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A procession descends stone steps beside a green water tank. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk barefoot. A smiling figure at centre wears an orange robe with a long white and orange marigold garland and a red bindi. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a long pole supporting a red and multicoloured fringed parasol with blue medallions. Another parasol with orange and blue panels stands at the right. A man at left carries a wooden tray of flowers. Water fountains and white-clad figures appear at the top of the frame.

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Outdoor photo at a water tank beside a large black Shiva lingam with water jets spraying over it. A procession of people in orange robes walks down stone steps at the water's edge. In front, a woman in an orange robe wears a white flower garland and carries a brass tray; behind her, a man in white with a yellow shawl holds a red and orange ceremonial umbrella with fringed tassels, and another red-and-orange umbrella is held on the right. Several men in orange robes follow. Behind them, a large crowd in white clothes fills tiered stone steps under a sunny sky with strings of orange flags.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees and a stone wall. Several large colourful umbrellas with tasselled fringes, red, blue, yellow and green, are held aloft over the group. At the centre, a smiling figure in a saffron-orange robe wears a large white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and a trident-topped staff is carried to the left. Around them, men in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis with yellow or orange shawls walk alongside a woman in white with a yellow shawl, and a bearded man in saffron wears a gold-coloured necklace. Devotees and onlookers stand in the background. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance, so no probable label is applied.2008-12-25Outdoor procession on a white and red stepped platform under a clear blue sky. A central man in a red dhoti and red shawl wears a long white and red flower garland and stands barefoot beneath a tall wooden pole topped by a colourful fringed canopy. Behind him stand devotees in white dhotis with orange shawls and rudraksha malas; one man at right in orange robes holds a silver ceremonial vessel with green leaves, and a golden trident rises at the back. At left a man in white holds a wooden box with a pink-garlanded deity murti. Several people are smiling.2009-06-09October 17 20102010-10-17A procession on a red carpet walks toward a temple shrine under a yellow canopy. A central man in a saffron-and-gold dhoti and white flower garland, with a rudraksha mala, walks with hands folded. Two men in orange cloth carry a teal-fringed ceremonial parasol and a decorated staff, and others carry flagged poles and a tray of flowers. Women in orange and red saris line the path with hands folded in greeting, while people in white and red clothing stand behind. A stone temple with a small deity murti sits in the background among trees.2014-08-31October 17 20102010-10-17A standing man in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and yellow marigold garland and a gold bead necklace, with long swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark, smiling on a raised concrete platform. A taller saffron-robed attendant with a shaved head and a red-and-white garland stands to the left beneath a red fringed umbrella. Several white-clad men in dhotis stand behind, one with a smeared pink face and another in a yellow-striped shawl with glasses. Scattered petals lie on the ledge, under an overcast white sky. The man in the centre has long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-style gold beads, matching the appearance-based cues of Swamiji (probable), with the page noting this event.2010-10-17A procession on a dirt road during the Jayanti Brahmotsavam 2009 event, with devotees in saffron and orange robes. A young man in the centre wears a white and orange garland and carries a golden kalasha-like vessel, walking beneath a multicolored umbrella with peacock-style motifs and tassels. Other saffron-clad men walk around him, including a bearded man and a shaven-headed man on the right, while people in white dhotis and salwar kameez follow behind. Bamboo scaffolding and trees stand in the background under a clear sky. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is best described as a devotee or sannyasi in the procession.2009-01-02October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a temple rooftop on a hilltop with a wide hazy plain behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears saffron-orange robes and walks barefoot with hands clasped. a person (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robes; attendant context). Behind him, a bald attendant in white dhoti holds a red and gold ceremonial parasol on a pole. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a gold garland holds a golden kalasha-style vessel. Another white-clad attendant stands in the background near a white railing.2011-05-24Outdoor procession scene under a row of orange flags bearing a dark emblem and a ceremonial umbrella with red, blue and yellow panels decorated with gold motifs, fringed with tassels. A tall man with a saffron-orange turban and a rudraksha mala walks with hands folded at the centre-left. Beside him, a bald elder in an orange shawl walks forward, while a man in a white dhoti and a yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at right, facing him. Several onlookers and attendants in orange and white crowd the background.2009-01-12