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Evening outdoor procession at night with a crowd of devotees pressed together. An orange umbrella with a golden trident finial is held overhead, and a golden ratha or palanquin-style vehicle appears at upper right. A central woman in an orange and gold sari with a red garland and a white forehead mark raises her arm and smiles, facing forward among the crowd. A man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands at left, and several people in orange and saffron clothing surround them. A Western-looking woman in light clothing stands behind the central figure. Foreground heads, including curly dark hair, are blurred. Thatched huts and trees are visible in the background.

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December 27 20082008-12-27December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession at a festival. In the foreground, a man with a long beard and glasses wears an orange robe and a gold bead necklace. Beside him, a man in orange holds a tall golden trident on a pole, with an orange and red embroidered banner above. On the right, a smiling man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead wears a cream shawl, a red flower garland and gold bead necklaces. Behind them, many people in orange robes and devotees in white stand in a crowd, with another ornate orange banner and a green canopy with tassels visible at the top.2009-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession scene with a crowd of devotees. At centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a yellow shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland, smiles and claps with raised hands while facing a bald man in white in the foreground. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial garland. To the left, a bearded sannyasi in orange robes with gold necklaces stands among devotees. Behind, a man in a white shirt with an ID lanyard, and a woman in orange and gold jewellery. Ornate canopy umbrellas with tassels and orange flags overhead, a white building behind, and a hazy sky. Many devotees fill the background.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession under colourful fringed parasols with red, blue and yellow tassels. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears white ceremonial clothing, a red floral garland and a gold chain necklace, and is smiling as people around him bow and offer greetings. To the left, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a tall golden staff topped with an ornate finial, and an attendant in white kurta stands beside him. Several devotees in yellow and orange dress and a woman in red and gold saree crowd the foreground under the bright sun.2009-01-01Outdoor procession scene under a yellow and blue canopy with dangling multicoloured tassels. Centre, a smiling man with dark hair wears a long white-and-red-and-yellow flower garland over an orange robe and a gold bead necklace; he is being greeted at close range by a bearded man in orange robes. Beside them, a man in orange holds a silver trident staff, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands near a red-and-gold palanquin pole. A large crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing fills the background, and a person in yellow at lower left holds a brass plate of flower petals. Centre-left, a person looks on in white. Many watchers stand behind a low wall.2009-12-23Outdoor procession scene with a large crowd. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, and a long orange robe is garlanded with a thick multicolour flower garland of white, yellow, red and purple blossoms and wears a ceremonial gold bead necklace. Behind him a golden trident rises above the crowd, and a man in an orange shawl walks nearby. In the foreground a person in a yellow shirt holds a golden plate of pink and yellow flower petals. Bystanders in white and orange clothing line the procession, and a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold beads stands at left. A carried pole with a golden finial is visible at right.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23