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Outdoor procession scene in a rural village with a crowd of many people pressing close. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and extends his hand toward a woman holding a small child in a patterned brown dress. Behind him a figure in white holds a long staff topped with a decorative ornament. A red and gold ceremonial umbrella with tassels stands at the left edge. A large banner with a colourful embroidered emblem and rows of printed portrait photographs hangs on a pole above the crowd. Men in white shirts and women in saris stand among bare shrubs, a concrete building and palm trees under a pale sky.

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February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16Outdoor photo of a crowd at a roadside procession with a man in a saffron-orange sannyasi garment and a red-orange shawl with a shaved-looking head and tilak, leaning forward and extending his right hand in blessing toward children and adults. Beside him stands a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a pink-red shawl over his shoulder, and a woman in white sari with gold border and rudraksha-style mala holds a toddler in white. Behind them are saffron flags on poles and a wall of printed portrait photos. Children in front reach out with folded hands, and a young man in yellow shirt stands at right. Presentation for the saffron-clad figure is consistent with a sannyasi; appearance cues to a person are not sufficiently distinctive, so identity is unsure.2009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a festival, with a crowd of devotees and children smeared in coloured powder. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare chest wears an orange cloth and a multi-strand orange beaded necklace, with orange-and-white garlands; he is one of the few distinctive-cue figures and appears as a person leading the procession. Beside him, a man in an orange wrap and a man in white dhoti with a red sash walk. A colourful umbrella with fringe is held over the centre, and a large decorated deity murti with multiple arms stands on a ratha/palanquin-like float behind. Children in yellow, green and white dresses and striped shirts crowd the road, with a red-brick building and water tank at the back.2010-10-17A crowded outdoor gathering in a village courtyard with a concrete wall and banana plants behind. On the right, a figure in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban stands facing the crowd, with a white-clad elderly man beside them receiving a gesture. Around them, many villagers press close: men in white shirts and dhotis, women in yellow and orange saris, a girl in a red-bordered sari with hands joined, and a man in a maroon shirt with a white shawl garland. Some people hold fruit and small packets. A bamboo pole and an orange-yellow cloth hang overhead. Several dozen people are visible.2008-07-28Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside rough rocky ground and scrubby grass. A large crowd of children and adults in white clothing surrounds a group in saffron-orange robes. Beneath a multicoloured parasol, a central figure in orange robes and a white flower garland wears a headband and holds a ceremonial gold staff, while another saffron-robed devotee beside him carries a brass tray of red petals. Several saffron-clad attendants with orange shawls and garlands stand nearby. Women in white and cream sarees with gold borders and men in white shirts gather around, many holding offerings. A blue balloon floats above the crowd.2008-12-24Outdoor ceremony under a canopy strung with pink, blue, green and yellow pennant bunting on open ground. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears a bare-backed orange garment and offers a tray with red cloth to an older woman in a white sari with bangles. Around them men in white shirts and dhotis stand and watch, and a woman in a green-gold sari stands at left. Behind them a man wearing an orange turban is partly visible under the canopy, with a crowd of onlookers further back.2005-11-14