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Outdoor photo of a procession at an ashram gate on dusty ground. A wooden cart with a yellow and white cloth draped over a canopy-like covering carries a deity murti, with a multicoloured umbrella overhead. A crowd of women in white saris and salwar kameez, and men in white dhotis and shirts, gather around the cart, some holding offerings and plates. A woman in a pink dupatta and a woman in purple stand nearby. Two men in white, one with palms pressed together, stand at left. Behind is an orange-brick structure with a dome, and a tall orange gateway with a finial. A lavender bird logo appears at the top left corner.

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A photograph of an outdoor procession on a leafy campus lane. At the left, a gold-and-orange ratha chariot decorated with flower garlands and an ornate canopy carries a seated figure in orange clothing. Surrounding it, a large crowd of people wears mostly white ritual clothes, with some women in saris and salwar. Several people hold colourful striped umbrellas on poles, and a blue vehicle is parked behind the crowd. Trees and flowering plants frame the foreground, with orange-brick buildings behind.2011-01-01Outdoor temple procession under a clear pale sky. A richly decorated golden ratha/chariot, heavily covered in yellow marigold garlands, white jasmine strands and hanging bells and tassels in green, blue, red and yellow, carries a figure seated at the centre wearing a crown and red garland. Two attendants in orange-saffron robes stand on the chariot, one holding a long ceremonial fan or staff and the other a golden umbrella-like finial. A tall yellow canopy and colourful striped parasols shade the chariot. Around it, devotees in white dhotis and mundus and women in white saris with yellow or checked borders pull and walk alongside, with a crowd of onlookers in white and yellow behind. A brick building stands at right.2009-12-27December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22August 31 20142014-08-31A procession on a red carpet walks toward a temple shrine under a yellow canopy. A central man in a saffron-and-gold dhoti and white flower garland, with a rudraksha mala, walks with hands folded. Two men in orange cloth carry a teal-fringed ceremonial parasol and a decorated staff, and others carry flagged poles and a tray of flowers. Women in orange and red saris line the path with hands folded in greeting, while people in white and red clothing stand behind. A stone temple with a small deity murti sits in the background among trees.2014-08-31A procession on a sandy path under a clear blue sky with palm trees behind. Several people in orange and saffron robes walk in front, including a figure with long dark hair wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha beads, and a bearded man in orange with a gold necklace. Others in white clothes with yellow shawls carry tall wooden poles topped by colourful umbrellas and a red and yellow decorated canopy with blue emblems. A woman in a white sari with gold border and a yellow shawl walks among them, and a man in white holds a pole on the right. Some onlookers stand behind. A trident-topped staff is visible at the left.2008-12-25December 27 20092009-12-27A procession crosses a grassy dirt field under a pale sky with scattered trees. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk in front, carrying ornate ceremonial parasols with orange and gold fringes and blue-and-red embroidered panels. Behind them, a group in white clothing walks along, including a figure in white with an orange shawl near the centre. A white-and-red striped canopy umbrella is held aloft in the middle. Dozens of people, many in white, follow along the path, with some children visible in the crowd.2006-10-21A procession on a sandy road under bright sky and palm trees. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed tassels in red, green, yellow and blue are carried on long poles. At the centre, a man in saffron robes wears a white flower garland and a red-and-white bead mala, holding up his right palm in blessing. Beside him, a golden trident is held aloft, and other devotees in saffron, orange and white walk alongside. On the right, a woman in white with a yellow shawl carries an umbrella pole, and a young man in white with an orange shawl follows behind.2008-12-25December 27 20092009-12-27