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Outdoor procession on dry, dusty ground with a small crowd in orange, white and yellow clothing. A man in the centre wears a large white and multicoloured flower garland and an orange garment, smiling and walking with a brass pot offering. Beside him a woman in white with a yellow shawl carries a brass vessel with a green leaf and flowers. To the right, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel and a handbell. Ornate umbrellas with embroidered red, yellow and blue canopies and gold-tipped poles rise above the crowd. Two men on the left in orange robes hold tall golden staffs topped with ornaments. Another person on the left wears an orange garment and a long line of beads. Behind them, many devotees and ashram members in white and yellow fill a dusty field, with trees and a utility pole in the background.

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December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a man in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklace with a large gold pendant, long dark hair swept back, walking centre-frame and smiling. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry red-and-gold umbrellas on poles on either side, and a woman in a cream sari with a red border and red bindi carries a silver vessel holding green leaves. White smoke or powder drifts near the saffron-robed figure, and thatched huts and a crowd of onlookers appear behind. Several people hold cameras. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-robed central figure with long hair and ornate gold necklace matches the page's Swamiji attendance note.2006-07-11Outdoor procession on bare ground with a multicoloured canopy umbrella (red, yellow, blue and green panels with lotus motifs) and gilded staves carried overhead. Central figure in saffron robes wears a long white and multicoloured flower garland and a gold necklace, walking barefoot. Men in saffron and white robes with gold necklaces surround him; a woman in white with a yellow shawl holds a silver tray of fruit, and a man in white with a gold necklace extends a hand toward it. A camera operator stands at left filming. Behind, a crowd gathers under a grey sky with trees and low buildings in the distance.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Photo of a procession on a dirt road beside a fenced field with palms and a water tank behind. Three large colourful parasols with gold-trimmed fringes and emblems are held aloft over the group. At the centre, a bearded man in orange robes and a long orange shawl wears a garland of orange and red flowers, a gold necklace and wooden sandals, with a long-haired figure in orange walking beside him. Around them, people in white dhotis and shirts, cream and gold saris and yellow shawls walk in procession, some with lanyards. a person appears as the garlanded central figure in orange, with long dark hair and a gold necklace, walking at the front of the procession.2009-12-24December 23 20092009-12-23A procession on a dirt road with many people in orange and white. In the centre, a man in orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot with his hands at his sides. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a tall golden staff topped with a trident, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a silver tray of yellow flowers and leaves. Other devotees in orange, white and yellow shawls and robes walk behind, with a yellow and red striped umbrella overhead and a white bus with a Nithyanandam sign in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, an orange robe, a garland and a rudraksha mala; this is an appearance-based label only.2009-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path with palm trees behind. A central man in saffron/orange robes and a white and orange flower garland walks barefoot, carrying a trident-topped staff ahead of him. Around him, devotees in white clothes with saffron or yellow shawls walk, some holding long poles, and several large canopy umbrellas in yellow, red and green with fringed edges shade the group. A bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks beside him. One woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl carries a pole at the right. The scene looks like a temple procession.2010-07-26A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path outdoors, led by a central figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a long white and red floral garland and rudraksha-style beads, flanked by saffron-clad attendants carrying gold-tipped staffs and trishula tridents. Four multicoloured ceremonial parasols with fringed edges are held aloft above the group. Women in white saris with yellow or orange shawls carry a silver tray of yellow flowers, and men and women in white and yellow clothing follow behind. A bus is visible in the background. The central figure shows a person identification with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, in procession; the appearance cues are only partly distinctive, so this is uncertain. A procession of this kind matches a utsava moorthy procession.2009-12-23A festival procession on a dirt path under a clear blue sky. Two large umbrellas with multicoloured canopies and tassels shade the scene; the nearer one is held by a man in saffron and an ornate golden trident-topped staff rises beside them. Devotees in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold pendants. A woman in a white sari with a red border waves a yellow-orange fan or cloth. Behind them an ornately decorated palanquin or deity float with a garlanded deity murti and a rainbow-coloured arch is carried forward. Spectators in white and yellow saris line the path near a green-roofed building and a metal gate.2008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 24 20092009-12-24