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Outdoor procession during a temple festival. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts carry silver staffs and a decorated palanquin hung with garlands, with a row of floral-garlanded ratha-style carts. A man in a grey top and dark backpack, with shaved head, walks at right holding a silver staff. Ornamental red-and-gold umbrellas with tassels and red-and-white fringed canopies overhead, and a building with a Kannada signboard stands at right.

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A procession on a dusty road under bright sky, with a tree and palm fronds behind. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban, orange garment and a long gold ceremonial necklace walks at the front, smiling. Beside him, a man in white dhoti holds a tall gold-topped staff. Behind them, saffron-robed men and white-clad attendants walk beneath ceremonial parasols in orange, green and blue with a peacock-style emblem. Banners with portraits hang at right. Several people are visible in the crowd, many in saffron and white.2007-02-02Outdoor festival procession in a village street. In the centre, a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes wears an orange turban, long swept-back hair, a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and gestures with one raised hand. Swamiji (probable) cues: turban, long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing. Behind him, a man in white kurta holds a wooden pole of a ceremonial umbrella with purple tassels and a red and gold top. A shaved-headed man in orange garments with rudraksha beads stands to the left, and other devotees in white and pink saris watch. A pink building and palm trees form the background.2005-12-31A procession with a central man in saffron-orange robes, a matching orange turban, long dark hair and a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, smiling with hands clasped in front. He walks beneath a purple and gold canopy with red tasselled edges, held up on long wooden poles. Around him are people in white dhotis and white shawls, including an older woman with grey hair holding a red and gold shield with a white bird emblem, and a woman in glasses in white. Behind them hang colourful bunting banners, and an orange flag flies. The scene is a street-side festival procession.2005-12-31A village street procession during a temple festival. In the foreground a smiling man in an orange-saffron robe, a gold necklace and an orange head wrap walks ahead of a palanquin-style deity carriage. The carriage has a red-and-gold canopy umbrella and is heavily decorated with multicoloured flower garlands; men in white dhotis and shirts carry it on long poles. Other men in white, some wearing lanyards, walk alongside, and orange and white flags are carried. Thatched roadside stalls, trees and a power line line the dusty road.2005-12-31A street procession moves through a village lane during a temple festival. In the foreground, a young man with long hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a tied saffron-orange headwrap, stands wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant; his appearance is uncertain, so he is described only by role as a devotee in orange. Behind him, several men in white ritual clothes and white dhotis hold long silver-topped staffs and carry lilac and red-tasselled ceremonial umbrellas decorated with gold motifs. Further back, more white-clad men and a person in a red shirt walk among decorated poles, orange and red festoons, and a gold deity figure on a decorated canopy. A metal pot is visible on the left.2005-12-31Outdoor procession with devotees in white and saffron. Centre, a man with long dark hair and an orange turban and saffron robe wears a heavy gold necklace and stands with hands clasped, flanked by a woman in white with a white shawl and glasses holding a round red-and-gold plate bearing a blue and white emblem. Behind them, a man in white holds a long red pole with an ornate red-and-gold canopy, and women in white saris carry umbrellas and poles, with a red bunting banner in the background. A red-and-gold canopy and bunting frame the scene. The a person candidate has long hair, a saffron turban and robe and a gold necklace, but appearance alone is insufficient to confirm identity.2005-12-31Outdoor procession on a dusty village street lined with shops and white concrete buildings. A central figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe, with long swept-back hair, an orange head wrap, a beaded necklace and sandals, walks forward between two men in white kurtas holding long poles that support large lilac-fringed umbrellas with red trim and ornate gold finials. Behind them, men in white clothing carry colourful embroidered banners and staffs, and tricolour flags appear at right. Spectators stand along the roadside.2005-12-31Outdoor procession on a dirt path with saffron-robed sannyasis walking alongside white-clad devotees. In the centre a young man in orange robes wears a long multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala; he is flanked by two sannyasis carrying tall gold staffs. Behind them a colourful canopy and a decorated palanquin or ratha frame appear, with palm trees and a white tent in the background. One sannyasi on the right carries a trident-topped staff. Several spectators in white and yellow dress line the left side of the path.2009-12-23December 31 20052005-12-31February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor procession scene at a temple festival. In the foreground, a figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban wears a long gold bead necklace with a pendant, with long dark hair swept back. Beside him, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes walks with a hand near his arm. A crowd of men in white shirts and dark shirts surrounds them. Above, a red fringed canopy and a palm-leaf roof hung with orange marigold garlands shade the procession, and a white building with arched windows stands behind. The foreground figure has distinctive long hair, a gold bead necklace and orange ceremonial dress, consistent with the page's a person reference, though the match is uncertain.2007-02-02A procession outdoors near a temple entrance with a whitewashed wall and palm trees behind. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak and a bare upper body wears an orange saffron cloth and a thick red and white flower garland, walking between two wooden poles carried by men in white dhotis and yellow shawls. Behind him a man in orange robes and a man in white clothes follow. A decorated ceremonial canopy hangs from the pole. Behind the wall a banner and a large framed portrait show a woman with dark hair, and a signboard reads the temple name. Matching shirts and crowd members fill the background.2009-12-24