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A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris, most wearing red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, stands barefoot on green leaf mats in an open courtyard. Many have palms pressed together in anjali and eyes closed, while one man raises an arm. Some hold steel vessels and a white cloth bundle. Orange flags and a decorated pennant on a pole rise above them, with palm trees and a pink stone pillar behind. This appears to be a devotional ritual gathering, with no clearly visible central figure identified.

December 26 2013

Men in white kurta and dhoti walk along a dirt road lined with coconut palms and trees during a pada yatra. A man in the foreground raises one arm and waves an orange-red flag, mouth open as if calling out, with a white cloth bundle hanging from his neck. A man beside him wears a red shawl over white clothes and carries a white flag on a tall pole, while others in white follow behind and a green-and-yellow tempo vehicle and parked motorbike sit at the roadside.

December 26 2013

Outdoor photo of a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many with white cloths tied on their heads, standing in a line beneath a colourful striped awning with green, orange and blue draping. A woman in a pink top and brown trousers stands among them, and a bald-headed man in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha-style beads stands at the right edge with hands pressed together. A blue auto-rickshaw is parked at the left, with bamboo poles supporting the canopy and a small building behind. Several people have their hands raised to their heads in reverence.

A crowded outdoor ritual scene at an ashram. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-red shawl bends forward, reaching toward the head of a kneeling person. To the right, two young men in white shirts and orange-red shawls stand with cupped hands holding white cloth bundles. A woman in an orange-red sari and rudraksha mala stands at centre, with a white cloth bundle in her hands. Behind them, sannyasis in orange-red robes hold ceremonial staffs and rudraksha malas, with several people in white clothes around them. Some hold white cloth parcels raised overhead.

December 30 2018

2018-12-30 +1 copies

A large outdoor procession moves down a sandy dirt path lined with banana plants and strings of flower garlands. Dense crowds of devotees stand on both sides. In the foreground a woman in a cream saffron-bordered sari with a red-orange striped border carries a silver pot on her head, and another woman in white holds a small metal vessel. Behind them are rows of people in white dhotis, white saris and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas. Ceremonial banners with gold fringe and red floral embroidery, including a blue and yellow canopy edge, are carried through the crowd. Further back a figure in orange robes holds a brass pot aloft with a garland, and a woman in orange appears at the left. Red and white striped walls and brick-coloured earth mark the edge of the grounds.

Outdoor procession on a dirt road under an overcast sky. Men and women in white clothes walk in a line, several carrying orange flags on tall poles and framed embroidered banners. A man at left balances a large sack on his head and another carries a bundle of straw brooms, with a small portrait badge pinned to his shirt. Women in white and one in red and orange saris follow, one holding a decorated cloth bag and another with flowers. Orange flags hang from a decorated canopy at the upper right, and a white building with water tanks stands behind the crowd.

December 12 2016

2016-12-12 +1 copies

A large crowd of devotees stands outdoors with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white dhotis and shirts with orange-red shawls, and many carry small white cloth bundles hung on their chests. Several hold tall orange flags on poles, and some have white ash or tilak marks on their foreheads. The gathering suggests a ritual or devotional assembly, and the scene is densely packed with people.

Outdoor ceremony beneath green trees at an ashram, showing a dwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting rite at a tall white flagpole. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland holds rose petals in his hands and offers them at the pole's base. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a white tray of pink petals. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a brass puja vessel, and a multicoloured fringed parasol shades the central figure. Petals and flowers lie scattered on brick-edged ground, with about a dozen white-clad devotees standing behind. A man in orange robes holding the tray is visibly present; the central figure in turban and garland has appearance cues consistent with the page's a person reference, though the match is uncertain.