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Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road in the evening light. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long white and red flower garland stands at centre, facing a decorated palanquin-style ratha with a red pyramidal roof hung with white and multicoloured flower strands and a framed portrait placed among garlands. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry the poles of the palanquin, and a man in white with an orange shawl holds a colourful striped umbrella. Large orange flags with a dark circular emblem fly at left, and several people in white and orange watch or walk nearby. The central figure has long dark hair and wears an orange garment with a garland, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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December 29 20072007-12-29December 29 20072007-12-29December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesA procession walks along a dirt road during an outdoor religious event. At centre, a man in full saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a long white and red flower garland and holds a rudraksha-like bead necklace. Above him a multicoloured umbrella with fringed tassels and blue, orange and green panels is held aloft. Around him, men in white kurtas with orange shawls carry long golden ceremonial staffs with pointed finials; one man in white wears a rudraksha mala and holds an orange cloth. Orange flags on poles rise behind, and a man in a pink-and-gold dhoti stands at the right edge holding a staff. Several other people in orange and white walk in the crowd, with a loudspeaker tower and tents in the background.2007-12-30Outdoor 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.2008-12-23December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor procession at a festival, with many saffron-orange flags held aloft in the foreground. Behind them, a tall float or palanquin is decorated with long strands of white and orange flower garlands, and several ornately painted umbrellas in green, yellow and red with bird and floral motifs are carried over a crowd. A man in an orange robe with a white garland and a white head wrap walks beside a man in white dhoti and kurta. Devotees in white and saffron clothing fill the scene, with a chain-link fence and dry earth behind them.2008-12-29A festival procession on a dusty dirt road moves past a richly decorated wooden chariot with a golden horse-headed prow, an orange canopy umbrella and strings of marigold garlands and colourful tassels. Inside the chariot a deity murti is visible. Around it, devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes walk, many wearing rudraksha malas, and several in yellow-trimmed white shirts carry ID lanyards. A man in front wears a saffron robe and a beaded garland, while a figure beside him holds a yellow-and-orange fan. Palm-leaf canopies and a parked white vehicle with speakers stand at the left edge under a hazy sky.2010-01-01November 16 20092009-11-16Outdoor 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 under a bright sky with a dry, flat landscape behind. A gilded ratha/chariot with carved golden panels and ornate finials is shaded by a large multicoloured parasol with red, yellow, green and white fringed tassels, and a second decorated umbrella with a red border and geometric embroidery stands beside it. Several people in saffron/orange robes walk alongside, including a man in front holding a white flag and a man in the centre-right wearing orange. Devotees in white clothes stand to the left and right, and a child in a striped top is near the centre. Orange and white flags fly along the route, and a banner with red and white lettering is visible on the chariot side. Visible people number roughly fifteen to twenty.2006-12-14Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees during a festival. A decorated vehicle carries a framed portrait and floral garlands, with an umbrella with red and yellow panels overhead. Men in saffron and orange robes and in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk alongside, several holding a long pole stretched across the procession. A bright orange bunting string runs across the top of the frame.2009-01-02