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A dense outdoor procession under palm trees and a clear sky, with orange pennant flags on tall poles. At the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red headband, an orange garment and a multi-coloured garland stands among a tightly packed crowd. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, a red headband, an orange garment and a garland are visible cues. Around him, devotees in white dresses and white shirts wear orange sashes and headbands, and one man at the left in orange holds a wooden staff. Behind them, ceremonial umbrellas and a silver palanquin or chariot frame are visible. Several people in the foreground reach toward the central figure.

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December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoors on a road during a procession, a crowd of devotees surrounds a ceremonial canopy topped with a red and yellow fringed umbrella and orange flags on poles. On the left, a young man with curly dark hair wears an orange shawl and a large gold necklace and seems to be walking near the front. Nearby, men and women in white and cream ritual clothes hold the poles, and a woman in a cream sari with a gold border smiles. A man in a bright orange turban and rudraksha beads stands in the center-right, with orange-shawled devotees around him. Palm trees and a rocky hill form the background, and a white SUV is parked behind the crowd.2009-01-12December 23 20072007-12-23December 25 20072007-12-25A dense outdoor procession crowd moves past yellow and orange decorated umbrellas and orange flags. A tall figure in orange robes and a golden trishul-topped standard rises above the crowd. Near the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white flower garland and orange-beaded neck ornaments, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and beads raises his hands. Many young men in white kurtas with orange shawls surround them, and a man in a white shirt stands in the foreground. Women in saris and devotees in orange and white fill the crowd.2008-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a sunny road lined with palm trees. Many people in white clothes with orange or saffron shawls walk and hold up wooden poles topped with orange flags and ornate red and yellow canopy fringes. A man in the centre wears a bright orange turban and orange garment and looks ahead among the crowd. A woman at left in orange robes wears a gold necklace. A white car is parked in the background. Devotees raise their arms in the air as they walk.2009-01-12Outdoor festival procession with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many with hands folded in namaskar. Several people walk in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas. At the centre, a bearded man in orange robes stands near a long-haired figure wearing a red-and-white flower garland and white clothing. Above them, three colourful ornamental umbrellas with blue and yellow motifs are carried on poles, and orange flags with blue circular emblems wave overhead. A golden trident-like staff and orange-and-gold banners are visible, with orange bunting strung along a chain-link fence in the background. Dusty field and trees under hazy light.2009-01-01Outdoor procession in a palm-fringed area during Brahmotsav. A dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris, many wearing orange headbands and orange shawls, moves forward. Several orange flags with a dark circular emblem rise above them, along with ornate colourful parasols with fringed edges and a decorated banner. A man in a cream kurta holds a drum wrapped in red and gold cloth near the front. Coconut palms and strings of hanging decorations fill the background. The participants are a crowd of more than twenty people.2007-12-25Outdoor procession scene under a clear sky, with many saffron-orange flags on tall poles and decorated festival carts or palanquin structures in the background. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with orange shawl and a white forehead mark lifts a dark wooden pole; beside him a young man with long dark hair, a white and orange flower garland, and an orange shawl smiles. Other men in white and orange clothing carry or hold poles, and a bearer at lower right blows into a long metal horn-like instrument. A cloth-wrapped object is held at lower right. Crowd members surround the procession.2007-12-25Outdoor procession under palm trees with a crowd of devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing. Overhead, several decorated umbrellas in red, green, blue and yellow with tasselled fringes are carried on poles, and orange flags with blue emblems wave above. At the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe wears a white cloth wrapped on the head and a long white and red flower garland, walking with hands joined in front. Surrounding people in white shirts and dhotis, saffron shawls and dark suits press close, some smiling, some holding ceremonial umbrellas. The scene suggests a festival procession.2008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25