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A festive procession outdoors near palm trees and a green hedge, with two large yellow-and-red parasols with tasselled fringes held aloft. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a grey beard wears wire-rimmed glasses, an orange robe and a long orange-beaded mala, standing with hands pressed together. Beside him at right, a young man with long hair and a white garland wears an orange robe and a gold necklace, a trident-topped staff rises behind the crowd. Many devotees surround them, women in saffron, yellow and white saris with yellow shawls, and young men in orange and white garments with orange shawls. Several people have white and red forehead marks. A dark-haired person in the foreground at lower left smiles and gestures. Behind the group a parked vehicle and a building are visible.

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Outdoor scene of a crowd gathered under two decorated parasols with fringed tassels, one red and one yellow-blue, beneath palm trees. Several men and women in orange and saffron shawls, white ritual clothes and yellow shawls press forward, many smiling and clapping or joining palms. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala stands at centre-right, and a woman in a grey wrap at left smiles. In the foreground a figure in orange holds a silver plate of sweets or offerings, and a gold trident-like staff rises near the parasol. The setting appears to be a sunny courtyard with a blue-roofed building behind hedges.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession at an ashram on a sunny day with palm trees behind. A central man with long dark hair and a striped saffron-and-white turban wears an orange robe and a white-and-orange flower garland, smiling and holding his hands together in greeting. Around him, devotees in saffron, white and yellow clothing press forward; a woman in a red sari and a young girl in blue stand at right. Two men in orange robes at left hold palms together, and a man in white stands in the foreground. A large golden trident is raised at left and colourful parasols with fringed borders overhead. Vehicles are parked in the background. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27A festive outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees under bright sky. Two ornate multicoloured parasols with tassels, red, yellow, green and blue panels, are held aloft over a central figure with long dark hair, a white and gold headdress, an orange shawl and a garland of white flowers, smiling broadly. Around him, a crowd of devotees in orange, cream and white clothes, several women in yellow shawls, press in clapping and holding their palms together. A tall golden trident stands among the group. A man in orange with grey beard and spectacles stands in the foreground near a figure in orange with rudraksha beads, and a blue vehicle is visible behind the procession.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and green shrubs. Two large umbrellas with red, yellow and green panels and fringed edges shade the group. A man in a saffron-orange garment with a white garland and gold necklace, wearing a tan turban, smiles at the right foreground. Nearby, people in saffron and white clothes, including a bearded man in orange with glasses, gather around a silver tray of sweets held by a young man in a cream kurta. Women wear red, orange and pink saris, and a white vehicle is parked behind the crowd.2008-12-27December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dusty road with two large red and yellow fringed umbrellas held aloft above a crowd. A central man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a multi-strand garland of white flowers with red blooms, wearing an orange robe over his shoulder and clapping his hands, smiles broadly. Around him women in orange, red and yellow saris and white dresses clap and smile, and many people in orange and white clothes fill the background. A vehicle and orange flags are visible at the upper right, and heads in the foreground are partly cut off.2008-01-01A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and green shrubs. A central figure in orange-saffron robes wears a long white and orange flower garland, a gold necklace and a saffron headband, smiling and gesturing with raised hands. Behind him, a person in orange carries a gold trident staff, and two large umbrellas with red, yellow, blue and green panels and fringed edges shade the group. Surrounding devotees wear white dhotis and orange shawls, and a woman in white with a shawl walks at left, clapping. A white building and a parked car appear in the background. a person: the central figure in saffron with a flower garland, gold necklace and headband, in a procession, appears to be the a person.2008-12-27January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01