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Outdoor photograph of a line of women and a few men in orange and rust-red ochre clothing walking along a dusty, light-coloured rural road lined with palm trees and a red boundary wall. Several women in the foreground wear saffron sarees and rudraksha malas; one woman in front wears dark glasses. In the distance a colourful temple-style float or chariot and a large red billboard frame stand beside the road. Bright daylight, tall trees on the right.

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November 15 20132013-11-15A procession of barefoot saffron-robed sannyasis and women devotees in rust-orange and maroon cloth walks along a tree-lined dirt road in bright daylight. Several men have shaved heads and wear rudraksha malas, and the women wear beaded necklaces and drape their garments over their shoulders. Behind them a decorated vehicle with a red, orange and yellow floral canopy carries a framed image of a deity and a flag on a pole. The group numbers roughly two dozen visible people, with some partly obscured in the background. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so roles are used.2013-11-15A barefoot procession walks along a paved rural road lined with green trees, with a decorated palanquin or ratha topped with a golden canopy visible in the background. Several devotees in matching rust-orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas lead the group; a shaved-headed man in front-centre gestures with his hands, and women in orange saris walk alongside. The scene looks like a ritual procession with the decorated vehicle at the rear.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15A group of women wearing saffron and rust-orange sarees with contrasting gold borders and rudraksha malas stands on a dusty gravel road beside a blue water tank, a small roadside shop, a white compound wall and green shrubs. Some women hold cloth bundles or shawls, and several stand in conversation, looking toward each other or aside. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this scene.2013-11-15A photograph of a group of devotees walking barefoot along a dusty dirt road beside overgrown scrubland and a palm tree. They wear matching saffron-orange robes with orange-and-gold borders and wrap rudraksha malas around their necks and shoulders. The men are shaved-headed, with white tilak marks on their foreheads. Two women in orange saris with rudraksha malas walk at the right edge, and a man on the left holds a phone. The scene suggests a procession or pilgrimage walk.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15Four women in rust-orange saris with cream borders stand on a paved rural road beside a gravel shoulder, with trees and a utility pole behind them. The foreground woman, with short dark hair and a red bindi, wears a rudraksha mala and holds a small red object in her hand. Two women behind her and one in glasses on the right, with her sari draped over her arm, look toward the camera or away from it. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15