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Outdoor procession on a dirt road with red and gold ceremonial umbrellas overhead. A young man in orange saffron robes and a white flower garland, with a yellow-and-red tilak on his forehead and a gold headband, walks at the centre. Beside him a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a golden staff topped with a blue balloon. Women in white saris with orange shawls and white-clad devotees accompany them; a woman on the right holds a yellow balloon. White cotton-candy-like puffs are held aloft on long poles, and a large white fan-shaped ornament is carried on the right. Buildings and a saffron flag appear in the background.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road with red and gold ceremonial umbrellas overhead. A young man in orange robes and a white flower garland, with a yellow headband, walks at the centre, flanked by women in white saris with orange shawls waving white feathered fans. Another orange-robed attendant holds a gold staff and a bald-headed man in orange follows beside him. Women in white and orange shawls walk alongside holding balloons, and a crowd of devotees in white stands behind. Buildings and an orange flag are visible in the background.2008-12-24Outdoor procession under a bright blue sky with a decorated umbrella fringed with tassels and a trident on a pole. A central figure in orange robes and a flower garland with a tricolour-striped band walks forward, bare-chested with long swept-back hair, adorned with ceremonial jewellery; the appearance cues are distinctive, so this is a person figure in the procession. Around him, ashram members wear white dhotis and orange shawls, and women in white saris with orange shawls carry a large white fly-whisk-like chamara and a peacock-feather fan with a red-and-gold disc. Orange flags and a concrete apartment block are visible behind the crowd.2007-12-25Outdoor procession with saffron-robed participants walking beneath red and multicoloured fringed parasols on poles. A central man in an orange robe and a white flower garland, with a gold headband, smiles as he walks; he is a person candidate with long swept-back dark hair, saffron robes and a garland, and is flanked by sannyasis holding a golden trident staff and a gold-rimmed round shield with a blue dove emblem. A woman in white and orange stands at left holding a similar shield. Background shows scaffolding, a building and a white canopy tent.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 25 20072007-12-25December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor religious procession on a dirt path with a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a long white flower garland walking at centre, with a rudraksha mala visible, while a tall pole with a colourful umbrella is held above him. Around him, men and women in white ritual dress carry ornate red, orange and yellow parasols and a tray of offerings, and a man in white holds an orange-gold cloth tray. Traditional thatched huts and a white building stand in the background under a clear sky. a person is the central figure in orange robes, appearance-based label only.2006-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road. A central figure in an orange robe with a long white and orange flower garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling, with long swept-back hair, a tilak and a rudraksha mala. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear rudraksha malas, and women in white saris carry a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Large red and gold ceremonial umbrellas with floral borders are held aloft above the group, and a red and gold fan-shaped banner is carried at right. Thatched structures and a pale building stand behind. a person is shown as the garlanded central figure in orange, and the description is based on those cues. Approximately seven to nine people are visible.2006-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dusty path with a saffron-robed man at centre, hands folded in namaste, wearing a long white flower garland with red and green accents, rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead. Behind him a man in white holds a tall staff. Around them devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and women in white and lavender saris walk barefoot. Red and gold umbrellas with a blue bird emblem shade the procession, and a woman at left carries a brass tray of flowers and fruit. Thatched huts and trees stand in the background under a clear sky.2006-12-30