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Outdoor festival procession under a bright blue sky. A man in an orange turban and orange robe with a long gold-beaded necklace stands at centre-right, looking toward a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti carrying a brass pot with flower garlands. Behind them a bearded man in orange robes, a young man in an orange shawl and a man in white stand among the crowd. A decorated umbrella with red and blue tassels and a brass trident on a pole appear above. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange turban and robe, gold ceremonial necklace, shown as a standing devotee-adjacent figure in the procession.

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February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor procession under bright sky with colorful decorated umbrellas and a red canopy at top left. Nearby, a bearded elder in orange wrap and a bald priest in white dhoti hold a flower-decorated pot with garlands. Other devotees surround them in orange and white clothes, and a bare-backed man in yellow cloth carries a brass offering tray. A trident rises at far right.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor procession on a dry, sunny day at a Kumbhamela event in Karnataka. In the right foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a heavy gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha mala, walks beside a young man in orange and white with a long dark hair. Behind them an older bearded sadhu in orange robes stands among devotees. A bare-chested priest in the left foreground holds a brass plate of offerings, and a white-clad older man holds a coconut wrapped with marigold and orange flower garlands. Above the crowd, a devotee carries a ceremonial pot topped with yellow and orange marigold garlands on his head. Several onlookers fill the background.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor procession at a festival on a dry, sunny day under a clear blue sky. Two red umbrellas with fringed tassels are held over a crowd. In the centre, a man in an orange turban, saffron robe and long gold-toned bead necklace walks beside a man in a saffron-orange shawl draped over his head and shoulders, who is speaking. Men in white dhotis and kurtas, a uniformed police officer at left, and a man in sunglasses surround them. A blue-and-white striped tent stands at right, and trident-like poles are visible in the background. Whether the saffron-clad central figure is a person cannot be established from appearance alone.2007-02-02December 26 20082008-12-26Photograph of a dense outdoor crowd at a riverside procession near T. Narasipura, Karnataka. Two large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges and blue, orange and green panels are held aloft on poles. In the foreground a bald man in an orange robe with a draped orange shawl is surrounded by men in saffron and orange clothing. Behind him a man with long dark hair, orange robe and a long beaded necklace stands near a man with a shaved head in orange wearing red tilak marks. Many spectators in white shirts and dhotis press around them, and bright yellow marigold garlands are visible at the right edge. Trees and water are visible in the background under a clear sky.2007-02-02Outdoor procession on a bright day with several red, orange and multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas overhead, one printed with the words Dhyanapeetam. Men carry offerings: flower garlands, bundles of orange and yellow marigolds, and a basket. A bald man in a white dhoti and shawl holds flowers. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and an orange turban with a gold-beaded necklace is in the crowd; he is an appearance-based candidate but the cues are not conclusive. Several other devotees in saffron and bare-chested men surround them.2007-02-02Outdoor procession under colourful fringed canopies with blue, pink and yellow tassels. A young man in orange robes and an orange turban stands centre-right, wearing a long dark rudraksha mala and holding a bead string in his hands. Beside him, a man in orange with a yellow garland and a bearded man in orange robes walk among devotees; an elderly bald man in orange and a man in white clothes are also in the crowd. Behind them is an ornate gold-carved wooden structure, and at lower left a man holds a yellow flower garland with green leaves. Crowd of devotees in white and orange behind.2009-01-16Outdoor procession on a dirt path with orange-robed devotees. In the centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long multicoloured flower garland and walks barefoot beneath a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with gold finial. Two attendants in saffron carry tall gold-topped staffs beside him, and one wears a gold-bead necklace. Behind them, people in white and orange walk along, and a man in a black shirt stands at the left. A bystander with long dark hair and a gold-bead mala is at the right edge. Trees and a plain sky form the background.2009-12-23February 02 20072007-02-02