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Outdoor procession during a temple-style parade in a village street. Devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walk beside a decorated palanquin-style float carrying a deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, with a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure mounted above it. A large red, yellow and gold ceremonial parasol with blue bird emblems and a tall gold trident-topped staff are carried alongside. Men in white dhotis and orange scarves walk nearby, a woman in a white sari with a yellow border holds a yellow ceremonial fan, and a bald man in white folds his hands in greeting at right. A blue truck and palm trees stand in the background.

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December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo of a procession during a Brahmotsava celebration. In the centre, a decorated palanquin-style float with a red and gold canopy and a garland-framed portrait stands above a deity murti adorned with yellow and orange flower garlands. Several people in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas walk around it, including a man in saffron with a long grey beard at left and a woman in an orange garland at centre. A man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands beside them. A woman in orange holds a trident-topped staff, and a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella and a decorated banner frame the scene, with a white fan-like object held at lower centre. Roughly ten people are visible in the scene.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dusty road during a Brahmotsava celebration, with saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees surrounding a decorated palanquin. A rainbow-striped parasol with a golden finial is held over the scene. A tall man with a full beard and long hair in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace walks at the front, while another man in an orange robe with a gold ceremonial necklace carries a long staff. A large framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure is mounted on the palanquin above a garlanded deity murti and flower garlands. Orange flags with a blue emblem fly behind. Devotees in white and cream clothes line the road, and a trident-topped staff stands at right. A white-clad attendant in the centre holds a brass vessel. Several people wear saffron shawls.2008-12-23Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road beneath palm trees and blue sky. A decorated palanquin with a colourful fringed canopy carries a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure and a deity murti garlanded with yellow flowers, set in an arch of pink and green decoration. Around it, devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis and sarees move forward; a man in white at centre holds a small brass vessel, and a bare-footed attendant in orange carries a long gold-tipped staff with a trident finial. A woman in a white saree and another in pink stand at left, and a woman in orange with a yellow shawl appears at right holding a whisk-like fan. Orange flags flutter behind, and a green truck is parked at the right. Roughly a dozen to twenty people are visible.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road under palm trees. A decorated float with a yellow-and-red canopy carries a deity murti garlanded with flowers, with a framed portrait of a long-haired saffron-robed figure mounted above it. A long-haired man in orange robes walks at the front holding a tall trident-topped staff, and a bearded sannyasi in orange follows behind. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas, and a woman in orange sari, stand along the path with palms pressed together. A trident-topped staff and a parasol are also visible. The portrait's wording is not legible enough to transcribe.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession at a palanquin or ratha-style shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a large framed portrait of a saffron-robed teacher. Several figures in orange robes and white kurtas surround the shrine, including a man in an orange-and-white outfit holding a white fly-whisk and a central figure in orange with a wrapped shawl. Two large red and yellow parasols with tasselled fringes shade the procession, and a golden trident and ceremonial staff stand at the right. Onlookers in white shirts and rudraksha beads crowd the foreground, with a young woman in orange holding a decorated fan. The portrait's visible cues are a saffron robe and a shawl, but the figure near the parasol's base is partly obscured, so identity is uncertain; the framed portrait is a depiction on the shrine.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor festival procession under shade trees. A decorated palanquin-style float carrying a garlanded deity murti with flower garlands in pink, white and green, topped by an ornate canopy and surrounded by offerings. A figure in orange robes stands on the float near a framed portrait. Below, devotees in white and orange clothing carry a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella and a tall gold staff; one man in white and orange shawl holds a decorative umbrella over the float while women in white saris with yellow shawls walk alongside. A large multicoloured parasol stands above, and a crowd follows along a dirt path.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23