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A rainy-day photo of a procession of devotees walking along a red-walled path in an outdoor setting. Many wear saffron-orange shawls and cloths, and several hold black, grey and white umbrellas overhead. In the foreground a bald man in a white printed shirt wears an orange wrap and carries a black shoulder bag and a wristwatch. Behind him a man with long dark hair wears an orange garment, and a woman in white with a white shawl and dark handbag walks at right. A cream-coloured building with pillars and a dark tree stand in the background.

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January 09 20082008-01-09Night-time procession on a paved path with two bright red umbrellas held aloft. A central smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak, a long beaded necklace with a large gold pendant, and a saffron-orange robe with gold trim walks forward with open palms, with a light gold-trimmed white-clad attendant beside him. Behind them, men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas raise their hands or fold them in greeting, and a decorated golden cart or float with colourful draped panels stands at left. A printed banner with text is visible in the background.2012-04-26Outdoor photo of a group walking along a path at dusk or in overcast rain toward a tall curved temple spire behind trees. An orange umbrella is held overhead above a bare-footed man in orange saffron robes with a gold-colored necklace who raises one hand. Beside him a second figure in orange robes walks with a shoulder cloth. Around them are devotees in white kurtas, a woman in a yellow sari, a man in a yellow shirt with a lanyard badge, and others in orange t-shirts. A man on the right in white clothing wears an orange shawl and a beaded mala. Brick walls and foliage frame the scene. The visible people are about nine, and the spire is a stone temple shrine.2008-06-09A photograph of a procession on a dirt path flanked by orange-red walls. Many devotees walk toward the camera, most carrying saffron and orange flags on tall poles. A smiling man in a white shirt and white dhoti leads near the centre, with a woman in an orange sari and rudraksha beads in the foreground. Women wear white and orange saris with white and sandalwood forehead markings. A woman in white holds a placard bearing a small round emblem and printed lettering. A boy in white and a woman in purple walk at the right. A large yellow and red umbrella-style canopy with tasselled edges stands at the left edge.2013-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt ground with a central figure seen from behind, long dark curly hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and body with a gold border. Around him, several young men in orange shawls and cream or white dhotis hold large ornate parasols in red, blue and multicoloured fringed canopies with gold finials. A bearded man in orange robes holds a gold trident-topped staff. A young man at right in orange robes and a gold garland has a red forehead mark and is clapping. A man at left holds a camera up high. A crowd stands behind. Many people visible, with several sets of ritual parasols in a procession.2008-01-01A procession of devotees walks indoors through a hall decorated with hanging colourful tassels and textile banners. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and smiles while walking, a long wooden staff held in his right hand. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange robe with a red border carries a white cloth at his waist. Surrounding them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas, and a woman in an orange sari with a yellow-shawled attendant walk together, with forehead markings visible on several faces. Round ornamental ornaments hang at the upper left.2008-03-22A photograph of a group walking along a garden path at dusk, past a temple tower with a dark silhouette and palm trees behind. An orange umbrella is held over the central figures. A man on the left in white kurta with a lanyard badge walks beside a man in white kurta wearing a gold pendant and an orange shawl. Behind them, people in white and orange clothing follow, including a woman in white with an orange shawl on the right.2008-06-09August 01 20122012-08-01January 02 20092009-01-02A photograph of an evening reception at an ashram hall. An elderly man with a shaved head, wrapped in a deep orange-red shawl and walking barefoot on a patterned red-and-cream rug, is being guided by a younger man in white dhoti and orange shawl. To the left stand several monks in orange robes, one with a long beard and one with a shaved head, and one holding a small orange book. On the right, a smiling young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, stands barefoot with a red tilak. Behind them a large red, blue and green fringed ceremonial umbrella is raised, and a gold-edged embroidered banner hangs nearby. Several other attendants in white stand in the background. Seven people are visible in the scene.2008-02-10December 08 20112011-12-08A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis and women in rust-orange saris walks along a paved courtyard under a metal-roofed open pavilion. Men with shaved heads wear orange dhotis, red-orange shawls and rudraksha malas; a few have white tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a smiling bald man in orange robes and beads walks beside a woman in a red-orange sari with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a large black stone shivalinga with a garland of orange marigolds sits on an orange plinth, and a decorated palanquin or ratha stands near a red boundary wall.2013-11-15