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Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and a blue-roofed building behind. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe wears a long white flower garland, gold ornaments and a gold-coloured headpiece, and holds a tall golden trident. Above him, multicoloured red, yellow and blue parasols are held by attendants. Around him, people in white dhotis and kurtas and others in orange shawls and saffron clothing dance and clap, some with raised hands. A boy in white stands at the lower left. The scene conveys a festive ashram procession with umbrellas and a ceremonial trident.

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December 27 20082008-12-27A procession outdoors under bright sky and palm trees. A man in the centre wears an orange saffron robe, a white flower garland, a gold necklace and a saffron turban, with long dark hair; he is walking beneath a multicoloured parasol. Behind him, a golden trident and a second parasol are carried. Around him, men in orange and white robes with orange shawls clap and gesture, and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered shawl and a visible ID badge walks in front. A man at the far right in white and orange also gestures. A blue-roofed building appears behind the crowd. Several men and boys in white kurtas and orange shawls surround the procession.2008-12-27A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and green shrubs. A central figure in orange-saffron robes wears a long white and orange flower garland, a gold necklace and a saffron headband, smiling and gesturing with raised hands. Behind him, a person in orange carries a gold trident staff, and two large umbrellas with red, yellow, blue and green panels and fringed edges shade the group. Surrounding devotees wear white dhotis and orange shawls, and a woman in white with a shawl walks at left, clapping. A white building and a parked car appear in the background. a person: the central figure in saffron with a flower garland, gold necklace and headband, in a procession, appears to be the a person.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession under palm trees and a red canopy. A central man in saffron robes wears a white and green flower garland, gold necklaces, and a tan-gold turban, smiling with open arms. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white saris with yellow shawls walk and clasp hands in greeting, while saffron-robed attendants carry tall gold trident staffs (tridents). Rudraksha malas are visible on several devotees. A white van and a flag are in the background.2008-12-27January 12 20092009-01-12December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor procession under palm trees with four multicoloured ceremonial parasols held above a central figure. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white jasmine garland, a gold chain and a saffron wrap, with a saffron head cloth; a golden trident-topped staff stands nearby. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron shawls, a bearded man in saffron, a woman in white with a red-marked forehead, and a man in white shirt and sunglasses walk and clap. A blue-roofed building and coconut palms form the background.2008-12-27Outdoor procession in bright daylight with two large multicolored umbrellas, one red and yellow with tassels and one with blue, green and gold motifs. A central man in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha-style garland of white flowers, an orange turban and long swept-back dark hair gestures with open hands and smiles. Around him, devotees in white, cream and saffron clothes, with yellow shawls and red shawls, many clapping or with palms joined. A golden trident-shaped staff stands in the background near a green-and-gold ornamented pole. Behind, palm trees and a white building appear; the crowd in the foreground is seen from behind.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession at an ashram on a sunny day with palm trees behind. A central man with long dark hair and a striped saffron-and-white turban wears an orange robe and a white-and-orange flower garland, smiling and holding his hands together in greeting. Around him, devotees in saffron, white and yellow clothing press forward; a woman in a red sari and a young girl in blue stand at right. Two men in orange robes at left hold palms together, and a man in white stands in the foreground. A large golden trident is raised at left and colourful parasols with fringed borders overhead. Vehicles are parked in the background. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2008-12-27