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January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A procession on a dirt path beside a corrugated metal fence and banana trees. Several shaved-headed priests in rust-orange dhotis with gold-bordered edges and beaded necklaces walk in two rows, several holding tall ceremonial parasols with fringed, embroidered canopies in red, yellow and orange. A man in orange clothing holds a silver vessel with a green coconut-like offering. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and saris stand along the path, and an older man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at the right edge. A yellow tarpaulin and a metal fence line the background. Roughly a dozen physical people are visible.2013-01-06A procession on a dirt path at an outdoor ashram setting with tall trees and a low concrete building behind. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls carry tall ornate ceremonial parasols and banners in red, green, yellow and blue with decorative trim. Behind them, a line of sannyasis in saffron and orange robes walks in a procession, some wearing rudraksha malas and one carrying a brass vessel with flowers. A bald man in front, wearing an orange robe, carries a decorated offering tray. A white-robed attendant walks on the left, and a bearded elder in pale orange cloth follows near the center.2009-12-30December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road in bright daylight. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow shawls, carry tall decorated parasols with red, orange and yellow fringed canopies. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange garment wears a white flower garland and holds a long trident-topped staff. Nearby, another robed man carries a silver vessel on a tray. Temporary white tents line the background. Shawls and parasols are visible; no physical identity is asserted beyond the appearance-based candidate. About 20 people visible.2008-12-25December 23 20162016-12-23A procession moves along a paved street lined with palm trees, with colourful umbrellas overhead. At the centre, a bearded man in a maroon-red robe and gold necklaces wears a red turban with a gold ornament and walks with his hands folded, carried under a silver ceremonial umbrella. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders hold silver staffs topped with a trident and a ornate finial, several with white ash marks on their foreheads and arms and rudraksha malas. Women in cream and white saris walk among them, and spectators stand along the edge of the road. The scene reflects a ritual street procession.2016-12-14Outdoor procession on a dirt road between red brick walls, with palm trees behind. A line of men in white dhotis and white shirts walk on the left and right, many holding tall poles with orange, red and gold ornate pennant-shaped banners and fans. On the left, a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and orange garment with rudraksha beads stands beside another man in white holding a small brass vessel. The processional figures are mostly barefoot.2015-11-16An outdoor procession on a dirt path strewn with red flower petals, with several people walking beneath ornate multicoloured canopies with gold finials and a thatched hut behind them. At the centre a woman in an orange sari wears a garland of yellow and orange flowers and holds her hands in anjali, carrying a silver tray with a green offering. Around her, men in orange robes and orange shawls walk alongside men and women in white dhotis and white garments, many with hands folded in greeting. Onlookers in white line the path on the right, some with palms pressed together. Scene reads as a religious procession, possibly part of an ashram inauguration.2008-04-19December 30 20092009-12-30January 01 20172017-01-01