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A procession on a paved courtyard in front of a pink temple-style building. A man in the centre wears a long saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and carries a wooden staff, walking beneath a red and gold umbrella held aloft by an attendant. Flanking men in orange garments carry tall silver trident-topped standards with yellow and red banners, and one holds a silver staff. Behind them, a man in a saffron shawl and a white-clad attendant follow, and a signboard reads a temple inscription. Several sadhus and devotees in orange and white walk in the procession.

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June 04 20062006-06-04A street procession moves along a dusty road lined with multi-storey pale buildings and shopfronts. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and a rudraksha mala, walks at the front; a man beside him wears a white kurta. Behind them, devotees in orange robes carry ornate ceremonial staffs and a red, blue and gold canopy, with an orange umbrella at right. A man in a red shirt with a camera walks at left, and a photographer with a camera stands among the group. a person: the central figure with long hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala fits the depicted presentation, but the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2006-06-04A procession on a dirt path with a crowd behind. In the centre a man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot-style in sandals, with a hand holding a cane, and a saffron turban. Beside him on the left a bearded man in orange and pink-bordered cloth holds a long pole of a decorated parasol, and a gold necklace is visible. Behind them a saffron-robed man with a sceptre-like staff walks with a shaved head and white forehead marks. Multicoloured fringed parasols with long poles are held overhead. Orange-robed figures and white-clad devotees follow. a person depicted as a probable in-person candidate: the centre figure wears long swept-back hair, a saffron turban, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, cues associated with the page's reference to a procession.2007-12-30A photograph of a procession walking along a narrow paved lane past a pink temple facade with arched doorways and a stone staircase. In the centre, a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks forward, carrying a staff. Around him, men in saffron-orange cloth carry tall ceremonial staffs, a trident-topped staff, and a red-and-gold decorated umbrella and a fringed yellow-and-red parasol. A man in a white shirt and an older man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder walk nearby. Stalls with garlands and religious items line the right side, and a sign reads Ounkaareshwar Shiva. Figures appear to be in a yatra-style procession.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04A procession of saffron-robed sadhus walks along a dirt road past a stone wall. Four sadhus carry tall golden staffs topped with trishulas, and colourful embroidered umbrellas and a small decorated banner appear above. The central figure wears an orange robe, a long flower garland with white, yellow and red blossoms, and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. Several men in white dhotis and a man in black stand near the procession, and a woman in an orange sari with white garments walks at the right edge. Several people are visible in the procession.2009-12-23June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks barefoot along a concrete path beside a red metal fence. The central figure, a young man with long dark hair, wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a large garland of white flowers with red, yellow and purple blossoms. Behind him a man in an orange robe holds a long gold staff with a ceremonial finial, and a bald man in orange carries a silver trident topped with a decorative emblem. Another man in orange holds a small brass vessel. A colourful parasol with a tasselled edge appears above. The scene looks like a ritual procession.2009-12-23November 25 20092009-11-25A street procession moves past shuttered shop fronts and a plastered wall. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala walks beneath a large white umbrella with red fringe and ornate gold-and-red motifs, held on a long pole. Behind him, a textile canopy with red, blue and embroidered panels is carried on poles. To the left, a man with long hair and a beard wears a white kurta and a long orange shawl, with a red wrist band. Several other men in orange shawls and orange caps carry staffs and walk alongside, one holding a camera. The scene suggests a devotional procession during the Himalaya Yatra.2006-05-24June 04 20062006-06-04