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A procession on a dirt path with palm trees behind. Three large ornate umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and fringed tassels are carried by men in white dhotis and white shirts. A central figure in orange-saffron robes with a gold-trimmed garment, a white flower garland and a red bead mala walks barefoot, holding a tall golden staff topped with a trident-like finial. Nearby devotees in orange and saffron robes wear rudraksha-style malas and gold necklaces, and women in white saris and a girl in orange walk behind. A bearded figure in saffron robes and a red-and-gold headband also appears. Partially visible people stand at the left edge holding a yellow cloth. The setting is an outdoor procession.

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February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor 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 23 20092009-12-23A procession on a sandy path under large red and multicoloured tasselled parasols, with palm trees behind. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears a white dhoti and shawl, a red and white floral garland, a gold necklace, and holds his hands together in greeting; a tall trident-topped staff rises beside him. Surrounding him, several saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas walk, and to the right a man in a red kurta with an orange shawl and red tilak stands beside a young woman in red and gold salwar. On the left, a man in white kurta and dhoti holds a parasol. Several onlookers in red, orange and maroon clothing fill the background. Visible people number about ten to twelve.2009-01-01February 02 20072007-02-02A 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.2007-02-02Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a row of attendants in white and yellow clothes carrying multicoloured ceremonial parasols with tasselled edges. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a large red-and-white garland, walking barefoot behind the parasols. A man in orange robes walks at the right, and a man in orange with grey hair and beard walks among the group. Palm trees and a low wall stand in the background. Several people wear white kurtas and yellow shawls, and a few wear lanyards.2009-12-24December 26 20082008-12-26December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsavam celebration under bright sunlight. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line, many wearing white and orange garlands and gold-toned necklaces; one man in the centre wears a white cloth turban and a white flower garland, hands folded. A man at left in white with a rudraksha mala holds a wooden umbrella pole. Above them stand a wooden-handled ceremonial ornate parasol with a golden trident-like staff, red, yellow and blue umbrellas with tassels and decorative motifs, and orange flags. Devotees in white and orange clothing surround the procession on a dusty ground. a person is a saffron-clad figure with swept-back long hair in the group, but his identity is uncertain from appearance.2008-12-30December 25 20082008-12-25February 02 20072007-02-02