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A procession walks along a dusty dirt path lined with palm trees and small buildings under a clear blue sky. Two large colourful umbrellas with multicoloured panels and fringed edges are carried above the group. Around twenty people in white dhotis and kurtas, several with yellow shawls, walk alongside figures in saffron and orange robes. One central man in an orange garment wears a red-and-white flower garland and carries a small object in his hands, while a bald man in orange nearby also carries items. Ceremonial umbrellas with embroidered yellow-and-red emblems trail behind. A tall metal pole stands in the background.

A photograph of a procession on a dirt path outdoors, with palm trees and a bright sky behind. Two colourful canopy umbrellas with yellow, red and green panels and tassels are carried by men in white dhotis and white shirts. At the centre, a man in saffron robes wears a garland of red and white flowers, and beside him an older man in saffron robes carries a small golden vessel. Several men in white with yellow or orange cloths over their shoulders walk behind them, and a crowd of people in white follows along the path.

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A procession walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low concrete wall. Four attendants in white dhotis and yellow shawls hold up large ornate parasols with red, yellow and blue patterns and tassels. At the centre, a figure in an orange saffron robe carries a small ceremonial object wrapped in colourful cloth, while many monks and devotees in orange and white clothing follow behind. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance in this crowd, so the central figure is described by role only.

A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. Several attendants in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shoulder cloths hold large ornate umbrellas with red, yellow and blue fabric and gold tassels. In the centre, saffron-robed sannyasis walk barefoot, one carrying an offering tray with flowers. Men in white and saffron move alongside, and a white tent and a concrete wall are visible in the background.

December 30 2009

Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low concrete wall. Young men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk in two lines, several carrying tall poles with ornate, embroidered pennant-shaped banners in red, gold and blue. Two decorated umbrellas, one multicoloured and one white, are held aloft over the procession. In the centre, a barefoot figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a garland walks at the front, flanked by attendants in white. A man at far left in white carries a small black box. Orange flags appear in the background.

Outdoor procession on a dirt road under a clear sky. A central figure in an orange saffron robe wears a long white and red flower garland and a red bindi with rudraksha mala, walking barefoot with hands folded. Flanking them, men in saffron robes carry tall golden trident staffs and a long golden staff, and a bearded man in orange with a gold necklace walks beside them. Behind, people in white dhotis and white clothes with yellow shawls walk under ornate multicolored parasols with tassels.

December 29 2008

Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under a hazy sky. Many devotees in white ritual clothes walk in a long column, several carrying orange and red flags on poles and others holding small offering trays. Above them several decorated umbrellas with ornate fringed canopies in red, gold and orange are carried aloft. A concrete wall and a parked vehicle sit behind the crowd.

A photograph of a pada yatra, a walking procession along a dirt road lined with leafy green trees and a low stone wall. In the foreground two young men in white dhotis and white shirts carry round brass plates heaped with white flowers. Behind them a man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder holds a tall stick with an ornate decorated fan-shaped finial. A man in white with a yellow shawl carries an orange flag on a pole. Further back, a figure in orange robes walks beneath a colourful canopy umbrella, with several white-clad devotees and orange flags following along the road.

January 12 2009

A photograph of a procession on a dirt path past thatched huts and green foliage under a clear blue sky. A man in white on the left carries a tall orange and gold pennant and a hand drum, and another drummer is in the lower left. Two colourful parasols, one red, green and yellow, one multicoloured, are held aloft above a central group. A barefoot figure in saffron-orange robes walks in front, and a woman in an orange sari wearing a long garland leads the group beside a man in saffron. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas and a woman in white and yellow follow, with round orange-and-blue ceremonial fans in the group.