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Outdoor procession at an ashram site with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white kurtas and white saris. A figure in an orange saffron robe stands elevated on a palanquin-style platform at the center, surrounded by a decorated deity murti area. Two large colourful umbrellas with red, yellow and blue panels and fringed edges flank the procession. Behind them is a grey concrete-block building with a metal truss roof and a bare brick wall with small openings. Many people in the foreground face the procession with hands raised. A small white van is visible at left.

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Outdoor temple-style celebration beside a grey breeze-block wall and a green-roofed building. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a saffron shawl and beaded necklaces stands on a raised wooden platform, holding a small ritual item in one hand, while a figure in gold and blue cloth with floral garlands sits before him. Behind the platform, a large colourful striped umbrella and a smaller decorated parasol shade the scene. A dense crowd of devotees surrounds the platform: many in white ritual clothes with yellow lanyards, some in orange, and several women in saris. A few devotees raise their hands toward the platform. This looks like a pooja and procession moment with an utsava murti, though the figure on the platform is only partly clear. Swamiji is a probable identification based on the saffron robes, long hair and beaded necklaces.2009-12-23Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsava celebration: a decorated palanquin-style float with garlands of yellow and white flowers and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure sits at left, beside a deity murti under the float's canopy. Large crowds in white clothing, many women with long braided hair and yellow or orange saris, press around it. Saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees stand near the front, and two multicolored decorated umbrellas rise at upper right. A green-roofed white building and a tree sit behind the crowd.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession at a temple-style festival: a figure in saffron-orange robes stands on a raised platform beside a decorated palanquin-style float draped with garlands in red, green, white and yellow, with a deity murti and flower-laden offerings below. Many devotees in white and cream clothing, some in saffron, press palms together in namaste around the float. Colourful umbrellas with yellow, green and red canopies rise at right, and a white-walled building with a green roof stands behind. Visible people number over twenty.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession under bright sunlight beside a white-walled building with a green corrugated roof. On the left, a flower-decorated palanquin with garlands in red, green, pink and white carries a framed portrait and a deity murti draped in cloth. A man in a saffron/orange robe stands near the palanquin, with devotees in white and yellow. Multicolored ceremonial umbrellas with trident motifs shelter the procession, and a golden trident is visible on the right. Many devotees in white clothing crowd around the palanquin with hands raised in reverence. A camera operator is visible at right.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A dense outdoor procession crowd gathers around a decorated deity palanquin with a multicoloured floral garland frame and a red and gold cloth draped over it, bearing a deity murti adorned with yellow flowers. A saffron-robed man in an orange dhoti stands at its front, facing the palanquin with hands near the murti. Behind, a figure in orange robes holds a trident beneath a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with yellow and red panels. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some women in yellow saris and traditional braids, press around the palanquin. A white building with a green corrugated roof and a tree stand behind, with a rocky hillside at the right edge.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor festival procession at a temple-style ground under a clear blue sky. In the foreground a decorated ratha or palanquin, draped with bright multicolour garlands of red, white and green and yellow marigold strands, carries a deity murti in a red and white cloth with flower garlands. Before it stands a man in a saffron-orange robe with his back to the camera, facing the altar. Devotees in white shirts and white dhotis press forward with folded hands in worship. Several colourful umbrellas with gold tips stand behind, and a white-walled building with a green roof is in the background. Trays of fruit and offerings sit near the deity.2008-12-23