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Outdoor photo of a dirt road lined with trees and scrub, with a heap of excavated soil and a wooden fence on the left and a parked blue vehicle beyond. A small group of people walks along the road under a brown umbrella held by one figure. Several wear red or orange cloths with white dhotis and rudraksha-style neck beads, while others wear white and a colourful sari-style garment. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible, so the figures are described by role only as walking devotees.

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December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23A procession of about ten people walks along a dirt road lined with bare earth and scrubby trees. At the centre, a woman in a long saffron robe and a yellow-orange garland walks beneath a multicoloured ceremonial parasol with fringed edges and a gold finial, carried on a pole. Around her, men and women wear white kurtas or dhotis with saffron shawls, and some carry small items. A man in a maroon top and saffron dhoti walks at the front left. Utility poles and a distant wall appear at the right.2007-12-23A photograph of a group walking along a dusty unpaved road through open scrubland with palm trees and power lines behind them. A decorated umbrella with multicoloured panels and tassels is held over a central figure in an orange robe, wearing a gold necklace and an orange shawl, who walks at the centre of the group. Around them, men in white kurtas and white dhotis wear orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and some carry objects; a few women in orange and pink saris walk among them. Overcast sky above. This appears to be a procession with an umbrella carried over the centre of the group.2007-12-23Outdoors on a dirt path, a bearded man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a red and white turban and a long beaded necklace walks ahead of a group. Behind him, a man in a dark umbrella-holder role holds a large brown umbrella over the procession, while men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange-clad attendants follow. A row of spectators stands behind a wooden fence. A pile of straw and rocks lies to the left under trees.2016-12-12December 23 20072007-12-23A photograph of a rural roadside procession on a paved road lined with dry grass and trees. A man in a red umbrella-shaded position holds a large red umbrella with decorative fringe, walking at the front. Around a dozen men wear white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads, some carrying orange flags. A man in an orange-red sannyasi robe walks centrally, bare-chested and barefoot in the front. Two uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside the group. The scene reads as a devotional walk or procession through a village road.2009-01-20A photograph of a procession walking along a dirt road across open terrain with scrubby bushes and a low tree line in the background. A figure in the centre wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded garland, walking beneath a decorated multicoloured canopy umbrella with tassels. Around them, men and women in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, one man at left carries a tall ceremonial staff, and a man in a rust-red robe walks nearby. A small child in white with an orange shawl walks at right with hands pressed together. The scene suggests a ceremonial walk along the road.2007-12-23A morning procession walks along a dirt road lined with dry grass and trees under hazy sky. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders wear rudraksha malas; one carries a metal pot and another a long staff. A central figure in a rust-brown robe with a matching turban and a heavy gold necklace walks with a dark staff. Saffron-robed sadhus walk among them, and white-clad attendants follow behind. A white van and a red-roofed building appear in the distance.2016-10-16December 23 20072007-12-23