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Outdoor procession scene with many people in white and orange clothing. A central man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment, a multicolour flower garland and tilak, and holds bundled sugarcane stalks. Surrounding devotees wear white shirts and orange shawls, one man on the right wears glasses and an orange shawl, and a woman in white holds a small child on the left. Orange flags, a silver trident and colourful parasols rise behind the crowd on a dry open field.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession crowd at a festival, with many people in saffron and orange shawls and white clothing. In the foreground, a woman in a saffron garment with a flower garland holds long dark sugarcane stalks, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands beside her. Behind them, tall orange flags and a silver trident-shaped staff rise above the crowd, along with ornate umbrellas with orange and blue canopies. A young child is held by a woman in a blue sari on the left. Several people are wearing white and orange garments; a man in glasses at right wears a saffron shawl over white clothes.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A crowded outdoor procession with many people in white shirts and orange shawls. Several orange flags with a circular emblem are raised, and a large trident stands upright at right. Men in front carry long bundles of sugarcane across their shoulders. A young man at left with a vertical tilak and a woman holding a small child in a yellow outfit appear in the crowd. A woman in the centre wears a white and green flower garland over an orange shawl, and a woman at lower right wears glasses and an orange shawl with a white shirt. Ceremonial umbrellas and parasols with fringe edges are visible in the background under a dry, sandy sky.2007-12-25Outdoor procession with saffron flags and decorated umbrellas over a dusty field. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron shawl, a white-and-orange flower garland and a white dhoti, while devotees in white shirts and saffron shawls crowd around him. A woman in a teal sari holds a small child at left. At right, a man in glasses and a saffron shawl walks beside a long wooden pole carried on the shoulders of attendants, with a metal trident-like ornament on a pole above. Crowded procession scene.2007-12-25A photograph of an outdoor festival procession on dry, open ground under a bright sky. Many people in white and orange clothing crowd together. A central figure with long dark hair wears a white and green garland, an orange shawl and a tilak, and appears to be a senior participant in the procession. Men in orange shawls and white dhotis surround him, and a woman in white with a child stands at left. Orange flags with a circular emblem flutter above, and large ceremonial umbrellas in orange, green and blue with gold fringe frame the scene. A silver staff with a serpent-like finial and bundled sugarcane poles are held aloft. Individuals in the foreground are holding long sticks.2007-12-25Outdoor festival procession crowded with devotees under orange flags. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a white and saffron-green flower garland and an orange robe stands at centre, smiling, his hands near a white cloth and three dark wooden poles held by devotees. Nearby, a woman in a light blue shawl holds an infant, and a man in white wears dark glasses. Orange-clad men in saffron shawls stand around, and a trident-like staff rises at right. The centre figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, so the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable).2007-12-25Outdoor festival procession on a dry dirt field under clear blue sky. Dense crowd of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing carries long wooden poles bearing orange flags and a large trident-shaped standard with ornate metal finials. Several orange and white canopied umbrellas rise above the crowd. In the centre, a smiling woman in an orange sari with white floral garland and a man in saffron-orange shawl with glasses walk beside the poles, their hands gripping the bamboo. Other participants wear white dhotis and kurtas, and a few have tilak marks on their foreheads. Many onlookers press close in the foreground.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor 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.2007-12-25