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A procession on a garden path lined with shrubs and trees. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes and a red sash carries a silver kalasha-style vessel topped with pineapple-like leaves, with a red and white bead garland around his neck and rudraksha bracelets on his wrist. Behind him a saffron-clad man with a purple flower garland walks in the line, followed by several saffron-robed attendants. To the left, two women in white saris and head coverings walk along, and a woman in a red sari stands at the right edge with hands folded in greeting. A colourful canopy umbrella and a trident-shaped staff rise above the procession.

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December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor procession on a garden path during a festival. In the foreground, a bare-chested sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth with a red shawl and beaded necklaces carries a silver kalasha with a green leaf and flowers. Behind him, a woman in a red sari with white flower garland and gold crown holds a trident, and a woman in white draped with a veil walks with long hair. Saffron-robed devotees follow under a multicoloured canopy umbrella, several carrying tridents and a ceremonial mace, with a woman in white and red nearby. Trees and marigold plants line the path.2008-12-31A procession walks along a paved path lined with green shrubs and trees. At the front, a young man in cream and red dress holds a colourful fringed parasol over a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white garland and a white headband. Behind, men in saffron robes carry ornate golden staffs, one topped with a trident, and a devotee on the right in an orange robe with gold ornaments carries a silver tray of flowers and offerings. a person is not asserted here; the central figure is described by role as a robed devotee in procession.2008-12-29A procession under a canopy with red pillars and an embroidered umbrella top moves across a paved courtyard. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red-orange sari-style drape, a gold pendant, a beaded mala and a red-orange bangle, walking barefoot with his hand near his waist. Immediately behind him, a bald young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl carries a silver vessel with a green leaf sprig on a tray of purple flowers. Other white-clad devotees, some barefoot and holding a canopy pole, follow, while onlookers in white, cream and green stand along the sides with palms pressed together in greeting. The scene suggests a pada-puja style procession.2011-12-12A photograph of a procession walking along a dirt path lined with stone edging and green shrubs under trees. At the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white flower garland, with hands folded in front. Flanking figures in orange robes and ceremonial gold necklaces carry tall gold staffs topped with trident-like finials. Behind, an orange-and-yellow canopy shades the group. A man in white dhoti and shirt at right carries a large brass pot with a flower-and-fruit offering on top. Marigolds grow along the path, and a white building with a framed portrait is visible in the background.2008-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a dry, open landscape and construction equipment at left. Two large ceremonial parasols, one red and multicoloured with tassels and one white with red fringe and a decorative motif, are held overhead. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe wears a long white and orange flower garland and has long dark hair; this is a sannyasi with distinctive saffron and garland cues, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so described as Swamiji (probable) in a procession. Around him, men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and sarees walk, many wearing rudraksha malas. At right, a man in white with a red and gold embroidered shawl carries a glass vessel holding a green coconut or leafy plant decorated with yellow and red flowers. A woman in an orange saree stands at right edge.2006-12-29A procession of devotees dressed in orange saffron robes walks along a sandy path lined with a wooden fence, leafy trees and green shrubs. In the foreground a woman in orange sari with a red border carries a silver vessel holding a small green plant on a silver tray, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and bangles. Beside her a man in orange robes holds an ornate red, blue and yellow fringed umbrella over the procession. A garland of purple flowers is worn by a figure further back, and white-clad attendants follow behind. The scene suggests a ritual procession during a temple festival.2008-12-31A photograph of a ceremonial welcome at an outdoor ashram entrance. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a loose saffron-orange robe walks barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste. Two bearers in white dhotis and orange shoulder cloths hold a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella and an orange-and-red decorated umbrella overhead. A man in white kurta and orange cloth carries a silver kalasha with a mango-leaf and coconut top on a tray of orange flowers. Devotees in white and cream saris line the path, many with hands folded in anjali. The scene is a purnakumbha-style welcome at a doorway with a dark wooden frame, under a clear sky with trees behind.2006-11-14August 03 20092009-08-03A procession walks along a narrow dirt path lined with white kerbs and marigold bushes, beneath leafy trees and palms. Several men and women in saffron-orange robes lead the way; one carries a golden trident-topped staff, and a woman in orange wears a white and red flower garland. Behind them a man in white kurta carries a brass kalasha with green leaves on top, and a white canopy umbrella is held overhead. A kolam-style white chalk design decorates the path. Other devotees in orange and white follow near a white building.2008-12-25April 05 20122012-04-05Outdoor 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.2006-07-11