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A procession passes along a dirt path under a bamboo-pole canopy hung with striped purple, orange and green cloth and small embroidered parasols bearing a white dove emblem. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside several men and sadhus in saffron-orange robes, some with rudraksha malas. Two men at centre carry tall ornate staffs with a silver crescent-topped finial, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border walks among them.

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Outdoor procession on a grassy path beside bamboo, with a decorated palanquin or ratha in the background. Foreground: a woman in an orange sari with a marigold garland leads, followed by men and women in white kurta-style or white dress with saffron/orange shawls and yellow scarves. Several carry tall ornate parasols with multicoloured panels, red, yellow and blue with floral motifs and fringe, and a red-and-gold fan-shaped standard on the right. A woman in white with an orange shawl and a red object in hand walks at centre. Crowd of devotees in white and orange continues behind, with a deity murti visible on the decorated float. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident; the orange-clad figures are devotees or attendants.2008-12-23December 28 20062006-12-28A procession on a dusty dirt road in bright daylight. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland walks with hands folded in greeting, with a long-shafted staff beside them, flanked by another robed figure in orange holding a staff. Behind them, men and women in white clothes and orange shawls carry tall decorated parasols with red, yellow and blue embroidered panels and flags. Several participants wear rudraksha beads, and a woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a gold border. Trees and a white-roofed building appear in the background.2008-12-28December 27 20062006-12-27January 01 20122012-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01An outdoor procession on a dirt path strewn with red flower petals, with several people walking beneath ornate multicoloured canopies with gold finials and a thatched hut behind them. At the centre a woman in an orange sari wears a garland of yellow and orange flowers and holds her hands in anjali, carrying a silver tray with a green offering. Around her, men in orange robes and orange shawls walk alongside men and women in white dhotis and white garments, many with hands folded in greeting. Onlookers in white line the path on the right, some with palms pressed together. Scene reads as a religious procession, possibly part of an ashram inauguration.2008-04-19Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial procession on a dirt path beneath a corrugated metal roof, with palm trees behind. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls hold large ceremonial umbrellas in red, green and yellow with fringed edges and emblems. Along the left, women in white and orange saris with yellow shawls stand in a line, and a tall bald man in white with a yellow shawl walks near the centre. Another man in saffron robes stands among the group, and a man in white on the right holds a long pole beside an umbrella. Some people wear lanyards around their necks.2010-10-05December 23 20082008-12-23April 19 20082008-04-19December 26 20082008-12-26A procession on a dirt path at an outdoor ashram setting with tall trees and a low concrete building behind. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls carry tall ornate ceremonial parasols and banners in red, green, yellow and blue with decorative trim. Behind them, a line of sannyasis in saffron and orange robes walks in a procession, some wearing rudraksha malas and one carrying a brass vessel with flowers. A bald man in front, wearing an orange robe, carries a decorated offering tray. A white-robed attendant walks on the left, and a bearded elder in pale orange cloth follows near the center.2009-12-30