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Night procession at a temple outdoors, with people in white dhotis and mundus walking barefoot. A woman in white sari with a yellow shawl and a teal blouse holds a brass tray of yellow flowers. Two figures in orange robes stand at center; one, in orange with a sash, raises a hand and holds a long-handled decorative umbrella with red and gold fringe. Another man in orange clothing bows toward a devotee in white with a garland. Red and orange flags with a blue circular emblem are carried at right. Scattered yellow petals cover the ground. A man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right holding a stick.

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December 21 20092009-12-21Night procession with multicolored decorated parasols carried by men in white dhotis and yellow shawls. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland, hands raised in greeting. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes walks barefoot. A woman in a white sari with red border carries a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Devotees in white and yellow shawls press palms together along the path. a person appears in orange robe with white-and-red garland, a candidate for the central figure. The scene resembles a welcoming procession.2009-11-16December 21 20092009-12-21Night procession at an outdoor ashram courtyard. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and orange flower garland and walks upward-gazing between parasol bearers. Two attendants in white dhotis hold long-handled parasols with embroidered yellow and gold canopies, one with multicoloured tassels. Beside him a monk in saffron robes carries a brass kalasha-style vessel decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls stands with palms joined in greeting. A poster on the wall shows a portrait and a purple bird emblem. The central robed figure carries a flower garland and is positioned as a possible in-person candidate, though the appearance cues are only partially distinctive.December 21 20092009-12-21Night procession at a temple courtyard. A smiling young man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long white and red flower garland, walks forward between umbrella-bearers. Behind him, men in orange robes and white-clad attendants carry multicoloured embroidered umbrellas, one with a blue dove emblem. A woman in white holds a brass tray with fruit and offerings. Oil lamps line the path and a lit stone structure with a deity murti stands in the background. Several spectators watch from the left.2009-11-16Night procession at a temple with a ceremonial palanquin-like ratha behind the crowd. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace of ornaments wears saffron-orange robes with a gold border and smiles while walking. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala and gold beaded necklace walks forward. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk in procession, some with hands folded, and a woman in a teal sari stands at left. The ornate canopy above the palanquin has red, green and gold floral decoration, and tall festival poles with coloured streamers frame the scene. The foreground man's cues (long hair, saffron clothing, ornate beaded necklace) match the a person description, though the identification is uncertain.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21A night procession on a dirt path lined with banana leaves and rows of small oil lamps. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and red flower garland and a gold pendant necklace, walks forward with his hand raised in greeting. Beside him a bald man in saffron robes holds a tall trident-topped staff. Two colourful umbrellas are held overhead. Behind them, devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls and rudraksha malas walk and watch, while a girl in a turquoise dress looks on at the fence.2010-07-26Night procession at an outdoor ashram setting with palm trees behind. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long white flower garland and is walked forward under colourful striped and tasselled ceremonial umbrellas. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes walks alongside. A woman in a white sari with a red shawl carries a decorated brass tray of flowers and offerings. Around them, many young people in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together in anjali, and women in white and red clothing line the procession. Blurry floodlights glow in the background.2009-11-16November 21 20102010-11-21December 23 20082008-12-23