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A crowded outdoor procession on a stone-paved path lined with palm trees and a camera rig overhead. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange cloth, rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, stands among attendants; a figure in a saffron dhoti and a bare-chested man in white dhoti walk nearby. Many women in orange, saffron and teal saris dance and clap in a circle while devotees watch. Large decorated umbrellas in red, pink, orange and green with fringed edges are held aloft over the crowd. A cameraman with a shoulder-mounted camera films from the foreground, and a young child in orange stands at right. a person: the central figure with long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala in the procession.

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December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A large outdoor procession moves along a paved path lined with a dense crowd, many women in saris and salwar kameez. Umbrellas in red, pink, gold and multicolour canopies shade the walkway, and a tall rainbow-striped canopy stands above. At centre, a bearded man in a reddish-brown robe and turban wears a long white flower garland and walks with attendants in saffron clothing, one of them holding a staff. Drummers play a drum in the foreground, and a cameraman films at lower right. Palm trees and foliage frame the scene. A man with a bearded, turbaned appearance and saffron-clad attendants suggests a Pada Puja procession.2016-12-03A festive procession on a stone-paved path under a canopy of decorated umbrellas in red, pink and yellow with sequined fringes. At the centre a man with a dark beard wears a maroon turban, heavy gold necklaces and a white-and-pink garland, and carries a long staff, walking barefoot in a maroon dhoti. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange cloth, white dhotis and maroon shawls walk in step, and women in red, green and grey saris with gold jewellery line the path on the left. A young man in the foreground dances with his arms raised, bare-chested with rudraksha beads and an orange waist cloth. Tall umbrellas and palm-green foliage fill the background, with strings of lights overhead.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A festive procession moves along a stone-paved path lined by a large crowd of devotees, many women in saffron, orange and pink saris. At centre, a man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti with a red turban, a rudraksha-style garland of ornate beads, and a long beaded necklace walks forward with a shaved, ceremonial bearing; a second man in orange follows behind with a bag. Several attendants in orange and white clothing walk with them. Colourful ceremonial umbrellas in pink, red, gold and green are held overhead, and a dark SUV is parked behind. A cameraman in the lower right films the procession. A trident stands on a pole in the left background. The scene suggests a ritual procession under decorated umbrellas.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A large outdoor procession moves along a paved path under tall trees, with a dense crowd of devotees on both sides. Many people carry ornate umbrellas in pink, purple, yellow and gold with fringed borders, held up over the procession. At the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long garland and beaded necklaces walks among bare-chested men in white dhotis and sannyasis in saffron. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala walks in the foreground, and a man in white with a red-and-white cloth leads a drummer carrying a drum. Many devotees have white and red forehead markings, and a decorated canopy with coloured streamers is visible in the background. The a person candidate is the saffron-robed central figure, but his appearance is only moderately distinctive, so this remains uncertain.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03