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December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a festival procession on a dusty open ground with orange flags and a gold-tipped pole behind. Children and young people in costume lead the march: a boy on the left wears a gold crown, a gold chest collar, a green-and-red patterned skirt and a sheer orange cape, and carries a staff. Next, a boy in a leopard-print orange tunic holds a trident and a gold arm ornament. A girl in a red and gold sari carries a trident, and a small child on the right wears a gold crown, beaded necklaces and a gold waist piece. A young person on the right wears an orange robe, face markings and a dark wig. Adults in white and cream clothes, some with flower garlands, walk behind them. Whites tents and buildings are visible in the background.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor festival procession under a canopy with palm trees and a row of flags behind. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long white-and-green-and-purple flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands centre, hands open, smiling. Beside him, a person in a white dhoti and orange shawl holds a staff. On the right, a person in an orange robe with dark swept-back hair, glasses and a rudraksha mala holds a golden trident. Several young people in orange robes and gold jewellery surround them, one child wears a gold crown and ornate gold collar, and a woman in a red and gold sari stands on the left holding a golden staff. Several people are visible at the edges of the frame.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor festival procession under palm trees and bright blue sky. Two young performers in elaborate costume stand at the centre: the one on the right wears a tall golden crown, a heavy multicoloured jewelled necklace, bangles and an orange-red sheer mesh drape over a green and pink lower garment, holding a long gold-tipped staff. The companion beside them wears an orange and black leopard-print outfit, a golden collar necklace and armlets, and holds a gold staff. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis walk, some in orange sashes. Large ornate umbrellas in red, green, yellow and blue canopies, orange flags and tall ceremonial poles fill the background.2007-12-24December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of a temple courtyard during a festival procession. Four children in costume stand together on a stone platform: a boy in a golden crown and ornate gold-and-orange attire with a bow, a girl in a red and gold sari holding a trident, a child in a gold crown and gold jewellery holding a staff, and a child in a gold crown with a red and orange garment, one wearing a red cloth with a gold lattice pattern. Behind them a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a camera, and several people in white dhotis and saffron-coloured shawls stand near a red curtain, with a drum visible at left. Brass vessels, lamps and a tray sit on a raised platform at right.2007-12-24Outdoor procession on a dirt ground with a tree line and a red-roofed building behind. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-brown robe with gold border and a gold-trimmed cloth, walks forward with a large gold-and-cream ceremonial umbrella held above him. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, ornate gold-bordered saffron clothing and a ceremonial umbrella, walking at the head of the procession. Around him are saffron-robed sannyasis and young disciples with white-painted faces and shaved heads, many carrying golden trumpets, a trident, a kalasha-topped staff and orange flags. Several women in orange saris with rudraksha malas walk nearby.2013-07-22