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Night outdoor photo of a smiling man in dark red-orange robes and a red-gold shawl, standing barefoot on sandy ground with a red dot on his forehead and a heavy gold bead necklace. An ornate silver umbrella with leaf-shaped pendants is held above him by an unseen hand. Around him stand women in matching dark red saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, a man in white dhoti with a red shawl, and other attendees in white and red. A red-cushioned chair sits at left.

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December 24 20132013-12-24Night procession outdoors on a dirt ground. A man with a red-brown dhoti-style garment, gold-edged, gold bead mala and red tilak sits on a black chair with bare feet resting on a yellow block. Behind him, a man in a saffron-orange garment holds up a large silver umbrella with hanging leaf-shaped ornaments, while other attendants hold silver trident and axe-like staffs. Several women and men in matching red-brown saris and dhotis with gold borders stand around, with a figure in white at right and string lights in the background.2013-12-24Night procession on a dirt ground lit by string lights and decorated umbrellas. A man in the centre wears a dark red-maroon robe and a long multicolour flower garland with a red tassel, smiling as he walks. Beside him a bald man with white-marked forehead and arms, in a red-maroon dhoti with gold borders, walks with a shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and another man in a similar gold-bordered dhoti follows. Several women in red and orange saris and men in white dhotis walk alongside, some holding long silver-topped staffs and white-and-silver ceremonial umbrellas. A man in white stands on a raised platform in the background, and a blue-and-green lit tree decorates the area. The scene resembles a ceremonial procession.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24A night procession on a dirt ground with umbrella-like silver and white fringed parasols carried on poles, some with trident-topped staffs. Robed devotees in saffron-orange and rust-red dhotis and shawls walk in a line, many women in red saris with gold borders on the left. Near the centre, a man with a floral garland and rudraksha mala walks barefoot, and a bald man in orange with a rudraksha mala walks on the right. Men in white dhotis and shawls follow behind, with a drum player on a raised platform in the background.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24Night procession on a sandy ground led by a smiling man in rust-orange robes wearing a long multicolour flower garland of yellow, white, red and purple blooms. Around him, devotees in saffron-orange and red-brown garments walk, some holding long silver staffs; several women wear red and white saris. Behind them, tall white fringed silver umbrellas and a purple umbrella are carried aloft. A white-clad man stands among the procession, and a cameraman films from a raised platform.2013-12-24Night procession on a sandy ground with several umbrellas held aloft, including silver-covered and orange ones. A central man in saffron-orange robes wears a yellow and red flower garland and smiles while walking. Beside him a man in saffron robe and gold-trimmed clothing has a shaved head and carries a long staff with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Other devotees in orange and white dhoti-style clothing follow, and a small white vehicle with lights stands in the background.2013-12-24Night procession at an outdoor ashram setting with a central man in a maroon-red robe and a multicoloured yellow, purple and red flower garland, hands folded at his chest and smiling, with a tilak on his forehead. Around him, attendants in maroon and orange robes carry tall silver-finished trident staffs and ornate umbrellas: one red-and-gold canopy, one gold-and-yellow canopy, and three white fringed tiers. A man in white kurta and white trousers stands behind holding a silver umbrella pole, and drummers in orange robes play a drum on the right. Dark night sky with string lights in the background.2013-12-24Night procession outdoors on a sandy path. A smiling man in the centre wears a rust-red robe over a red-brown dhoti with gold borders, a multicolour yellow, purple and red flower garland, a gold bead necklace, and a red bindi and white forehead markings; his hands are folded at his chest. Above him a silver umbrella with hanging leaf-shaped ornaments is held on a long pole by a man in red robes. Two men in orange-red robes with gold-bordered cloth stand beside him, one holding a long pole and another a bald man with an orange shawl, and another person in white clothes is further back. Strings of lights and a stage are visible in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, the centre figure, in procession with a silver umbrella held above him.2013-12-24