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Outdoor festival procession scene during a Brahmotsav celebration. In the left foreground, a figure with long dark hair, a gold headband with a red centre, orange robe, and a long multi-strand garland of white and red flowers stands beside a silver staff topped with blue and yellow tassels. Around him, devotees in white shirts and orange shawls press forward, with several bowing or touching the figure's arm. Behind them, women in orange saris and white garments and onlookers stand near a white building with red pillars and a green fruit offering on a plate. a person figure is visible via long swept-back hair, gold headband, orange robe, garland and ornate gold necklace, shown in the foreground; the scene is a festival gathering with roughly 20 to 30 people visible.

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A crowded outdoor festival scene during Brahmotsav Day-6. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears a gold headband, orange saffron robes, and a long garland of white and red flowers, with a gold ceremonial necklace; a gold-coloured ornament hangs at his chest. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and shirts and orange-saffron shawls press close. A middle-aged man in a white shirt on the right stands with palms joined in namaste, and another person in white at the far right holds a lanyard badge. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands behind the central figure, and a bare-headed man in orange looks on from the lower left. Wooden poles with a brass-topped support frame the background, with several more devotees and onlookers behind.2007-12-27Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered in a courtyard during a festival procession. A central figure with long dark hair, a gold forehead band and a red-and-white flower garland wears an orange shawl and holds their hands together in greeting, while others in white dhotis and orange and white garments press close around. A bearded man in white and a robed attendant stand nearby, and a ceremonial staff with a metal finial rises at the left. Strings of small flags decorate the wall behind, with a green roofed building and trees beyond.2007-12-27Outdoor photo at a temple-style courtyard with palm trees and white buildings behind. A man at left wears a gold headband, long dark hair, a red tilak and a bare red-orange shawl over the shoulders, with a thick red and white flower garland and a heavy gold chain, and smiles. Beside him a young man in white with an orange shawl stands at centre, and a girl in a pink patterned top holds a small white flag with a blue emblem. Behind them several women in orange shawls and saris, including one wearing glasses, and another man in orange stand among devotees; a woman's dark hair fills the right foreground.2007-12-27A photograph of a procession or temple gathering under a corrugated roof. Centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears saffron-orange robes, a white and multicoloured flower garland, and a gold pendant necklace; he smiles and holds his hands together. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange shawls, some in white dhotis, press forward with palms joined. A tall golden ceremonial staff with a decorated top stands at right, and a colourful painted pillar is visible behind. Women in white saris with orange shawls stand at right. Several people are seen in the frame; a figure bows at lower right.2007-12-23December 27 20072007-12-27Photograph of a crowd at an outdoor procession during a festival. A central figure with long, wavy dark hair and a white vibhuti mark on the forehead wears a saffron-orange robe, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style gold pendant chain, smiling as devotees press close. Around him, many boys and young men in white dhotis and white shirts or shawls, some with rudraksha malas, stand with palms joined in namaste. Several people wear orange garments. Behind them, a golden ceremonial staff and a golden trident-like standard rise above the heads, and a building with windows stands at the back. Visible physical people number more than twenty.2008-12-23Outdoor photograph under a red-roofed covered walkway at a temple-style ashram. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace stands centre, smiling and holding a small orange object, flanked by a saffron-clad sannyasi with gold bead necklace in the left background and a man in saffron holding a gold-tipped staff with a trident-topped finial in the foreground. 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Several people reach toward the central figure in a respectful, devotional crowd scene.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23July 28 20082008-07-28Outdoor procession crowd at a Brahmotsav celebration. Centre, a man with long dark hair wears a gold headband, a red-orange shawl and a large white-and-red flower garland over a bare upper body with gold ornaments. Behind him, a man in white with a gold-tipped staff and an orange shawl walks among devotees; a woman in an orange sari and a woman in white with glasses hold brass ceremonial staffs. Several people in orange and white shawls surround them, a girl in red with braided hair stands in front, and a bystander photographs with a camera at left. Palm fronds and a red decorative umbrella appear in the background.2007-12-27