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Outdoor procession on a concrete road with saffron-robed sadhus walking beneath a red umbrella with gold fringe held by a man in orange. A bearded elder in orange robes and a white dhoti stands centre. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and orange shawl walks in front. A man in a red coat with gold trim and red turban holds a silver staff beside the group. A tractor with a decorated float and red flags appears behind, and white vans line the street.

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December 31 20062006-12-31A procession on a dusty dirt road moves past a large tent structure. A rainbow-striped parasol with long fringe is held over a robed figure at center right, whose bare chest shows a heavy beaded necklace and gold-toned ornaments over white dhoti; he has a long white beard and walks barefoot. Beside him a woman in orange robes and a beaded mala walks with hands folded. Other participants wear saffron and orange robes, red and orange turbans, white dhotis and rudraksha malas. Several white parasols are visible in the background, and a crowd follows on both sides.2015-01-13Outdoor photograph at a religious gathering with a red-and-white tent and a decorated red-and-gold ratha-style float behind the crowd. Four prominent men walk forward in saffron and orange sannyasi robes: on the left a man in a rust-orange turban and long rudraksha mala waves his hand; next to him a bearded man in orange cloth; beside them a long-haired, long-white-bearded elder in orange shawl with red-and-white beads and a red mala. On the far right a bare-shouldered devotee in white dhoti and red shawl wears gold necklaces. Behind them devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and marigold garlands crowd the path. No identification of the elder is made from appearance alone; the outdoor procession setting and orange robes suggest a sadhu procession.2016-05-04December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor procession on dry dirt ground beneath a yellow and orange ceremonial canopy with fringed tassels. A bearded man in saffron robes with a green-bordered shawl walks at left. Centre, a man with an orange turban and long dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot in an orange robe. Beside him, a man in a red-orange robe and orange turban leans on a walking stick. On the right, a clean-shaven man in white shirt and dhoti walks barefoot, and a man in white with glasses and an orange shawl walks beside him. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls follow, some holding flowers.2006-12-31January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor procession under a tree-lined canopy with a colourful ornate umbrella and a red-and-white tent behind. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk together. A saffron-robed monk on the right wears an orange turban. Beside him, a bearded monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks with his hands held near his chest. An elderly bald man in orange shawl and white beard stands at the centre-left, supported by another saffron-robed monk. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around them, and a crowd is visible behind. Strings of orange and white flags hang overhead.2007-08-09Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt road beside white SUVs and trees. A man in an orange cloth draped over his shoulders, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and a walking staff, walks at the centre under a bright orange umbrella, with a candidate for a person by his distinctive long hair, orange robes and mala. Around him walk devotees: a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti, a man in a red and orange shawl and orange-bordered dhoti, a bearded man in white with an orange shawl, and men in white kurtas with orange shawls.2006-11-27A festive procession crowds a open-air street at a religious gathering, with a red and gold ceremonial umbrella held aloft on a long red pole at left. Several robed sadhus walk in the centre: a bearded elder with long grey hair and beard wears orange robes and a red-and-white beaded mala with a gold pendant, smiling beside a younger man in saffron robes and mala. A woman in orange robes with a long braided plait and orange turban walks at left, and men in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded malas accompany the group. Ornate decorated temple structures and colourful festooned chariots with yellow and red canopies stand behind, and a large crowd of devotees in white and saffron fills the scene.2016-05-04January 02 20092009-01-02A procession walks along a dirt path outdoors under bright daylight, with dry grass, a small tree and a distant rocky hill behind. In front, a young man in white dhoti and saffron shawl carries a brass pot with green leaves on a tray. Behind him a man in a white shirt and saffron shawl holds a long gold-and-saffron fan. At the centre, an older man in saffron robes and a saffron-brown head wrap walks with hands clasped. Beside him a younger person in saffron robes walks with hands folded. Three attendants in white clothes hold large ceremonial parasols with red, white and multicoloured fringed canopies and wooden poles, while others in white follow. A red SUV is parked in the background.2006-11-21Outdoor photo at a festival procession site with a red-and-white canopy and a decorated colourful palanquin-style structure behind. Four men in saffron-orange robes walk together: a younger man in an orange turban and wooden rudraksha-style beaded necklace on the left smiles toward the group, a bearded man in orange at centre-left, and an older man with long swept-back grey hair, a long white beard, multiple rudraksha malas and an orange wrap on the centre-right. Two men in white dhotis with gold-trimmed cloth stand at the right edge, and more devotees fill the background. a person is the older man with long white hair, a white beard and multiple rudraksha malas, shown walking in orange clothing.2016-05-04