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A religious procession moves along a dirt path past a wire fence. In the foreground a young man in white with a yellow shawl carries a long wooden pole topped with an orange and red embroidered umbrella. Behind him a bespectacled older man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a gold ornamental staff, and a younger man in white with a yellow shawl holds another gold staff. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk with them, some wearing orange-red shawls and garlands. On the right, a decorated palanquin with orange canopy, flower garlands and tassels is carried forward. Orange flags and a water tank on a stand appear in the background, with palm trees and a clear sky.

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December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road with many devotees in white clothing and yellow shawls. Several decorated ceremonial standards with orange and gold fabric, floral embroidery and gold finials are carried aloft, along with a gold trident and ornate gold staffs. In the centre, an orange-robed figure walks beneath a golden umbrella canopy, and a garlanded deity murti is carried in a procession. A woman in a white sari and yellow shawl and a man in white dhoti with mala beads walk nearby. Mixed crowd, bright hazy daylight, concrete water tanks and low buildings in the background.2009-12-27December 24 20092009-12-24A procession walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a chain-link fence under a clear blue sky. Two colourful umbrellas with yellow, blue and red panels and gold finials are carried above the group. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl carries a small brass vessel. Beside him, a figure in an orange robe wears a long red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, with a red-clad sannyasi beside them. Several men in white kurtas and yellow shawls walk behind, some carrying long wooden staffs with tridents. A procession of devotees in white dress walks through the scene.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a wire fence. At the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl carries a brass kalasha vessel in both hands. Around him, many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas wear yellow shawls, and several carry tall decorated umbrellas and staffs. Two women in orange sarees with orange head coverings walk near the front, one of them wearing a large orange and red garland. Others in white carry long poles and ceremonial items. Procession, kalasha, umbrellas, ashram devotees.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor religious procession on a dusty road lined with palm trees and a chain-link fence. In the foreground a man in white clothes carries a large golden ceremonial standard with concentric circular emblem on a long wooden pole, with orange flags nearby. Behind, a decorated ratha or palanquin covered in garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers and an orange canopy is carried forward. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, walk alongside; a bare-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha necklace walks at right, and a man in a blue shirt stands behind the fence. A camera operator films the procession. A young man in white with a yellow shawl and a tilak mark walks in the front left.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road in bright daylight. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow shawls, carry tall decorated parasols with red, orange and yellow fringed canopies. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange garment wears a white flower garland and holds a long trident-topped staff. Nearby, another robed man carries a silver vessel on a tray. Temporary white tents line the background. Shawls and parasols are visible; no physical identity is asserted beyond the appearance-based candidate. About 20 people visible.2008-12-25Outdoor religious procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and thatched structures. Umbrellas with red, orange and gold canopies embroidered with flowers and bird motifs are carried on tall golden poles. A man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala walks at left. A central figure in orange robes with a vermilion forehead mark and gold necklace carries a silver-rimmed vessel wreathed in yellow flower garlands. Other robed men in orange and women in saris with yellow shawls follow, and a decorated ratha-style float with colourful garlands appears at upper right.2009-12-27Outdoor religious procession in bright daylight. A decorated palanquin-style float with an orange canopy, garlands and ornate woodwork is carried forward at the back. In front, many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, several carrying tall brass staffs and ceremonial flags. A woman in an orange sari with a mala stands at right, and a man in a cream embroidered kurta with gold garlands holds a tall gold-topped staff. A concrete wall and trees stand in the background.2010-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a wire fence and palm trees. Saffron-robed and white-clad devotees walk with ceremonial items. In the foreground a young man with long hair, a saffron shawl and a gold necklace carries a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Behind him, a bearded man in saffron wears rudraksha and gold beads. A man with a long-haired, swept-back style in a garland of orange flowers walks at centre, with a trident-topped staff nearby. Ornate red and gold umbrellas with embroidered panels shade the procession, and attendants in white with yellow shawls walk alongside. The crowd of devotees is large and extends into the background.2009-12-23