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A festive street procession at an outdoor setting with trees behind. Several ornate parasols with red, gold and blue embroidered panels and fringed edges are held aloft over the crowd. A decorated float at left is draped in white and pink tinsel and holds a figure in white with an orange sash. Around it, many devotees in white kurtas, saffron and orange shawls, and yellow and orange garments crowd forward, some raising hands and smiling. Orange flags and a gold-topped staff are visible above the crowd.

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A festive outdoor procession crowds around a white palanquin edged with pink tinsel on the left. Behind it, several men in white kurta-style clothing and orange sashes raise their arms and clap, and a young man in a cream jacket with an orange stole smiles and raises a hand. Ahead, a group of men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walks beneath ornate, colourful ceremonial umbrellas and orange-and-gold banners on tall poles. Women in orange and white saris and a woman with long light hair in a white embroidered top and orange shawl are among the crowd, with a man in a white shirt and yellow shawl at lower right. Trees and a rocky slope lie in the background.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27A festive procession outdoors at an ashram, with a crowd of many people dancing and walking beneath colourful umbrellas with gold tips and painted floral panels in red, yellow, blue and green. Orange and red flags stand along the edges. In the centre, a man in orange robes and a red-orange shawl holds a ceremonial staff, and another man in an orange garment with a wrapped turban and a beaded garland walks nearby. A woman in orange and a woman in a floral kurta dance in the foreground, with men in white shirts and dhotis around them and some clapping. Trees and a stone structure appear in the background.2008-12-27Outdoor procession at an ashram-like setting with trees and rocks. Several ornate umbrellas with embroidered red, gold and blue panels are carried above a crowd, with orange and saffron flags behind them. Many people in white kurtas and dhotis and cream sherwanis press forward. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a garland stands near the centre, hands raised, while a woman in orange and a man in a yellow scarf are visible nearby. Onlookers in the background watch. Several people in white have their hands folded in namaste.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road between a low concrete wall and palm trees, with a large crowd of devotees. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland and orange shawl walks beneath ornate multicoloured parasols with gold finials, holding a long golden staff. Around him, saffron-clad attendants walk alongside. In the foreground, a man in all-white clothes with an orange shawl claps and dances; women in white and orange saris, one wearing an orange shawl and bindi, smile and raise their hands. Petals are scattered in the air.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27A dense outdoor procession crowd moves between colourful decorated umbrellas with orange and red fringed panels and blue motifs. In the centre, a man with a long dark beard in orange robes and a woman in orange clothing stand near a trident-shaped staff, and a figure with long dark hair wears a white floral garland and orange clothing with a gold headpiece. Many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some with yellow shawls, press forward with raised hands. An orange flag rises at right. A man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl raises his arm at the lower right. The scene suggests a festival procession at an open ground.2008-12-27Outdoor procession on dry open ground with a crowd of devotees. Several men and women carry tall ornate parasols with red, gold and floral-embroidered panels, plus orange flags on poles. A central figure in orange and gold ceremonial dress and a crown-like headpiece, with a rudraksha-style garland and a trident-like staff nearby, stands among the devotees; the figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity. Many men wear white kurtas with orange shawls, and women wear orange saris. A man in white near the foreground gestures toward the procession. Palm trees and a low building are visible in the background.2008-12-27