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Outdoor procession on a sandy path beneath coconut palms. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a red shawl and beaded necklaces carries a brass pot garlanded with yellow and purple flowers and a red cloth. Behind him, men in white dhotis and yellow shoulder cloths walk barefoot; two hold large multicoloured umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and tassels. A bare-chested elderly man with a grey beard and white dhoti walks at the centre, and a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a red cloth follows. A portrait banner and a parked SUV appear in the background.

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December 25 20082008-12-25January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. Several attendants in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing lanyards, carry yellow-fringed ceremonial parasols with blue and red patterns. Behind them walk saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad priests, some holding staffs. At the front, a bald man in an orange robe holds a brass or silver kalasha-like vessel with both hands. A white tent and coconut palms appear in the background, with a small blue placard visible among the marchers. The scene reads as a ritual procession.2009-12-30December 26 20092009-12-26Outdoor procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees. A woman in orange robes wearing a large red and white flower garland walks at the centre, with a bare-footed group of men in white dhotis and yellow shawls around her. Three colourful parasols with fringed tassels are held aloft by attendants, and another attendant carries a yellow banner on a pole. A man in a red shirt and a man in a dark suit walk nearby, and a child stands at the right. Stone sculptures and a white structure stand in the background.2010-06-12A procession walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls carry ornate red, orange and multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and a decorated pennant on the left. In the centre, a group of robed sannyasis in saffron/orange garments walk together, one holding a tray with a decorated offering. A bald man in saffron cloth walks at the front-right, and an elderly bearded man in pale robes walks near the centre. A concrete wall and tents appear in the background.2009-12-30December 26 20092009-12-26A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees under a clear sky. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls carry long-handled decorative umbrellas with red, yellow and blue fringed canopies and embroidered borders. Behind them walk saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis, some with rudraksha malas and bare feet. A central figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a small ornate object or pot in both hands. Temporary tents and a signboard are visible in the background, along with a white canopy structure.2009-12-30A procession on a dirt road outside an ashram, with palm trees and a thatched hut behind. A bald sannyasi in orange robes carries a silver kalasha decorated with flowers and a garland at the front. Beside him, a saffron-clad monk with a shaved head walks with hands folded. Several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls hold large red, yellow and blue ornate umbrellas over them. A signboard and a banner showing a smiling woman stand behind the procession.2009-12-30A procession on a dirt road beside palm trees and a parked silver car. A young man in an orange dhoti and a long flower garland, with a gold necklace, walks at the centre, flanked by sannyasi in saffron robes and devotees in white with yellow and orange shawls. Two attendants at the sides carry ornate ceremonial parasols in orange, red, yellow and green, and a large multicoloured parasol is held above the central figure. Devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk behind. A bearded man in orange robes walks barefoot near the front. Stone sculptures and a roadside stall appear in the background.2010-02-12January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies