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Outdoor procession under bright sky with coconut palms. In the foreground, a young woman in a yellow top raises a white flag printed with a blue circle and dove emblem, and other devotees carry similar white flags. Several women and men in saffron and orange robes walk alongside two ornate triangular ceremonial canopies in orange, gold and teal with a blue emblem, carried on tall poles. Beyond them, tents and a palm-lined field.

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A procession of devotees walks along a palm-lined path, carrying orange and white flags with blue emblems and two large red-and-orange ceremonial umbrellas trimmed with gold and floral embroidery. Women in white and orange saris lead, and a woman in white with a light shawl raises a hand near the centre. A decorated multicoloured parasol-style canopy is visible behind them. The scene suggests a ratha or chariot welcome procession.2006-12-14A dirt road procession moves between palm trees under a clear sky. In the centre, a man in orange robes with a white flower garland and a long dark beard walks at the front; the figure in the middle wears a long-haired crown-like headpiece and orange garments, which is a probable match for Swamiji based on his distinctive attire and presentation, though his face is not visible enough to confirm. Several orange-robed sannyasis walk alongside, some carrying tall wooden staffs. Women in white saris with orange-bordered shawls and beaded necklaces walk nearby, one carrying a brass vessel. Men in white kurtas hold large ornate umbrellas with teardrop-shaped orange and gold panels and fringed edges, while saffron and red flags flutter above. A bearded man in white stands at the far right holding an umbrella. A partial portrait banner appears at the left edge.2008-12-28December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees under a clear sky. Saffron and orange flags with a blue emblem are carried high, and two decorated umbrellas in multicoloured patterns are raised over the front of the crowd. Many devotees fill the path: women in white saris and men in white dhotis or light shirts, several with hands folded in prayer. Some women wear orange and red saris and a few people hold ornate saffron-and-gold ceremonial staffs.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27A festival procession moves across a dusty ground beside a terracotta-coloured wall under a clear blue sky and palm trees. A palanquin-style canopy with a decorated, flower-garlanded structure is carried forward, shaded by striped umbrellas in red, green and blue. Many devotees carry saffron-orange flags with a blue emblem on tall poles. Most women wear white or cream sarees and white shawls, while a young person in a bright yellow-orange kurta stands in the front. A figure in the palanquin is partly visible among flowers and garlands, but no identifiable person can be confirmed from this view. Approximately thirty or more people are visible, including partially visible participants.2010-12-22A festive procession outdoors near palm trees, with devotees in saffron and orange saris and shawls carrying ornate umbrellas with yellow and red fringed canopies decorated with floral patterns and a blue bird emblem. A woman in a white sari carries a silver kalasha pot on a tray, and a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a small deity murti in a silver palanquin-like frame. A woman with a saffron sari and gold bangles stands at right, and a light-haired woman in an orange shawl holds an orange flag at left. Several other people in white and orange walk behind, forming a ratha-style procession marking the return of the kodikkan ratham.2006-12-14December 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 14 20062006-12-14December 27 20092009-12-27A large outdoor procession moves through a palm-lined grounds under bright daylight. Many devotees in white ritual clothes, many with saffron-orange stoles, walk among tall orange flags with a dark emblem, several ornate umbrellas with blue and red canopies, and a golden decorated banner carried on poles. Strings of small lights stretch overhead. Some women in the foreground wear orange shawls and bangles, and people raise hands in reverence. A crowd of roughly 100 or more people is visible. No clearly identifiable a person figure is discernible in this view.2007-12-27