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December 27 2008

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December 23 20082008-12-23A festive outdoor procession with saffron-clad devotees and sannyasis walking beneath orange flags and a canopy. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a gold crown with a red bindi stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a white and green garland, an orange shawl and a gold pendant necklace. Beside him, a devotee holds a tall golden trident, and to the right another sannyasi carries a golden staff. Several men wear saffron robes, rudraksha-style malas and gold pendants. Behind them, white-clad figures and onlookers fill the street near palm trees and buildings. The central figure's appearance and adornments are consistent with the page's identification as a person.2008-12-27Outdoor procession with a man in saffron-orange robes and a long white-and-multicolour flower garland, a gold bead necklace and long swept-back hair, smiling and raising one hand toward the crowd. Around him, attendants in orange robes hold tall gold-topped staffs, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl walks beside them. A red-and-white tented canopy and a crowd of onlookers fill the background. Several other people visible, including the staff-bearers and spectators.2009-12-23December 25 20082008-12-25Outdoor procession with many people in saffron-orange robes, several holding tall golden staffs and a golden trident. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a red and white floral garland, gold necklaces and a white dhoti with gold border, smiles and gestures with raised hands. Behind him a red and white canopy umbrella. A bearded man in orange robes and a golden necklace walks in front, and a bald man in orange with glasses carries a gold staff at right. The appearance of the central figure with long hair, ornate gold necklaces and a garland is a person cue, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Onlookers and devotees fill the background.2009-01-01Outdoor photograph of a festival procession. At the centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a thick white and red flower garland, and a gold necklace with a pendant. Around him, saffron-robed men wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and gold necklaces; one at left has a shaved head and white tilak marks. A tall golden staff topped with a ceremonial finial and a canopy with fringed tassels overhang the group. Behind them, many people in white and orange clothing walk among orange flags. Scene suggests Brahmotsava procession.2008-12-23July 03 20122012-07-03February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor procession under red and orange ceremonial parasols with tasselled fringes and orange flags behind. A central man wears an orange robe, a white and pink flower garland, layered gold and beaded necklaces, and a red-marked forehead; he has long swept-back hair and smiles while walking. Beside him, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl holds a tall gold trident-topped staff, and another man in orange robes at right holds a gold staff. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas, walk around them, and onlookers stand in the background near a small building and palm trees.2008-12-28December 24 20082008-12-24A street procession moves past a concrete building with palm trees behind. At the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment and a long gold bead necklace raises both hands in greeting, walking beside a tall ornate ceremonial staff topped by a red, gold and blue embroidered canopy. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear rudraksha malas, one carries a bouquet of white and yellow flowers, and another holds a saffron flag. A bearded sannyasi in orange robes and a pendant walks in the foreground on the right, with a man in white clothing beside him.2009-11-25Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dusty path beside a row of orange shipping containers. A central man with long dark hair, a red bindi and gold earrings waves his right hand and smiles, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long white flower garland with blue beads, and a heavy gold and rudraksha necklace. Around him, shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes wear gold chains and rudraksha malas, while white-clad devotees in white dhotis and shawls walk nearby. Banana plants and trees appear in the background.2012-07-03