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A street procession on a rural road lined with green fields and hay stacks. Around him, people in white dress carry trident-tipped staffs (tridents) and an orange flag, and a large fringed purple canopy and a peacock-feather fan are carried. A drummer in a red skirt and orange cloth beats a drum, a man in white dhoti points, and a woman in a white sari with gold border walks among the marchers. Several dozen people are visible in the procession.

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December 31 20052005-12-31Street procession on a paved road during a festival. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a long yellow-and-orange beaded necklace walks with a peacock-feather fan. He is a person candidate based on the saffron robe, orange turban and beaded garland, though the appearance is only partly clear. Around him, people in white clothes carry ornate purple-fringed umbrellas and orange flags, and a drummer in red clothing plays a large drum at left. Spectators line the roadside, including a man in a green-and-white shawl, a woman in a pink sari and another in a yellow-bordered white sari, and a small child in a striped shirt.2005-12-31A procession moves along a dirt path lined with palms and greenery. Two drummers in white dhotis and shirts lead the way, one playing a drum on the left and another on the right. Behind them, a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a yellow-orange garland stands at the centre, with a woman in a white sari with red border beside him. Colourful ceremonial umbrellas and a long multicoloured embroidered banner are carried overhead. Men in white clothes and a trumpet player follow, with a man in a white shirt and a red-orange cloth at the back. a person: the saffron-robed central figure with long swept-back hair and garland matches the page's a person reference, a sannyasi procession leader.2006-07-11December 23 20082008-12-23A dirt-road procession in dry scrubland with trees. Drummers lead: a man in white dhoti and shirt carries a green-and-white drum, and a man in a brown shirt carries a drum with red and gold trim. A woman in a grey-green sari with a red border walks beside them. Behind, a man in white with a horn walks near a person in orange robes wearing a white floral garland, under a red-and-white fringed parasol. Several people in white and orange clothing follow. Umbrellas with coloured fringe and a standard appear overhead, and a man in white at the left holds a pole with a fringed canopy.2006-12-30Street procession in daylight on a road with parked white vans and roadside shops behind. A man in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, walks centre-right, holding a long orange flag pole and extending his other arm toward a crowd. Behind him, two purple-fringed canopies on poles, one with a red trim and a gold-topped finial, are carried in procession. On the left a woman in white with a trident (trishul) walks beside a drummer in a red dhoti and vest playing a drum. Several women in white and cream saris and men in white kurtas follow, some carrying orange flags and holding garlands. Colourful banners and a yellow-orange decorated umbrella appear in the background.2005-12-31December 24 20082008-12-24December 25 20072007-12-25A procession on a dirt road during a Hindu festival, with several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with tasseled edges and red-orange flags. At the centre, a figure in orange robes wearing a long white and orange garland and a dark-haired head with a headpiece walks beside a golden staff. Other saffron-robed sannyasis walk alongside, some holding staffs, while drummers in white clothes and orange sashes play drums and women in white saris with orange shawls carry white fan-like whisks. Devotees in white and orange follow along the road.2008-12-24April 16 20162016-04-16October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23