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Outdoor procession at an ashram event. Central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a white and orange floral garland, an orange head wrap, and a gold necklace, walking between two ceremonial umbrellas with red, green and yellow tassels. Beside him a bearded man in saffron robes and rudraksha-style necklaces walks with palms pressed together. A man in white clothes and glasses carries a brass vessel wrapped in woven basket covering on a tray with flowers and a banana leaf. A trident-topped staff and orange flags with blue emblems appear behind. Several bystanders stand in the background.

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An outdoor procession on a paved path with colourful striped and tasselled ceremonial umbrellas overhead and a tented pavilion behind. A young man on the left wears a long dark-brown hair, a saffron-orange shawl and an orange headwrap, and walks with hands clasped. Beside him a bald man with a white beard wears a hooded saffron-orange robe and a white tilak mark, walking forward. Behind them a man in white dhoti holds a brass tray with a yellow coconut-like offering, fruit and marigold garlands on a netted basket, while other men in white kurtas and some with red lanyards follow. A bare-chested man in white dhoti walks at the right edge. Other attendants in white and a small red umbrella complete the scene.2005-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 20 20072007-12-20December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesA procession outdoors on a paved path under bright hazy sunlight. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in a line; a central figure with long dark hair, a multicolour flower garland and a gold pendant walks ahead and smiles, with hands joined in greeting. Behind him, saffron-clad attendants wear gold-pendant malas, and one holds a tall gold staff. Large ornate parasols in red, green and blue with fringed tassels are carried overhead, and orange flags fly in the background. On the right, a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and red kumkum carries a brass pot topped with green leaves and yellow flowers. Spectators stand in the distance.2008-12-23A photograph in an oval frame of a procession outdoors. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment with a gold-bordered wrap and a long white and red flower garland. A gold trident is held aloft above him beneath a canopy with colourful fringed, tasselled panels in red, blue, yellow and purple. Behind him, another man in orange wraps and a man in white kurta and orange shawl carry long wooden poles of the palanquin or canopy, with more white-clad attendants visible. Partially visible people and foliage fill the background. Two of the figures have a visible rudraksha-style necklace and bangles. The image is cropped at the edges of the oval.2007-01-01December 23 20092009-12-23A procession on a dirt path lined with banana plants and palm trees. A central figure in long flowing saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head covering and a gold-bead mala walks with eyes lowered. Beside him, a figure in orange with a red shawl and gold necklace carries a silver tray. Behind them, a bearded man in orange robes walks at the right edge. On the left, men in white dhotis with yellow shawls carry a brass vessel and a golden staff, and two ornate multicolored parasols with tasselled fringes and bird motifs shade the group. A trident-topped staff rises at the right. The setting suggests a ritual walk, possibly toward a sacred water site.2010-01-02December 25 20082008-12-25A procession on a dirt path under green trees. A long-haired man in a saffron robe with a flower garland of white, yellow and red blooms walks with head bowed, flanked by saffron-clad men. A bald man in orange holds a golden staff, and a bearded man in orange carries a golden trident-topped staff. Behind them, colourful ornate parasols with gold finials are carried, and a man in white with a gold chain and orange shawl walks in the foreground. Several people are visible; the central garlanded figure has long hair, a swept-back crown-like look is absent, and his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm an identity, so he is described by role as a garlanded devotee walking in procession.2009-12-23October 17 20102010-10-17December 24 20082008-12-24December 23 20092009-12-23