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December 07 2007

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A photograph of a festival procession moving down a narrow paved path lined with palm trees and a grey concrete wall on the right. Many people, mostly in white clothes, walk along the path, with men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris. Several saffron-orange flags are raised above the crowd. In the centre a figure in white with a shawl is walking near a decorated umbrella-like canopy in red, blue and yellow, with a small palanquin or ratha-style structure beneath it. Onlookers stand on the left in colourful saris and salwar. A white tented structure and a building with a painted sign are visible in the background.2008-07-17Outdoor photo of a procession area at an ashram-style grounds lined with banana plants and palms, with orange flags strung overhead. Many men in white dhoti and white kurta and a few in orange robes stand in a long file on a dirt path, several holding small items, while a man in a cream shirt and trousers walks across the open ground. Children in white clothes stand in the foreground, and a large colourful rangoli with red and pink petals is at the lower right. Crowds of onlookers stand beyond the trees. Several people are visible, but the crowd is far in the background.June 15 20092009-06-15December 31 20082008-12-31June 15 20092009-06-15A large crowd of devotees sits and stands on a dirt road during an outdoor procession, with palm trees and a low white wall behind them. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis wear rudraksha malas, and some carry orange and yellow prayer tokens. A man in the foreground wears a yellow shirt. At right, a shirtless man with a mala and a saffron-clad figure stand near a decorated palanquin and ornate colourful umbrellas with gold and red trim, with brass instruments visible. Women in saris and salwar kameez, some holding orange-rimmed flower or token plates, stand among the crowd.2010-07-24December 30 20072007-12-30January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor procession under tall coconut palms at a sunlit ashram-style ground. Two large multicoloured canopy umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels are carried above a crowd. Many people in white clothing move along a dirt path lined with orange flowers and marigold-filled planters; some women wear blue, pink and yellow saris, and a few men wear orange shawls or saffron cloth. A man in a white shirt holds a camera or phone at the front right, and temporary white tent structures and orange bunting stand behind the crowd. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2008-12-31December 25 20072007-12-25December 20 20092009-12-20Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees. On the right, two women in saffron-orange robes sit on a striped cloth-covered seat, the one closer to the camera holding a long staff, under a colourful fringed parasol with a blue and gold canopy. Around them, many people in white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris walk and stand, several wearing lanyard badges. On the left, a drummer and a crowd of onlookers in mixed clothing gather near drums and percussion instruments. Low tin-roofed sheds and a wall sit in the background.2008-12-31