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Outdoor procession scene under red and yellow ceremonial parasols with blue bird emblems and embroidered floral borders. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala, stands at centre receiving a tray or offering from a woman in a white sari. Around them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, orange-clad attendants, and a bare-shouldered woman with a wrapped bun and beaded necklace press close. Flat fields, low white buildings and a white car are visible behind the crowd.

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Outdoor procession scene at a dry field with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white shirts and white saris. Colorful decorated umbrellas with red, green, blue and yellow panels and tasseled fringes are held aloft on long wooden poles. At center right, a person in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a white-and-yellow flower garland receives a brass aarti plate from a woman in a white sari. A man with a white beard and white garland stands in front, and a bald older man is seen from behind in the foreground. A white car is parked in the background beside low buildings.2009-01-21Outdoor procession scene at a yatra with a large embroidered red and yellow parasol-style canopy and smaller decorated umbrellas on poles, one bearing a blue bird emblem. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and receives a white and yellow flower garland being placed on him by a bald priest with bare upper body and rudraksha mala, who holds a tray of offerings. Around them, many devotees in white shirts and orange garments crowd close, some smiling, an elderly man with white hair stands nearby, and a white car and low buildings sit in the background field.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered under a canopy during a procession. A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala and a gold necklace smiles while receiving a garland of white, yellow and red flowers from a bare-chested priest with a sacred thread in the foreground. Around them, men and women in white and orange clothing stand close, some holding the ornate red, yellow and blue-patterned poles of the canopy. Beige buildings and parked vehicles appear in the background.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A dense outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style camp, with a central man in saffron-orange robes, a long orange shawl, a gold ornamental crown, layered rudraksha and beaded necklaces, and a large gold pendant walking among devotees. He holds a long wooden staff topped by a red canopy. Around him, ash-smeared sadhus in white and orange dhotis carry ceremonial staffs and orange flags, while others walk barefoot. Behind them a decorated chariot or palanquin is draped with marigold garlands, with embroidered orange and red umbrellas and banners fringed in gold and blue. Several people in the crowd wear white and red waist cloths and bare upper bodies. a person is the saffron-robed central figure with the gold crown and rudraksha mala, though his identity is not certain from the image alone.2013-02-10December 29 20092009-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27A crowded outdoor procession on a sunny day. A central figure with long dark hair, a red tilak mark on the forehead, a white floral garland and gold ceremonial necklaces, hands pressed together in namaste, smiles as he moves through the crowd. Around him, several men wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha garlands. Behind them, ornate yellow, red and green canopy umbrellas with floral embroidery and tasselled fringe are carried on poles, and a golden trident is raised above the crowd. Many people in white and orange clothing press close on all sides.2009-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path at an ashram event. Saffron-robed devotees in orange garments and garlands walk in front, including a woman in orange with a white flower garland and a man at the front with long hair in an orange wrap. Behind them, several large ceremonial parasols with colourful embroidered panels, bird emblems and fringed edges are carried on poles, alongside gold-tipped staffs. Men in white shirts and trousers line the procession, and thatched-roof structures and orange flags stand in the background under a hazy sky.2008-04-19Dense street procession with devotees pressing forward and reaching out their hands toward a central figure. In the centre, a man with a short beard and a thick white forehead mark wears a red-brown robe and a long multicoloured flower garland of yellow, white and purple blooms, with rudraksha beads around his neck. Beside him a bearded man in a white dhoti and a sannyasi in orange cloth with a white-marked face press close. Behind them, ceremonial parasols in orange, yellow and pink stand above golden trident standards, and a cameraman in orange cloth films from the back. Several people hold up their hands in greeting or to touch the procession. The setting is an open outdoor street with trees behind.2018-01-16Outdoor procession at a festival under a clear blue sky. A central figure with long dark hair wears orange robes, a white and red flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace, smiling as he walks beneath a large multicoloured canopy with green, red, yellow and blue panels and tasselled fringe. Behind him, another orange-robed devotee holds a brass oil lamp (aarti) and a small bell, while attendants in orange and white carry trays of yellow flower petals. Palm trees, a palm-thatched roof and a brass trident-topped staff appear behind the crowd, with many devotees pressing forward. Visible ritual elements include oil lamp, bell, flower petals and the decorated umbrella.2008-12-23