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Outdoor procession in daylight with a colourful canopy umbrella overhead and red-and-green decorated cloth fencing behind. A man in an orange saffron shawl and a white-marked forehead walks at centre, appearing as a person with a shaved head and cheerful expression, while surrounded by devotees in white. Women in white saris with red borders carry brass pots of offerings and leaves, and men in white shirts and white dhotis press around; one devotee in the foreground raises a phone. A printed notice board stands in the background.

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A festival procession moves along a dirt path under colourful ceremonial parasols with orange, blue and red panels and fringed tassels. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari and dark beaded necklace carries a polished metal kalasha decorated with leaves and red flowers. Beside her a young figure in an orange robe wears a long white flower garland with red blooms. Behind them men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk, one holding a long metal staff, and a bearded older man in white with a green-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala walks at right. Crowds of devotees follow along a dusty road with trees and a building in the background.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26September 03 20072007-09-03December 23 20092009-12-23A procession moves along a paved path lined with palm trees under a canopy of ornate red and gold umbrellas and embroidered decorative panels. Several women in front carry brass and silver pots and plates of flowers and fruit; a woman in a white sari with a red and gold border holds a kalasha-style offering decorated with marigolds and roses. Behind them, a man in white wears an orange shawl and a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala walks among the crowd, and a robed figure in saffron stands near the center. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow scarves, and a cameraman with a camera on his shoulder follow. Orange flags hang in the background, and the palms and bright sky complete the outdoor scene.2009-11-25A street procession moves forward with a decorated deity palanquin in the background, its canopy and ornate frame in red, blue and gold. Under lavender and red fringed umbrellas, a central figure in an orange saffron robe, with long dark hair, an orange head cloth and a long beaded ceremonial gold necklace, walks with hands clasped in front. Around him, orange-robed sannyasis and devotees in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, carry staffs, a silver kalasha-shaped vessel and orange flags. Trees and vehicles line the road behind. The central figure shows cues consistent with a person, though his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2005-12-31December 30 20062006-12-30Outdoor 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.2006-07-11A procession on a dirt road in bright daylight. A central figure in a saffron/orange robe and long dark hair, with a long white and red flower garland and rudraksha mala, walks with hands joined in namaste. Behind him, a man in white holds a tall wooden pole. Several people in white dhotis and saris carry yellow-orange cloth bundles and a brass tray of offerings, and two large red, yellow and blue umbrellas with tasselled edges shade the procession. A framed portrait is visible in the background, and white-clad devotees line the route with rudraksha malas.2006-12-30A photograph of a procession under a temporary canopy on grass. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border carries a silver tray of flowers and leaves. Behind her a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long white and orange garland walks forward, flanked by men in white shirts and white dhotis holding tall poles that support a long red and saffron festoon banner with decorative pennants. Other women in white saris carry brass trays of offerings, and a crowd of onlookers stands in the background among trees and a stone structure.2008-11-11April 05 20122012-04-05December 25 20072007-12-25