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December 25 2007

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Outdoor procession scene under a blue sky. A central man in orange-saffron robes with a white flower garland and a red headband, wearing a gold chain, raises both arms and smiles broadly. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls raise their hands and cheer. Orange flags and decorated umbrellas with fringed canopies are held aloft, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with red and white flowers sits at lower right. A blue welcome sign with Kannada text stands in the background beside a white building.2007-12-25Outdoor street procession in daylight with saffron-clad men and white-clad participants walking past a roadside lined with shops and a thatched shed. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange turban, sleeveless saffron robe, and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead. To the left, a man in orange with gold necklaces raises an arm, and to the right another in saffron with a gold chain and pendant holds a raised arm. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange scarves hold long poles supporting red and orange umbrellas and flags strung with tassels. The mood is joyous, with many smiling faces in a dense crowd.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12December 23 20082008-12-23A festival procession outdoors in bright daylight, with a crowd of devotees pressing forward. At center, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a white and red-orange flower garland, and holds a wooden staff, with a red headband tied around his head. Behind him, a man in a saffron shawl and white garment holds up a large brass kalasha decorated with white flower garlands and red blossoms. Saffron-orange flags and ornate umbrellas with fringed edges and peacock-style motifs rise above the crowd, and a trident-topped staff appears at right. A man in white shirt wears a rudraksha-style mala and holds a camera-phone; a video camera operator is at right edge. Behind them, a white building with a banner and decorative pennants stands in the background. Several people wear orange headbands. The image is a photograph taken during a ceremonial procession.2007-12-25A barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold border and an orange turban stands in a street procession, hands pressed together in greeting and smiling. He wears a long white and orange flower garland and a gold necklace. Around him, men in white kurtas and dhotis, some in orange sashes, crowd close; one at left wears a red and gold shawl and a rudraksha mala. Ornate umbrellas with embroidered red, gold and green panels rise above the crowd, and white pennant flags hang from strings overhead. A white temple tower and domed structure appear in the background.2006-09-24A procession crowd in an outdoor festival scene. In the centre, a smiling person with long dark hair, a saffron-orange cloth wrapped over the head and body, and a heavy gold necklace of beads stands among devotees, appearing to be a person figure with long hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, in the role of procession participant. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees carry large lavender-and-white canopies with red tassels on poles, and orange flags are raised. Several men in white shirts and dhotis raise hands and cheer; an older bearded man in white with an orange-trimmed shawl stands to the right, and a man in sunglasses points. Lower right, a silver ritual vessel is visible.2005-12-31December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of an exuberant procession crowd of young men in white kurtas and saffron-orange sashes, many with arms raised and hands clapping. A central man in white with long hair and a bright smile shouts with joy. A man in the foreground wears an orange headband and rudraksha mala and smiles. Behind them stand ornate orange and green umbrellas with tassels, a trishul-topped staff, and orange flags against a green-roofed building. Dozens of people are visible, some partially hidden.2007-12-25January 12 20092009-01-12December 23 20082008-12-23A crowded outdoor procession where many hands are raised toward a central figure. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with a yellow-white marigold garland and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, and he is held up near a red-and-white checked cloth on a platform. Around him, devotees in white shirts and orange shawls press in, some with red wrist threads. Ornate embroidered banners with yellow fringe and a canopy in purple and blue frame the scene, and a rope runs diagonally across the frame. Behind them rise a temple tower and a rocky hillside with flags strung overhead. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has a saffron turban, orange robe, rudraksha mala and flower garland.2010-09-04