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A festival procession with a central figure in a deep maroon turban and maroon robe with gold border, wearing a large white jasmine garland and red rose garland, holding a silver trident. Surrounding attendants wear maroon robes with gold borders and gold ceremonial necklaces; some wear white dhotis. Behind them stand a red and gold canopy umbrella with white and green tassels labelled Dhyana Peetam, plus other ornate umbrellas in red, purple and gold. One attendant on the right raises a hand, holding a black staff. The setting is a street with buildings in the background.

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September 13 20152015-09-13September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20152015-09-09 +2 copiesOutdoor procession crowd in a festival street lined with decorated parasols in red, purple, yellow and pink. At centre, a man in a red-brown turban and deep orange-red robe with a gold border stands under a thick white and red flower garland, holding a silver trident and a black staff. Around him, saffron-robed men wear gold ceremonial necklaces and rudraksha malas, and white dhoti-clad attendants in gold-bordered cloth carry umbrellas and staffs. A man in glasses in an orange-red wrap and gold necklace stands at left, with a uniformed police officer at the edge. Several attendants wear red shawls and gold-bordered white garments.2015-09-15A procession on a crowded street with red and multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas and red flags overhead. A smiling man in a deep red turban, red-brown robe with gold border and a large white and red flower garland stands at centre, with a silver trident-topped staff held by a bald man in red-brown robes beside him. On the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and red sash wears a gold necklace and rudraksha malas. Several other devotees and onlookers stand behind. The a person candidate is not visually distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the role is given as a robed devotee in procession.2015-09-09 +2 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA barefoot man in a rust-red turban and matching rust-red robe with a gold border stands in a festival procession crowd. He wears a thick white and red flower garland and a long red petal garland, plus gold ornaments on his chest and a rudraksha-style red-orange mala. He holds a silver trident with a red gem. Around him, men in rust-red shawls with gold-bordered wraps and gold necklaces stand beside a man in white dhoti. Behind them are red and gold ceremonial umbrellas and red flags. The man in the centre is not a verifiable match to the page's a person reference, and his identity is uncertain from appearance; the page states a person was not at this event.2015-09-09 +1 copiesA festive street procession with a crowd. At centre, a smiling person wears a rust-red turban, a white and red floral garland, red-and-gold sacred robes and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver trident. Beside them, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders carries a black staff with a gold band. Men in saffron-orange robes with gold necklaces and rudraksha malas raise their arms and chant on the left. Red, orange and purple ceremonial umbrellas with tassels and flags stand overhead, and onlookers fill the background. The setting appears to be a Kumbh Mela-style yatra.2015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA street procession in an Indian town, with a central figure in a red-and-orange turban and saffron-red robes wearing a large white and red flower garland and a gold pendant. He holds a silver trident-like staff and smiles. Around him, saffron-robed men wear gold-bordered white dhotis, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold chains; one at right holds a black staff and another at left wears a plain saffron cloth. Behind them, large red, yellow and purple ceremonial umbrellas with tassels are held aloft, and a uniformed policeman stands at the left edge. Shop buildings and flags line the street.2015-09-15A street procession in which a man in a rust-red turban and matching red-brown robes stands at centre, wearing a thick garland of white jasmine-like flowers and red roses with a red rose garland hanging to his knees and a gold pendant. He holds a silver trident in his right hand. Around him, devotees in similar red-brown robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand close, some smiling and singing. Behind them are red and green ceremonial umbrellas with tassels and a red flag, and buildings line the street. Several people in the frame wear white dhotis.2015-09-09 +1 copies