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Outdoor procession on a dirt path with orange-robed devotees. In the centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long multicoloured flower garland and walks barefoot beneath a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with gold finial. Two attendants in saffron carry tall gold-topped staffs beside him, and one wears a gold-bead necklace. Behind them, people in white and orange walk along, and a man in a black shirt stands at the left. A bystander with long dark hair and a gold-bead mala is at the right edge. Trees and a plain sky form the background.

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Outdoor procession on sandy ground with palm trees and a striped canopy behind. In the foreground a young man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white and multicoloured flower garland and gold beaded necklace, with a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him a man in orange robes and a gold necklace with a pendant holds a tall gold-topped staff. Another man in orange robes with a gold necklace and a shaved head walks at right, and a man in orange with a gold beaded necklace leads near centre-front. Behind them colourful striped ceremonial umbrellas with gold finials, a golden trident at right, and white-clad devotees follow the procession.2009-12-23December 27 20082008-12-27December 23 20092009-12-23A procession on a dirt path under green trees. A long-haired man in a saffron robe with a flower garland of white, yellow and red blooms walks with head bowed, flanked by saffron-clad men. A bald man in orange holds a golden staff, and a bearded man in orange carries a golden trident-topped staff. Behind them, colourful ornate parasols with gold finials are carried, and a man in white with a gold chain and orange shawl walks in the foreground. Several people are visible; the central garlanded figure has long hair, a swept-back crown-like look is absent, and his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm an identity, so he is described by role as a garlanded devotee walking in procession.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A procession on a dirt road in front of a temple with a banner reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a signboard in Kannada script. A young man in the centre wears a saffron robe, a long white and red flower garland, and holds a golden staff, flanked by saffron-robed men carrying golden staffs and a trident, with bearded attendants in orange and rudraksha malas. On the left a man in black shirt and trousers walks barefoot with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white ritual dress and a red-and-yellow umbrella carried in procession, with a white bus marked Nithyanandam at right. Several people appear in the frame, the central figure in orange garlanded; a person presence cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A procession on an unpaved dirt road with a stone wall and palm trees behind. Saffron-robed sannyasis carry tall golden tridents and walk beneath red, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringes. At centre, a man in orange robes wears a long garland of white, orange and red flowers and a rudraksha mala, and walks barefoot in sandals. Beside him, a bearded sannyasi in orange with long dark hair leads in front, and an attendant in black shirt and white dhoti walks at the left. A man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl walks at the right. Several attendants in white stand behind. The scene is a sannyasi procession with ritual umbrellas and tridents.2009-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path with saffron-robed sannyasis walking alongside white-clad devotees. In the centre a young man in orange robes wears a long multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala; he is flanked by two sannyasis carrying tall gold staffs. Behind them a colourful canopy and a decorated palanquin or ratha frame appear, with palm trees and a white tent in the background. One sannyasi on the right carries a trident-topped staff. Several spectators in white and yellow dress line the left side of the path.2009-12-23A procession on a dirt road with a concrete wall and palm trees behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk with long golden staffs topped by trident-shaped finials. Overhead, multicoloured ceremonial parasols with tasselled fringes are carried by attendants. A central figure in orange wears a long garland of white and multicoloured flowers and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Another orange-robed man at left has long dark hair and a full beard and wears a gold pendant. On the right, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl raises a staff. Black-clad attendants and white-clad devotees line the sides of the path.2009-12-23December 30 20072007-12-30December 23 20092009-12-23