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Outdoor street procession at a crowded roadside in the early morning. A bald, bare-chested man in a maroon-brown robe with a gold necklace and a cane walks at the centre, flanked by saffron-robed sadhus and white-dhoti men. Behind them stands a row of devotees with hands folded in namaste. Above the procession a decorated yellow-and-red umbrella and an orange flag are visible. Shops with signboards line the street, and a decorated float with a statue sits in the background. A man in a cap and a crowd of onlookers, many shirtless in white dhotis, surround the group. Visible in the scene is a large crowd of around twenty people.

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September 13 20152015-09-13September 15 20152015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13Outdoor street scene in a crowded market area with many people and roadside shops, signboards and yellow barricades. In the foreground, several men in saffron-red robes with orange and gold borders and rudraksha necklaces walk in a group, with white tilak marks on their foreheads and arm bands. One man in the centre wears a red-orange turban and a gold pendant. Behind them a crowd in white, pink and blue clothing moves along the road, and a large banner with portrait photographs of a bearded man in saffron hangs on the left.2015-09-16 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at a crowded festival ground. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching saffron turban stands with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a long rudraksha mala. Around him, a crowd of devotees surrounds the procession; several men wear white dhotis with gold-bordered sashes and gold necklaces, and one man in orange robes with folded hands faces him in front. A large orange-and-gold canopy with fringe and a smaller decorated ratha or palanquin shelter stand behind, beside a white arch and a banner-decorated temple-style structure. Most devotees hold up phones to record the scene. Visible people number well over twenty.2016-05-04Outdoor procession scene with a crowd pressing close around a golden-throne vehicle under a decorated canopy hung with tassels and marigold garlands. A seated man in a maroon-brown robe with a gold-edged cloth, a rudraksha-bead necklace and gold chains receives offerings; his right hand is extended toward a child in orange. Standing beside the vehicle, men in white dhotis with gold borders hold a long ceremonial staff and a ritual fan, and one wears a gold-bordered white garment. A bare-chested man in brown robes stands at right. Devotees in orange and saffron clothes, a woman in an orange floral top and a checked-shirt man reach up with flower garlands and phones. A red-and-saffron flag and a parade of ornate sadhus appear in the background.2015-09-15A festive procession crowds a open-air street at a religious gathering, with a red and gold ceremonial umbrella held aloft on a long red pole at left. Several robed sadhus walk in the centre: a bearded elder with long grey hair and beard wears orange robes and a red-and-white beaded mala with a gold pendant, smiling beside a younger man in saffron robes and mala. A woman in orange robes with a long braided plait and orange turban walks at left, and men in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded malas accompany the group. Ornate decorated temple structures and colourful festooned chariots with yellow and red canopies stand behind, and a large crowd of devotees in white and saffron fills the scene.2016-05-04Outdoor street procession on a paved road in front of an ornate South Indian temple gopuram with painted colourful sculptures. A man in an orange saffron robe with a marigold-style orange headband and long beaded necklace walks at centre under a bright orange umbrella held by an assistant. Around him, saffron-clad devotees and men in white dhotis with gold borders walk barefoot; a woman in orange sari carries red flowers and another holds a white flower garland. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala at right smiles, and a figure in white photographs the procession. Shops and a yellow signboard line the street. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2012-05-08 +1 copiesA street procession in an Indian temple town with a crowd of devotees. In the centre-right, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes wears a long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, with a white bandage on one arm and red-and-white tilak on his forehead; the page suggests this may be a person, though his appearance alone is not conclusive. To the left, a man in saffron robes holds a tall garland of red, pink and white flowers on a staff, and other saffron-clad attendants walk alongside. A woman in a maroon sari stands with palms pressed together, a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands nearby, and a row of shaded stalls with striped awnings lines the street behind them.2009-07-13A street procession moves along a paved road lined with shops and red-and-orange temple banners. In the centre, a man in orange dhoti and upper cloth wears a golden crown-like headband and a gold necklace, carrying a bowl of white flowers. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with orange sash and a long bead necklace holds a bunch of white flowers. Behind them, women in white and cream saris carry a brass vessel and garlands, and an orange umbrella is held at the left edge. Several devotees in white and orange walk along barefoot, with a fence and crowd in the background.2012-05-08May 04 20162016-05-04A procession on a temple路 street outdoors, with two ornate multicolored parasols with fringed edges held aloft over a group of saffron-robed sannyasis walking together. The central figure has a shaved head, a vertical red-and-white forehead mark, and layered rudraksha and white bead malas with a gold pendant. Flanking monks in orange robes wear beaded necklaces, one with an arm band, and one bearing a gold pendant. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a red mala walks at the right edge. Crowds of onlookers in white and light clothing line the blue-and-red painted temple wall behind. A man in a red shirt stands in the foreground.2012-05-18 +1 copies