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Outdoor procession at a hilltop ashram on a sunny day. A bald, bearded elder with a long white beard, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti and white shoulder cloth, walks with a cane near the centre. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a ceremonial necklace walks forward, and a saffron-robed sannyasi with long hair follows. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk nearby, one wearing a rosette badge. Above them, several large ceremonial umbrellas in red, orange and blue with gold emblems are held aloft. A white stone archway and temple structure stand in the background among trees.

Photograph of a procession on an ornate temple gallery with grey and gold carved pillars and a metal railing. A long-haired man in orange robes with a white and red flower garland walks at centre, a second man in orange with a rudraksha-style neck cord and bearded companion follow behind, and an ornate red and gold umbrella with tassels is held overhead. On the left, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk with the group. On the right, a nearly bare-chested elderly man with a white beard and white loincloth sits against the pillar. Open landscape with trees is visible beyond the railing.

Inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars, a procession moves forward under a colourful multi-panel umbrella with tasselled fringe. Two men in saffron and orange robes wear long garlands of white flowers and red-green beads; the central figure has a dark robe draped over one shoulder, orange shawl, rudraksha necklaces and a head ornament. Around them men in white dhotis and shirts, some with white shawls and rudraksha malas, walk and gesture. A gated shrine with a lit lamp is visible in the background, with a sanctum doorway beyond.

December 23 2008

A procession under a corrugated metal roof. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a white, red and green flower garland walks with hands joined in namaste, long dark hair swept back, face lifted and smiling. Above him a large white parasol with red tassels and a pink-and-red lotus motif on a blue-edged panel is held on a long wooden pole by a man in white. At left a man in white kurta and white dhoti carries a copper tray of flowers, with a red tilak on his forehead. Other men in white kurtas walk behind, and a painted ceremonial chariot or decorated structure is visible at the right edge. The impression is a ceremonial procession moving through a covered hall.

Outdoor procession under a large open-sided shelter with a fringed white and red umbrella overhead and an orange-and-blue umbrella at right. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe, with long swept-back dark hair, a red and white flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, walks forward with hands clasped; the figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues. Around him, men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and shawls walk in the procession; a man at left holds a tray of flowers, a man at right in a white dhoti and gold-patterned red shawl carries a glass vessel of flowers, and an older bearded man in white holds a tray. A young boy in a red checked shirt walks among them.

Outdoor procession at a temple-like complex with a white ornate structure behind. A line of colourful canopy umbrellas (red, orange, blue, green with gold trim and tassels) shades the walkers. In the centre-right foreground, a bald man in a saffron-orange shawl with a red forehead mark and a beaded necklace gestures with his right hand while walking. Beside him, a man with a long swept-back hairstyle wears an orange robe and garland. On the left, an elderly bearded man with bare torso and white cloth wraps stands near a woman in white with gold trim. Several other saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees follow in the crowd. a person: the centre-right man has a shaved head and orange robe with a red forehead mark, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

A procession under a large open shed walks forward. At the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe wears a thick white, red and green flower garland and a red mark on his forehead, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his neck; he is the. Around him, men and women in white ritual clothes walk, including a man on the left in white carrying a tray of flowers and a man in white on the right holding a tray. A large ornate umbrella with white fringe and red trim, and smaller umbrellas with blue and orange panels, are carried overhead. Several people are visible, and a small boy in a red checked shirt walks in the foreground.

A photograph of a procession under a covered shed with a fringed canopy umbrella in white and red overhead. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange robe, a long white and red flower garland, rudraksha beads and a red tilak, with long swept-back hair; he walks forward with hands clasped, and the appearance is consistent with a person candidate but the cues are not strong enough to confirm. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around him; one on the left carries a tray of flowers, and one on the right in white with a red and gold shawl holds a decorated basket with flowers. A young boy in a red checked shirt walks at the left, and devotees in white and saris follow behind with decorated umbrellas and drums visible at the right edge.

A procession moves through a open-sided covered hall. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a white and orange flower garland, walking barefoot and carrying a rudraksha mala; he is flanked by ornate parasols with red fringe and colourful canopies. Around him, men and women in white ritual clothes walk with brass trays of fruit and flowers, and one man on the right wears a maroon-and-gold shawl and holds a decorated silver bowl with flowers. A young boy in a checked shirt walks in the foreground. Orange and white flag bunting hangs in the background and palm trees are visible through the open side. This appears to be a ceremonial procession of devotees.

A 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.

A procession walks under a large open-sided shed with a corrugated metal roof. Central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland and has long dark hair, walking barefoot; his appearance is a person candidate with long hair, orange robes and a garland, and he is in the middle of a ceremonial procession. Flanking him, men in white kurtas and white dhotis carry ornate umbrellas with orange, red and teal embroidered panels and fringed white-and-red canopies. A man on the right in white holds a silver tray of flowers and fruit draped with a red-and-gold shawl, and another in white carries a tray of offerings at left. Onlookers and devotees stand behind, with a child in a checked shirt in front.