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Outdoor procession at a festival with orange-clad devotees crowding forward. In the centre, a long-haired bearded man in saffron/orange robes and a flower garland stands with palms pressed together, while a devotee in an orange headband and dark jacket holds a brass kalasha-style vessel garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. Two ornate umbrellas in red, green and gold with fringes, and tall orange flags, frame the scene. Men in white shirts and orange headbands surround the group, and a camera operator is visible at the right edge. A decorated white pavilion with colourful panels and banners stands behind. a person in the centre, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes and garland.

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A festival procession outdoors in bright daylight during a Brahmotsav-style event. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-white flower garland and a saffron headband stands at centre, receiving a welcome as an attendant bends forward offering a brass pot topped with white flowers. Around him, men and youths in white kurtas, orange headbands and white garments hold orange flags and ornate fringed umbrellas in red, saffron and multicolour. A brass trident and a brass lamp stand are visible, and a cameraman films at right. Behind them stands a white building with a sign and a decorated banner. a person: the centre figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a garland, matching the page's account of the Master's arrival.2007-12-25Crowd of devotees at an outdoor procession during the Brahmotsav festival. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and gold bracelets raises his hands and a phone, while a woman in white with an orange scarf stands at right. Behind them, a robed figure in orange holds a brass vessel. Several large ornate parasols with fringed tassels and embroidered panels are raised, one bearing a blue-and-white emblem. Orange flags and bright tent canopies fill the background under a blue sky.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors during a procession. In the foreground, men in white shirts with orange headbands and an orange-robed man stand close together, one holding a long wooden pole. Behind them, orange flags and an ornate red, gold and blue canopy with tasselled fringe rise above the crowd. A painted panel on a white wall shows a woman in a red-and-pink sari holding a lamp-like object, with Kannada script on a signboard above. Many hands and a camera are visible at the right edge, and the procession appears to be moving through a temple-front area.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession with a central figure in white robes and a red-and-white flower garland, wearing a gold necklace and long dark hair, walking among saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees. Two saffron-robed attendants hold tall golden staffs, one topped with a trident. Multicoloured ceremonial parasols with gold embroidery and tassels shelter the procession, and red and orange flags wave behind. Devotees in orange and red clothing clap and raise their hands; a woman in red and a man in white shirt and dhoti stand nearby. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in white robes with long hair, gold necklace and garland is the procession's honoured figure.2009-01-01A street procession of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing with orange shawls walks past colourful umbrellas and orange banners carried on poles. Two figures stand prominently in front: a young man with long dark hair in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot, and beside him another robed devotee in orange. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and orange shawls follow. In the foreground a man in a white shirt plays a long wind instrument, and a bald man in a turquoise shirt stands nearby. Bystanders in blue and khaki line the foreground, and an umbrella with an embroidered emblem is visible at left. a person is the young man in the orange robe with long hair and rudraksha mala, walking in the procession.2008-08-01A dense outdoor procession under colourful canopies and orange pennants at a festival. In the centre, a bearded man in saffron robes wears a long white-and-orange flower garland and gold necklace, palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a gold necklace and a sandalwood-marked forehead carries a brass vessel decorated with flowers. Surrounding devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk and gesture with folded hands, some holding long poles. Ornate painted umbrellas and hanging yellow and blue embroidered panels frame the scene, with palm trees behind.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25