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Outdoor photo at a festival procession with a multicolored canopy umbrella overhead and a red umbrella at right. A smiling man with long dark hair and white ritual clothes stands at left, gesturing. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a red sash, gold beaded necklaces and a pendant, with a vibhuti or tilak mark on his forehead; he is laughing with an open mouth. Another man in orange robes and gold necklaces, with a full black beard, holds an open book and reads. A woman in yellow with glasses sits at right, and white-clad attendants and a bearded man stand in the background among bushes. A golden kalasha-like finial appears in the foreground.

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December 25 20082008-12-25Outdoor procession under a multicoloured umbrella with red, purple and yellow tassels. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange robe and a white-and-red-and-green flower garland, smiling and holding a brass bell and a small ritual vessel, while nearby a bearded man in orange robes and a gold necklace stands with a brass pot. A bearded devotee in orange wears a gold-bead mala, and a man in white with a red-stained forehead stands behind them. Behind is a crowd of people in white and orange clothing, with ceremonial gold and orange flags with blue emblems and a trident-shaped brass ornament at left. In the foreground a tray holds flowers and a gold vessel, and a man in yellow and orange with a gold mala stands at right. Puja and procession setting outdoors.2009-12-23Outdoor photograph of a festival gathering. In the foreground, a long-haired man with a gold headband and red bindi wears an orange wrap over a red garment, with a multi-strand necklace of white and red flower garlands and a gold beaded mala. He smiles and extends his hand toward a young girl in pink, who is held in front by a man in white with an orange shawl. Behind them, devotees in white and orange shawls stand near a peacock-feather fan with a red sunburst disc and a brass lamp stand. Palm trees and a pale building form the backdrop.2007-12-27December 25 20082008-12-25December 23 20072007-12-23January 01 20082008-01-01December 27 20082008-12-27A festive procession outdoors near palm trees and a green hedge, with two large yellow-and-red parasols with tasselled fringes held aloft. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a grey beard wears wire-rimmed glasses, an orange robe and a long orange-beaded mala, standing with hands pressed together. Beside him at right, a young man with long hair and a white garland wears an orange robe and a gold necklace, a trident-topped staff rises behind the crowd. Many devotees surround them, women in saffron, yellow and white saris with yellow shawls, and young men in orange and white garments with orange shawls. Several people have white and red forehead marks. A dark-haired person in the foreground at lower left smiles and gestures. Behind the group a parked vehicle and a building are visible.2008-12-27Outdoor photo of a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a small red bindi, wearing an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and a heavy gold necklace of ornamental beads. He stands among people in white clothes and orange shawls; a man in white bends forward toward him, and a person holds a long wooden staff overhead. Behind them are palm trees, a corrugated metal fence and a whitewashed building.2007-12-23Outdoor ceremony under a red canopy with tasselled fringe. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long dark hair, smiles broadly and embraces a devotee in white who wears an orange shawl and bends forward. The embraced man holds a garland of white flowers and red roses. To the left, a man in orange robes holds a tall gold trishul staff and a pair of orange scissors; beside him a smiling young man in orange shawl and white dhoti wears a white tilak. A man in orange robes with red border stands nearby smiling. On the right, women in white saris with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads watch, and an older man in a white shirt looks on. Orange banners hang in the background.2007-12-30Outdoor photo of a roadside procession with red and gold ceremonial umbrellas overhead. At centre, a long-haired man in saffron robes and a pink flower garland stands smiling, facing a woman in a magenta sari with folded hands. Beside him, a younger man in orange dhoti and saffron shirt holds a phone. On the left, a bare-chested man wears a white dhoti and gold beaded necklace, and an older man in an orange dhoti has a white arm bandage. Other devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand around, with orange flags and banners in the background.2009-01-21Outdoor procession on dusty ground with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a white and pink flower garland, an orange robe with gold border and a rudraksha mala, and dances with arms outstretched. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis clap, one holding a trident-topped staff, and devotees in white dhotis and shawls stand among ornate umbrellas with fringed tassels and a red-domed building in the background.2008-01-01