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A dense outdoor procession crowd moves past colourful ceremonial parasols with red, yellow, green and blue panels and dangling tassels, as well as an orange-and-gold banner. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears a golden crown, a red-and-white ceremonial garland and an ornate necklace, holding a gilded staff; this is a person candidate. Nearby, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas press their palms together, and a bald man in orange stands at right. Behind them, many devotees in white and mixed colours fill the frame, and a thatched shelter is visible in the background.

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January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor procession crowd at a festival. Several orange-clad men walk in a central group; one holds a silver trident aloft and another, with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, is in the middle of the group. Above them, large yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas with red floral and paisley-style embroidery are held up on poles. Around them, many devotees in white shirts and dhotis press forward, several with hands folded in anjali and others raising their hands. A thatched structure stands behind. The scene is crowded, with roughly twenty to fifty visible people. Swamiji (probable): the figure with long hair, orange robes and beaded necklace stands within the procession, as a central honoured figure.2009-01-01Outdoor procession through a dense crowd of devotees, with many people pressing forward and several raising folded hands in namaskar. Ornate umbrellas (chatras) in red, green and yellow with floral and bird motifs and tassel fringes shade the procession. A golden trishul rises at the centre. Men in saffron/orange robes and garlands walk beside a figure in cream/white robes wearing a red-and-gold garland and long dark hair, and several men in white shirts assist. Devotees in the foreground raise hands in worship. The scene reads as a ratha or chariot-style procession with sevas.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor procession with multicoloured ceremonial parasols in red, yellow, green and blue with tasselled fringes, carried above a group of people. A central man in saffron/orange robes wears a long white-and-pink flower garland, rudraksha-style beads and a gold necklace, with hands pressed together in greeting; he has a long swept-back hair and a tilak mark. Flanking him, saffron-clad attendants hold a golden trident staff and a golden staff with a ceremonial head. Behind them, people in white kurtas with saffron shawls and saffron flags walk through a street with trees and buildings.2008-12-28December 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession with a central figure in white robes and a red-and-white flower garland, wearing a gold necklace and long dark hair, walking among saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees. Two saffron-robed attendants hold tall golden staffs, one topped with a trident. Multicoloured ceremonial parasols with gold embroidery and tassels shelter the procession, and red and orange flags wave behind. Devotees in orange and red clothing clap and raise their hands; a woman in red and a man in white shirt and dhoti stand nearby. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in white robes with long hair, gold necklace and garland is the procession's honoured figure.2009-01-01A dense outdoor procession crowd on a dusty ground under trees, with a large group of people in saffron-orange robes and shawls and white kurta clothing. Several men in orange hold tall ceremonial parasols and banners, one with a decorated golden-yellow canopy with red and floral motifs and a bird emblem. A central man in orange robes wears a white and orange garland and a crown-like headpiece with a red-and-gold necklace, surrounded by sannyasis and devotees. A woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a staff topped with a golden trident, and others raise hands in greeting. A woman in red and white holds a child at right, and an ornate trident-topped staff stands among the crowd.2008-12-27Outdoor procession in a crowd under saffron and red canopies with tasselled fringes and an ornate yellow banner. A man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears a white shawl over white clothing, layered gold and red-bead garlands, and a large gold necklace, and holds his hands together. Beside him stands a clean-shaven man in orange robes holding a tall gold staff, and a gold trident is raised on the left. Several men and women in orange robes and gold necklaces walk alongside, while a man in a white shirt and sunglasses stands at right and a woman in blue clothing with a red forehead mark smiles at the lower right. a person: the long-haired man in white with garlands and gold necklace is the central figure in the procession, matching the page's Jayanti procession context.2009-01-01A dense crowd of devotees surrounds a procession at an outdoor festival. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a broad smile wears orange-saffron robes and a garland of orange and white flowers, holding a golden trident-topped staff. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes carries a long wooden pole with a brass finial. Several men in orange and saffron clothing, some with rudraksha malas and gold chains, walk among ornate colourful banners and a large yellow, red and green canopy with tasselled edges. Behind them, many people in white, cream and patterned shirts press forward, several with palms pressed together in greeting. The scene suggests a ratha or street procession with banners and staffs.2009-01-01December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copies