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Outdoor photograph of a religious procession on a dirt path between tall coconut palms under a pale blue sky. A crowd of roughly thirty people, mostly in white clothing, walks toward the camera, with several women in pale saris and a few in pink and yellow. Ahead, decorated palanquins or ratha-style carriages covered in garlands and flowers carry deity murti, and a canopy with red and gold trim rises above them. Two women in light and yellow saris walk apart from the group on the right, one with hands raised. Low green shrubs and grass surround the path, with a white building at the left edge.

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December 22 20052005-12-22Outdoor evening procession at an ashram grounds with palm trees and low buildings on the horizon. A crowd of devotees in white clothing and saris walks among several decorated palanquins and chariot-like carts draped with colourful embroidered cloths, marigold garlands and small umbrella canopies. Men in white kurtas and white dhotis carry and steady the palanquins, while a few onlookers stand in the foreground. Sky is pale blue with soft clouds.2005-12-22Outdoor evening procession at an ashram compound with a pale sky and a white single-storey building behind. Many people in white ritual clothing carry decorated palanquins and ratha-style structures draped in marigold and garland strings, with a red, gold and colourful canopy umbrella held aloft on the left and fabric banners on poles. Devotees in white kurtas and saris walk and raise their arms along the procession route, with some standing at the side. Deities and a throne were carried in the Ananda Brahmotsav procession, but no individual figure here is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2005-12-22A photograph of a procession on a narrow dirt path lined by palm trees and dense greenery, with low sunlight coming through. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside and behind a decorated palanquin-style float heavily garlanded with yellow and orange flower chains, topped with a red and gold canopy. Several figures in white clothing are visible, some with orange cloth, and a red-roofed building stands at the right edge.2005-12-22December 22 20052005-12-22Outdoor evening procession on a dusty ground in front of a white-walled building with a corrugated roof. Many people in white clothing carry a decorated palanquin-style float festooned with yellow and green marigold garlands, with golden deity figures and colourful canopy hangings. Two ornate umbrellas stand at the left edge, and tall striped and orange-tasselled poles are carried near the center. Devotees in white stand behind and beside the float, some holding poles. A pale evening sky with thin clouds fills the upper frame.2005-12-22December 22 20052005-12-22Outdoor procession in the late afternoon sky with palm trees and a low building behind. Several decorated palanquins and ratha-style carriages draped in colourful patterned cloth, garlanded with marigold and orange flower strings, are carried along. Many devotees dressed in white, plus some in blue, brown and green saris, walk around and beside them. A few men in white stand on the carriages and holding poles. Two large ornate umbrellas with embroidered canopies stand at the right edge.2005-12-22Outdoor procession at dusk on open grassland with palm trees and a distant treeline. Several decorated palanquin-style carriers and ornamented structures with colourful canopies, garlands of orange and yellow flowers, and embroidered cloth are carried forward. A figure in white stands atop a central carrier under an ornate canopy. A large crowd of devotees in white and pastel clothing, including women in saris and salwar-style dress, walks alongside and some raise cameras. A brick structure is visible in the background.2005-12-22Outdoor procession at dusk on open ground with scrub trees and a thatched hut at the right. Several ornate palanquin-style carriers decorated with floral garlands, colourful canopies and cloth are carried or set down among a large crowd. Many devotees, mostly women and some men, wear white and cream clothing, with a few in saffron, blue and pink saris. A central carrier is topped by a tall canopy with a figure standing beneath it in white. Some people carry bags. The sky is pale blue with soft clouds.2005-12-22A dirt path winds through palm and tall tree foliage during a procession at dusk. At the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and walks forward, appearing to be a sannyasi in the procession, with a person appearance cue of long hair and saffron clothing. Ahead of him, a richly decorated palanquin with colourful embroidered canopy and a deity murti in the shrine panel is carried. Several attendants in white clothes carry large ornate umbrella-like fans with red, blue and gold trim along the sides. The scene is a palanquin procession moving through the ashram grounds.2005-12-22Outdoor procession at dusk on open ground with palm trees and low buildings behind. Many devotees, mostly women in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez, and men in white kurtas, walk in a crowd toward the right. At center a palanquin-like canopy with a fringed, embroidered top is carried on poles, and a figure in white stands beneath it near ornate decorated frames wrapped in orange and yellow flower garlands. Several umbrellas with colourful patterned fabric and tassels are raised over the decorated deity elements and palanquins at right. A white-robed attendant stands near the front of the canopy.2005-12-22