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Outdoor procession under palm trees on a sunny day. Two large white umbrellas with red fringe and decorative wooden tops are held over a central figure. A man in white shirt and dark trousers in the foreground carries an orange flag on a pole, and a photographer with a camera stands nearby. A woman in white sari with red border and a man in white kurta are at the left. On the right, an older woman in an orange shawl and dark-rimmed glasses and a woman in white sari with red-brown shawl and rudraksha mala walk with the group. Behind them stand several men in white and a young person with a garland, and string lights are hung through the trees.

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An outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with green trees and bushes. Several people in white clothes with orange shawls walk under large colourful fringed parasols in red, orange and multicolour tassels. A person in a white kurta with an orange shawl raises a video camera toward the procession ahead. Orange flags rise above the umbrellas. Two young women in the foreground wear orange shawls over white. A man at right in a white shirt wears a beaded necklace. A figure in the middle distance wears white and stands near the front of the procession. No clearly identifiable a person figure is confidently visible.2007-12-25A festival procession on a red carpet under colourful parasols with gold finials, flanked by saffron flags and palm trees. A long-haired man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with a white flower garland walks at centre, his hair swept back and wearing a crown-like ornament; the cues are distinctive, so he is a probable Swamiji in procession. Beside him, saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees in white and saffron walk, and a woman in blue carries a brass vessel. A cameraman in white films at right, and a golden deity murti on a pole is visible above the crowd.2008-12-28December 25 20072007-12-25January 01 20062006-01-01A 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 photograph of an outdoor procession in bright sunlight. At the centre, a smiling person with long dark hair wears a cream-and-gold sari-style garment, a red flower garland and a white jasmine garland, and is shaded by a red umbrella with dark dots and fringed edges. Around them, devotees in orange and saffron shawls and white kurta-style clothing stand close by; one man in white holds a camera overhead, another in a yellow stole holds a camera, and an older bearded man in orange with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the left. A low tiled-roof building and trees form the background, and a small purple logo appears at upper left.2010-01-01An outdoor procession on a dry, open road with a hazy hill range behind. Crowds of people wearing white ritual clothes walk among tall white and orange flags, some printed with a blue and white emblem. On the right, large lilac umbrellas with red fringe and gold-brown motifs shade the procession. A man in an orange shirt and orange turban walks at centre-right, carrying an orange flag, and a woman in white with a gold border carries a flag. Other women in white saris with gold borders and a woman in a red shawl appear at the right edge. On the far left, a decorated deity palanquin with gold and yellow ornaments is partly visible.2005-12-31A procession on a dirt path through green trees. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe, with long dark hair and a white-and-green flower garland, walks barefoot and smiles. Two attendants flank him holding ornate parasols, one orange-gold and one multicoloured with tassels. A man in a white kurta holds a silver staff at right. A woman in a white sari with a gold border carries a brass vessel with flowers. Other men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls and ceremonial neck cords, follow behind. A trident-topped ritual staff is visible at the top centre.2008-11-11Outdoor procession under a red, purple and orange tasselled canopy on poles. A man in a white shirt with black rudraksha-style beads and dark-rimmed glasses smiles at the centre, beside a figure in a white turban with a light-coloured head wrap. A bearded man in white with a red tilak is also visible holding a canopy pole. Around them, many devotees in white and orange garments, some with garlands, crowd close, with a video camera raised above the crowd. Dry trees and foliage appear in the background.2005-01-01December 31 20052005-12-31Outdoor procession at a festival, with red and multicoloured fringed umbrellas held overhead and a golden trident-topped staff visible on the right. A smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth over a bare chest and a garland of white flowers and tricolour ribbons around his neck; the appearance is consistent with a distinctive presentation, but identity is uncertain. Nearby, men and women in white and orange shawls walk among a crowd, a woman in a cream sari with a bindi smiles, and a peacock-feather fan appears behind the central figure. A dry field and a white wall stand in the background.2007-12-24December 30th 20072007-12-30