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A street procession in daylight with tents and colourful flags overhead. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange turban and an orange shawl over saffron robes, with a long black rudraksha mala around his neck and a red-and-white badge pinned to his chest. Beside and behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis walk in step; the older man on the far left, with a shaved head and glasses, wears an orange shawl and keeps his hands folded. Men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a garland, walk along in the procession. Green matting covers part of the ground, and stalls line the roadside.

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Outdoor procession on a paved path with a green carpet at the left edge. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at the front, with a bare-chested older man in orange cloth walking beside him. Around them, sannyasis in orange and saffron robes and devotees in white dhotis and shirts carry orange flags and walk past colourful festive umbrellas, triangular bunting and a shop-lined street. The orange-robed central figure's cues are a long swept-back hairstyle and rudraksha mala, but the photo does not establish his identity, so he is described only by role.2009-01-12December 30 20072007-12-30January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A dense outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style camp, with a central man in saffron-orange robes, a long orange shawl, a gold ornamental crown, layered rudraksha and beaded necklaces, and a large gold pendant walking among devotees. He holds a long wooden staff topped by a red canopy. Around him, ash-smeared sadhus in white and orange dhotis carry ceremonial staffs and orange flags, while others walk barefoot. Behind them a decorated chariot or palanquin is draped with marigold garlands, with embroidered orange and red umbrellas and banners fringed in gold and blue. Several people in the crowd wear white and red waist cloths and bare upper bodies. a person is the saffron-robed central figure with the gold crown and rudraksha mala, though his identity is not certain from the image alone.2013-02-10December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor procession under a clear blue sky with trees and a few palms. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, walks forward looking to his right. Beside him, a smiling bald man in orange robes; behind them many men in orange sannyasi clothing and orange turbans. White-clad devotees and a bearded man in a white hooded wrap stand among them. Banners with printed text and pictures rise in the background.2007-02-20Outdoor procession scene under a clear sky. A bald man in orange robes walks at the left with palms pressed together, wearing a red tilak, and a second figure in an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks beside him, hands folded in greeting. Behind them, men in white and orange clothing stand near a white car, and a uniformed police officer in khaki appears at the far left. A man in a maroon shirt holds a garland of marigolds and white flowers. Behind the group, a tall yellow-and-red ceremonial umbrella decorated with floral embroidery and a flower-garlanded palanquin structure is visible, along with a long pole carried in procession. Several people, including a photographer, are visible in the background, with a canopy and banana leaves at the right edge.2008-12-30Outdoor crowd scene under a bright sky with trees and a banner in the background. In the centre, a man wearing an orange turban, an orange shawl and long dark hair with a dark rudraksha mala stands among others. Around him, men in orange robes and orange turbans and people in white shirts and white clothes gather closely. A man in a white shirt on the right smiles, and a man on the left holds a blue pen. Several people are visible in the crowd, and some are partially cut off at the edges.2007-02-20January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12December 31 20062006-12-31