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A dense crowd of men and boys in white shirts and white dhotis surges through a dusty open ground in a procession. Several figures in saffron-orange robes walk near the centre, one with grey hair in an orange wrap, and many participants raise their arms and hands in the air. A colourful striped arch decorated with garlands stands in the background beside a low pink-walled building with a corrugated roof, and palm trees rise behind. Dust hangs in the air over the crowd. The saffron-robed figures are sannyasi or priests in procession; no individual can be confirmed as a person from appearance alone.

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Dense outdoor crowd of young men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing saffron-orange shawls, pressing forward along a dirt path in front of low pink-washed buildings with corrugated roofs. A large colourful floral arch decorated in red, yellow and green rises in the background. A man in white with a shoulder-mounted video camera films the scene, and a central figure in white with an orange shawl stands amid the crowd, with others bending and leaning to press toward the procession. Several smiling youths in saffron shawls are visible at right.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt road at an ashram-style compound, with a dense crowd of young men in white dhotis and shirts and dark shirts pressing around the path. A decorated palanquin or deity float with a striped multicolour arch of flowers and fabric sits in the background near pink-walled buildings. In the centre, a bald-headed man in an orange robe and orange shawl walks away from the camera, while a long-haired man in a white shirt and orange shawl is seen to the right. A man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl gestures in the foreground. Devotees with folded hands line the route beside the crowd.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor crowd scene at a dusty courtyard beside pink-washed single-storey buildings with corrugated roofs. A large crowd of young men fills the frame: many in white shirts and white dhotis, others in black shirts. Near the centre, a shirtless man wearing a red cloth around his waist and a red headband, and another bare-chested man with a white flower garland, are carried or led forward. Several men in saffron-orange shawls and white clothes stand around them. Above, a multicoloured arch of green, yellow, orange and pink garlands frames a raised object, possibly an image or palanquin, held aloft. A bearded older man in white stands at right. Trees and a blue logo appear at the top left.2006-12-25A photograph of a dense, exuberant crowd of young men in white kurtas with orange saffron shawls, many with raised hands and some with rudraksha malas, dancing and cheering outdoors. Tall palm trees and a canopy with colourful hanging streamers appear in the background, with a white tent structure at right. Several older men in white stand among the crowd, and one bearded man in white is visible at the upper right.2007-12-25December 27 20092009-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25