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Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside a decorated ratha. Garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers and dried wheat-like stalks hang from the chariot, with green banana leaves and coconuts above. In the foreground a man in orange cloth adjusts his shoulder, and an older man in orange robe with an orange head cloth walks with a blue-edged shawl. Nearby a uniformed police officer in khaki stands behind, and men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the procession, with a tall gold-topped staff at left. Blue sky and distant trees frame the scene.

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December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor 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.2007-02-02December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of an outdoor arrival scene beside a white vehicle. A bald man in orange saffron robes stands at left, wearing a long white and red garland of flowers, and turns toward a second man in an orange turban and orange robes who is also garlanded with white and red flowers. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands behind at left, and a decorated orange, red and yellow canopy with hanging tassels runs across the upper right. Men in white dhotis and shirts with lanyards line the procession behind, and a man in an orange shirt and a man with dark hair stand in the foreground at right. The wearer of the turban has distinctive long swept-back hair beneath a crown-like orange headwrap; no further identification is made.2007-01-01Outdoor 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.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02December 31 20092009-12-31A festival procession on a sunny day beside palm trees and thatched huts. A decorated chariot with a canopy of red, pink and gold tassels and garlands of yellow marigolds stands at right, its platform draped in orange cloth. A man in a saffron-orange robe and a long garland stands in the centre-left, while several sannyasis in orange robes and devotees in white shirts and dhotis press around the chariot. A man in orange holds a tall gold staff with a ceremonial head. A cameraman films the scene at right. Crowds line the street behind. The black-and-white rudraksha-style garland and orange robes are visible on several figures, but no identity is confirmed from appearance.2009-12-27December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor procession at a temple-style ratha-like canopy decorated with marigold and flower garlands, banana stalks and coconuts. Beneath it a deity murti adorned with flower garlands and vibrant clothing is carried on a decorated float. Around them, a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts raise their hands, while photographers and onlookers film and photograph the procession.2006-09-24December 29 20082008-12-29A festival procession on a dusty dirt road moves past a richly decorated wooden chariot with a golden horse-headed prow, an orange canopy umbrella and strings of marigold garlands and colourful tassels. Inside the chariot a deity murti is visible. Around it, devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes walk, many wearing rudraksha malas, and several in yellow-trimmed white shirts carry ID lanyards. A man in front wears a saffron robe and a beaded garland, while a figure beside him holds a yellow-and-orange fan. Palm-leaf canopies and a parked white vehicle with speakers stand at the left edge under a hazy sky.2010-01-01