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A photograph of an outdoor religious procession on a dirt road beside a low concrete wall, with palm trees behind. Several large multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and small blue emblems are carried aloft by people. Many participants wear white dhotis and white shirts, while a group in saffron and orange robes, some with ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, walks in the middle. A boy in white holds a yellow cloth over one shoulder, and a woman in a dark-trimmed white sari walks in the foreground. Several flags and a few ceremonial staffs are visible, and a man on the right wears a white shirt with a dark shawl. The scene suggests a festival parade, with around twenty to thirty people visible.

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A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with a low concrete wall and palm trees. Several large multicolored parasols, red-blue-green with gold and white motifs and fringed edges, are carried above the crowd. Many people wear saffron-orange robes or white dhotis and kurtas; a few women wear orange or red saris. Orange flags are raised along the route, and a child in white walks in the foreground. The crowd is dense, with many participants visible beyond the front ranks.2008-12-24December 23 20082008-12-23A procession moves along a dirt path beside a concrete block wall, with palm trees behind. Several ornate umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and green with fringed tassels are carried above the crowd, and orange flags fly nearby. Many men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha or flower garlands walk closely together, some holding long staffs. Others in white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas, and a few women in white saris, follow alongside. A figure in a white dress with light hair walks near the center. A few people are partially visible at the edges. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2008-12-24Outdoor procession on a dirt path at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi, with palm trees behind. Women in saffron-orange saris carry silver staffs and a red-and-gold embroidered umbrella, while a woman in white and saffron holds a silver pot and a tray with a small lamp. Men in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk in the group, and a girl in a lime-green dress stands at the right edge. Ornate parasols with floral embroidery and tassels, and white flags, accompany the welcoming procession for the returning Kodikkan Ratham.2006-12-14December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesA procession on a dusty dirt road in bright daylight. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland walks with hands folded in greeting, with a long-shafted staff beside them, flanked by another robed figure in orange holding a staff. Behind them, men and women in white clothes and orange shawls carry tall decorated parasols with red, yellow and blue embroidered panels and flags. Several participants wear rudraksha beads, and a woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a gold border. Trees and a white-roofed building appear in the background.2008-12-28A procession on a dirt road at an outdoor ashram venue. Three large parasols with red, yellow, green and blue panels, gold finials and tasselled edges are carried overhead by devotees in white and orange clothing. Near the centre a bearded man in orange robes with a flower garland and a wrapped headpiece walks forward, with another orange-robed figure beside him and a long line of followers in white and saffron saris, kurtas and orange shawls behind. A child in orange stands in the foreground. Dry grass, palm trees and a low wall lie beyond, and a light fixture on a cable crosses the frame.2008-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road in bright daylight. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow shawls, carry tall decorated parasols with red, orange and yellow fringed canopies. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange garment wears a white flower garland and holds a long trident-topped staff. Nearby, another robed man carries a silver vessel on a tray. Temporary white tents line the background. Shawls and parasols are visible; no physical identity is asserted beyond the appearance-based candidate. About 20 people visible.2008-12-25December 23 20082008-12-23A procession on a dirt road moves past a sandy field under a clear sky with trees behind. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white and orange flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, walking among saffron-robed sannyasis who carry ceremonial staffs. Marchers in white kurtas and white dhotis wear orange shawls and rudraksha malas. Large ornamented parasols with peacock-blue and gold panels, and orange flags, lead the procession. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl walks at right. a person: the central figure with long hair, saffron robe and garland is a candidate for a person, based on those cues.2008-12-28 +1 copiesA 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 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copies