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December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23November 20 20102010-11-20Night procession on a dirt road lit by a glowing illuminated ratha or chariot shrine with a red and multicoloured canopy and striped fabric decorations. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a leopard-print shawl and rudraksha mala carries a brass pot and walks ahead. Around her, devotees in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis, a woman in a pink salwar and a woman in a yellow shawl hold a pot and brass ritual items. Ceremonial staffs topped with trident and sword-like finials are carried in the procession, and a man in white with a red shawl walks nearby. Many onlookers line the path. Visible devotees number about a dozen.2010-11-19A procession outdoors in bright sunlight. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a white forehead tilak and a white cloth draped over white clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, smiling, wearing a heavy gold necklace and a thick red-and-white flower garland. Behind him a golden trident is held upright by a man in orange robes, and a red, green and gold ceremonial canopy with tasselled fringe rises overhead. Around them, devotees in orange and saffron robes, a man in a cream kurta with an orange shawl and glasses, and others crowd close, some with rudraksha malas and sacred markings.2009-01-01December 23 20062006-12-23December 09 20052005-12-09January 01 20082008-01-01A night-time procession on a street with many devotees dressed in white dhotis and shirts, several holding white flags with a blue emblem on poles. In the centre, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a thick white-and-red flower garland draped over his shoulders, walks forward. Swamiji (probable) is marked by the saffron turban and robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland. To his left, a man in white shirt and trousers wears a rudraksha mala and holds a garland. Another man in orange shawl and white attire with a rudraksha mala walks beside him, and streetlights glow in the background.2008-11-11January 01 20082008-01-01December 23 20062006-12-23