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Outdoor procession on bare dirt ground. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and sandals walks forward, holding a long dark pole that supports a large ornate parasol with red tassels and a grey fringed canopy. He wears a long garland of white flowers with multicoloured ribbon accents and red blossoms, and a red tilak on his forehead. His shoulder-length dark wavy hair is swept back, and he wears a rudraksha-style mala at his neck. Behind him, a crowd of devotees stands on a raised platform and bank under a metal scaffold frame. A woman in a white sari with a pink border stands at right beside a young woman in white salwar kameez, with a cloth-covered table at left.

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Outdoor photograph of a procession on dusty ground. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark wavy hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands centre-frame, wearing a rudraksha mala and a long garland of white flowers with red and green ribbon accents, holding a tall ornate staff with his right hand. Above him a fringed umbrella with red tassels is held up. Behind him a crowd of spectators, mostly women in white and pink saris and men in white shirts, stands along a low concrete wall beneath a metal scaffold frame. A woman in a white sari with a pink border stands at right.2006-12-25Outdoor festival scene on bare reddish earth beneath a metal scaffolding frame. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a large white and multicolored flower garland, rudraksha beads, and a red tilak stands barefoot-looking in sandals, holding a long wooden staff, with long swept-back dark hair; a red-fringed parasol shades a white-draped seat beside him. Behind, a crowd of men in white shirts and women in white saris and salwar kameez stands watching, with drums visible at the right. Whether this man is the a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so role is given as a man in saffron robes.2006-12-25November 11 20062006-11-11December 28 20062006-12-28Outdoor procession on a dusty ground with a central figure in an orange saffron robe, long dark swept-back hair, and a long garland of white flowers with multicoloured blooms and a rudraksha mala, walking beneath a white and red decorated parasol with fringed edges and a peacock-feather motif. Men and women in white dhotis, shirts and garlands crowd around, one man in white with a rudraksha mala smiling beside him. Red and white ceremonial parasols and a tiled-roof building appear in the background.2006-12-28December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor procession under colourful tasselled canopies with a golden trident-topped finial. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe with gold border, a multi-strand gold necklace, and a white and red jasmine garland, walking with a smile. Behind him, a man with glasses wears an orange shawl over white dhoti and rudraksha mala. Other devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, one holding a woven basket, follow along a dirt path under palm trees and orange pennants. a person appearance, walking in procession with devotees.2007-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 30 20062006-12-30A procession on a dirt path under a bright sky with palm fronds overhead. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears saffron-orange robes and a long flower garland with white blossoms and multicoloured ribbons, smiling as he walks beneath a white and red fringed umbrella carried by an unseen attendant. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis walk with devotees, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border and rudraksha beads stands at right. The crowd includes many people behind, with colourful decorated canopies visible at the top corners. Probable Swamiji is the saffron-robed figure under the umbrella, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a flower garland and rudraksha beads.2006-12-28A photograph of a festival procession with a crowd in orange and white. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a gold headband, an orange wrap and a large white and red flower garland, standing beside a man in an orange wrap with gold necklaces. A woman in white with an orange shawl and a videographer with a camera are nearby. Behind them, a colourful striped canopy with tassels and orange flags stand above the crowd. A stone wall and palm trees form the backdrop.2008-12-24Outdoor procession under a red and multicoloured fringed canopy with palm trees behind. A central man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and a white and multicoloured flower garland, holding a metal vessel aloft in one hand and a walking staff in the other. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at left, and a man in white holds a framed painted portrait labelled Paramahamsi Nithyananda, showing a figure in orange robes with a mala seated in meditation. Devotees in white dhotis and saris, some with folded hands, crowd around in bright sunlight.2007-02-24