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A procession of devotees in saffron-orange robes moves along a paved courtyard in bright daylight. Many drummers carry silver drums, some playing and others striking them with sticks, while a large red flag on a tall pole billows overhead. A golden ceremonial palanquin with a fringed multicolour canopy and a pink parasol are visible, and a man in white clothes with a waist-cloth walks near the drums. Several women wear orange saris, long braided hair and beaded necklaces, and some carry a brass musical instrument. Scaffolding and white tarpaulin screens form the backdrop.

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A festive procession moves through a dusty courtyard beside white tent canopies. In front, a drummer in a white shirt and rudraksha mala raises his arm and beats a drum, surrounded by many devotees in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, many with long hair tied back. A large red flag bearing a faded portrait image flies above the crowd, and behind it a palanquin draped with multicoloured cloth and garlands is carried along, with a trident-topped staff and pink parasol visible. Several people in white and pastel dhotis and saris walk among the marchers, and a wooden ratha or chariot-style cart with carved panels sits at the left edge. Many drums, cymbals and processional instruments are played as the procession advances.2017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30A procession of many people in saffron and orange robes moves across a sunlit courtyard beside white tent fabric and a concrete structure. Drummers beat large drums and a brass horn is played. A man in a red-and-orange canopy-bearing group carries a red cloth banner, and a multicoloured fringed parasol is held aloft. Several participants wear rudraksha malas, ornate gold headpieces and matted or long hair, and one figure in front carries a trident. Several people in white dhotis walk among them. A gold umbrella with a trident finial is visible at upper right. The scene reads as a ceremonial ashram procession.2017-12-30A festival procession moves through a dusty courtyard beside white tent canopies. Many devotees in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk and drum, some carrying metal drums slung at their sides and others playing hand drums. A large multicoloured parasol with fringed tassels is held aloft above the crowd, and a long red flag on a pole is carried at right. A man in a white shirt holds the flag pole, while a figure in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl walks near the center. Younger girls in orange and gold costume with ornaments and headdresses follow the procession. A trident-topped staff and a pink umbrella appear further back, and bystanders watch at the edges.2017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30A procession of devotees in saffron-orange robes walks across a paved courtyard beside white tent walls. In the foreground a large red flag bears a printed portrait of a figure in an orange turban, carried on a pole. Behind it a drummer plays a silver drum, and a dancer in orange with long braided hair and beaded necklaces moves with a brass bell. A multicoloured fringed canopy is held aloft, and a trident-shaped staff rises at the right. Many women and men in orange and yellow garments with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands follow in a dense procession.2017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30A procession of many people in saffron and orange robes moves across an open courtyard lined with white tent fabric. Several drummers beat silver drums while walking, and a man in a long orange robe with long black hair walks at the center. A large ceremonial parasol with multicoloured fringed tassels is held aloft, and a gold-decorated palanquin or ratha stands at the left edge. Some participants wear crowns, floral garlands and tilaka markings, and many women have long black hair and red bindi and beaded jewellery.2017-12-30A festival procession moves through a dusty street lined with a pink building and corrugated roofs. Robed devotees in saffron and orange clothing walk behind a central figure in a white dhoti and shawl, adorned with a garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, who walks beneath a decorated canopy topped with multicoloured tassels. Men in orange lead the crowd, one on a gold-decorated vehicle with speakers, another playing a hand drum. Red flags are carried alongside the procession, and a woman in orange holds a camera. Onlookers stand at the sides. a person candidate is visible in appearance-based cues: long swept hair, garlands and beaded necklace, probable identity, but uncertain.2017-12-30April 14 20182018-04-14A procession on a dusty open ground with trees and a sunny haze behind. In the foreground, a line of young drummers in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, with rudraksha malas around their necks, walks forward playing silver-rimmed drums with sticks. One drummer wears an orange turban. Behind them, devotees in white and pink saris and other people walk along the path, and to the right, a group in red and yellow clothing also plays drums. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2017-12-16