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Outdoor procession with devotees following a decorated golden ratha or chariot on a palm-lined road. A woman in cream sari with red-and-maroon border raises a white yak-hair chamara fan overhead. Beside her, a woman in orange sari holds a camera, and a woman in orange-and-red garments holds a folded orange cloth. A man in orange dhoti with bare chest and gold chain necklaces stands near the chariot's garland-decorated side, holding marigold garlands. Red flags on poles rise behind the crowd. Several women wear saffron and red saris, and a man in white stands at the right edge beside the chariot with flowers and gold fittings.

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December 23 20072007-12-23A procession on a dirt path in bright daylight. A central figure in orange robes wears an orange headband, a multi-strand rudraksha-style necklace with a gold pendant, and a large white and red flower garland; he is walking under a decorated umbrella with fringed red, yellow and green trim. Around him, people in white clothes with orange shawls and headbands walk with hands pressed in anjali, and women in white saris carry a peacock-feather fan with a round orange emblem. A green gate with balloons and a tall ceremonial staff appear behind. Ratha-style procession with devotees.2007-12-25December 27 20092009-12-27A procession crowd in an outdoor festival scene. In the centre, a smiling person with long dark hair, a saffron-orange cloth wrapped over the head and body, and a heavy gold necklace of beads stands among devotees, appearing to be a person figure with long hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, in the role of procession participant. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees carry large lavender-and-white canopies with red tassels on poles, and orange flags are raised. Several men in white shirts and dhotis raise hands and cheer; an older bearded man in white with an orange-trimmed shawl stands to the right, and a man in sunglasses points. Lower right, a silver ritual vessel is visible.2005-12-31Outdoor procession at dusk along a sandy path under palm trees. In the centre, a man in rust-red sannyasi robes with a white and red flower garland and a dark prayer-bead mala stands with his palms possibly raised near the chest, looking to his left. Behind him, devotees in orange and saffron robes carry gold-tipped staffs and a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella with a bird emblem. A young man in a white dhoti and white shirt holds a folded gold-bordered cloth, and a man at left in orange clothes presses his hands together in namaskar. Several people walk in procession wearing rudraksha malas. The scene suggests a ritual walking procession.2014-10-29A festival procession with a golden ratha chariot draped in garlands and tasselled multicoloured ornaments, topped by a golden kalasha-style finial, moving through a palm-lined outdoor courtyard. Many red-and-orange flags are held aloft at left by people in white clothes. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with red sashes walk beside the chariot, and a white chamara fan is raised near the front. A woman in a pink sari with a red bindi walks in the foreground. Several people wear white, and a figure seated on the chariot is partly obscured.2010-12-20December 23 20082008-12-23December 20 20102010-12-20A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe wears a long white and multicoloured flower garland and a red flower at the neck, with long dark hair swept back, and walks forward between orange flags and umbrellas. Around him, people in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls carry a long gold-topped staff, a silver processional standard and a peacock-feather fan. Women in white saris with orange borders walk in the foreground. Orange-saffron flags with white emblems and orange-and-blue striped parasols are raised overhead. The figure's appearance with long swept-back hair, saffron robe and garland matches a distinctive presentation, so he is described as Swamiji (probable) leading the procession.2007-12-25December 23 20082008-12-23A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty road lined with temporary structures. Dozens of devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis walk closely together, many wearing rudraksha malas and identity lanyards. A tall orange flag billows in the foreground, and a richly decorated palanquin with a colourful, garlanded canopy carries a seated figure in orange robes and flower garlands under a yellow-gold parasol. Gold ceremonial staffs topped with a conch-shaped ornament and a trident-like finial rise above the crowd, and more orange flags wave in the background.2009-12-29April 18 20162016-04-18