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A dusty red-earth ground at an outdoor ceremony shows a procession moving past rows of seated devotees on the left. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl holds a tall ornate umbrella with red, blue and gold fringed canopy. Two saffron-robed sadhus walk ahead, and another white-clad attendant follows beside a second umbrella in the background. A young man in white shirt walks at the right edge. Overcast sky above.

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January 03 20082008-01-03Outdoor procession on a dirt road under a clear sky, with several ornate umbrellas carried above a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees. Front centre, a figure with a long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange robe, a large gold-and-bead necklace and sandals, walks with a trident-topped staff in hand as a probable Swamiji (probable) in the procession. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange turban and robe walks, and a white-bearded elder in a brown-orange shawl follows. Devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, several holding long poles topped with decorated umbrellas in red, orange and blue with bird emblems and tassels. Trees and a fence line the road behind the crowd.2007-02-02December 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor procession on a dusty village road under a clear blue sky, with a temple gopuram visible at left and yellow bunting strung overhead. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk together, some bare-headed and some wearing orange turbans or cloths. Three large ornate umbrellas in red, blue and orange with gold motifs and tasseled fringe are carried above the group. A man in a white dhoti and saffron shawl holds a tall gold-topped staff at right, and another attendant in white holds a trident-topped staff. Behind them, devotees and onlookers in white, green and black clothing follow along the road.2007-02-02January 01 20082008-01-01July 26 20102010-07-26December 23 20092009-12-23May 19 20082008-05-19December 28 20082008-12-28December 24 20092009-12-24April 19 20082008-04-19A procession on a dusty road under a clear blue sky. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry tall silver staffs with ornate tops, and multiple colourful fringed umbrellas in orange, red and blue with gold emblems are held aloft over the group. At the centre, two men in saffron-orange robes walk side by side, one wearing an orange turban and a beaded necklace, while a white-bearded sadhu in orange wraps walks nearby and another man in orange carries a gold staff. Onlookers and processionists fill the background, with trees and utility poles along the roadside.2007-02-02