010-10-17May 22 20062006-05-22June 04 20062006-06-04July 26 20102010-07-26June 28 20082008-06-28