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December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor scene on a sandy courtyard with palm trees and thatched huts. A long-haired figure in orange robes stands at the left, facing a group of saffron-robed monks. A saffron-robed monk in the center holds a garland of red and white flowers. Two decorated umbrellas in red, yellow and green with tassels are held over the group by men in white dhotis and yellow shawls. Several men in white and women in white stand around, some with lanyards. A printed banner is visible in the background.2009-12-30A photograph of an outdoor procession at a palm-lined ashram setting with coconut palms and thatched huts. Several saffron-robed monks stand in a line with hands folded in anjali, wearing flower garlands of red, yellow and orange blooms. A woman with long dark hair in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt raises her arm to garland the monk in front of her. A young man in orange robes with rudraksha mala holds a bundle of flowers on the left, and men in white dhotis with yellow shawls stand behind him near an ornate red and gold umbrella (chatra) on a pole. A banner with a green-and-white design is visible in the background.2009-12-30January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path under palm trees at an ashram setting. A man in an orange robe and red head covering on the left carries a decorated kalasha-style brass vessel with flowers and a red cloth, while another orange-robed man walks beside him. In the centre, a bearded man with a tall dark turban-like headwear and a rust-orange robe stands with a long garland of yellow and red flowers draped on him, receiving attention from a younger person in orange who places a garland. A shirtless man with rudraksha beads and white dhoti stands nearby, and white-clad attendants and musicians with drums and a wind instrument follow. A large red-and-yellow ceremonial umbrella with tassels is held overhead. Behind them, a banner and a poster of a portrait are visible on a stand.2009-12-30January 01 20122012-01-01May 01 20152015-05-01December 26 20092009-12-26December 27 20082008-12-27January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA procession of devotees in saffron and white ritual dress walks along a paved path outside a building. At centre, a man in a rust-red robe wears a long multi-strand garland of white and red flowers, a gold pendant on a beaded necklace, and a dark rudraksha-style mala; the bare-chested figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and gold armbands. Flanking him, a man in orange with a white turban holds a ceremonial staff, and a figure in orange with a flower-decorated pot at chest height walks beside him. Other devotees in white dhotis with gold borders, orange shawls and white vibhuti marks follow, one drummer partly visible, and a white car is parked behind. Hanging green leaf strings decorate the entrance above.2016-04-10A procession on a dirt road beside palm trees and a parked silver car. A young man in an orange dhoti and a long flower garland, with a gold necklace, walks at the centre, flanked by sannyasi in saffron robes and devotees in white with yellow and orange shawls. Two attendants at the sides carry ornate ceremonial parasols in orange, red, yellow and green, and a large multicoloured parasol is held above the central figure. Devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk behind. A bearded man in orange robes walks barefoot near the front. Stone sculptures and a roadside stall appear in the background.2010-02-12