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Outdoor festival procession at a Bidadi ashram event, with a large blue and gold canopy and a multicoloured umbrella overhead. Saffron-robed figures wearing orange shawls and beaded malas walk among crowds of people in white clothing. A bald man in saffron with a garland and a bearded man in an orange shawl stand near the centre, while a man in white holds a camera. Banana leaves, orange flag bunting and a kalasha-like decorated structure fill the scene, with a woman in a white sari in the foreground. The photo shows a ratha-style procession with devotees along a decorated path.

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A dense outdoor procession under colourful canopies and orange pennants at a festival. In the centre, a bearded man in saffron robes wears a long white-and-orange flower garland and gold necklace, palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a gold necklace and a sandalwood-marked forehead carries a brass vessel decorated with flowers. Surrounding devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk and gesture with folded hands, some holding long poles. Ornate painted umbrellas and hanging yellow and blue embroidered panels frame the scene, with palm trees behind.2008-12-29Outdoor procession at a festival, with a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a long purple-and-white flower garland walking beneath a multicoloured ceremonial parasol with blue, red and yellow panels and gold finials. Attendants in orange shawls and gold necklaces flank him, one holding a long golden staff with a trident-like finial. 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Lush palms frame the background.2008-12-28December 30 20082008-12-30December 23 20082008-12-23An outdoor procession under colourful umbrellas with yellow, blue, red and green panels decorated with motifs and white bird emblems, held over a central figure. The central figure wears a red-orange garment, a large white and orange flower garland, and a headband, walking between two rows of attendants. Around them, figures in saffron and orange robes and gold beaded necklaces walk alongside people in white dhotis and shirts, and several women in saffron blouses and white saris. Orange triangular banners hang from poles above a red carpet, with a seated area and a microphone stand visible at right. Some women carry brass lamps and flowers. A sign area and white-clad devotees line the scene.2008-12-28A procession at an outdoor temple-style site moves under colourful multi-panel umbrellas with yellow-gold canopies overhead and red-and-orange flags on poles. 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Coconut palms and strings of hanging decorations fill the background. The participants are a crowd of more than twenty people.2007-12-25A festival procession moves under yellow and blue canopies with colourful decorated umbrellas. A central figure with long dark hair, a flower garland and gold necklaces wears orange robes and walks forward, with a person candidate whose orange clothing and garland are distinctive but whose face is not clearly identifiable. Orange-robed attendants flank him, one holding a garlanded metal pot. Women in orange saris with gold necklaces and sandalwood or kumkum marks walk among men in white, and orange pennants line the route.2008-12-28A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty path under bright daylight, with a dense crowd filling the frame. Several ornate canopy umbrellas in red, yellow and green, with blue and gold panels and a lotus-style motif, are carried overhead. Men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces walk alongside, and a woman in a white sari with a red garland and gold border stands centrally holding a tall golden staff topped with a trident. Other attendees wear white shirts and kurtas, and some hold a brass kalasha. The scene reads as a temple or ashram ceremonial procession with devotees, and the photo carries a faint copyright overlay in the lower right.2009-01-01