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A dense outdoor festival procession on a sunny day beneath palm trees. A young man in white with orange shawl raises a camera toward a colourful umbrella with blue, orange and red panels and tassels. Behind him a figure wears an orange garment, a golden headband and a red-and-white garland with a rudraksha-style necklace. Ceremonial staffs and a black feathered fan with a red emblem stand nearby. A bald older man in white shawl and light shirt stands among devotees in orange shawls and white clothes, hands joined. A small temple-like structure and a framed picture sit in the background. Many devotees surround the group. A cameraman films at left.

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December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor procession under a multicolored ceremonial umbrella with tassels and peacock-feather fans. A central figure with a headband and long dark hair wears an orange garment and a white and red garland, flanked by people in orange and white attire. Surrounding crowds in white clothes and orange shawls, many children and young women, press close, with palm trees and dry open land behind.2007-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees during a festival. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long white flower garland and red-and-gold beaded necklace, walking beneath a multicoloured umbrella with tassels and a red canopy overhead. Around them, several people in orange and saffron robes and white clothing walk or stand with hands folded; one man in white holds a camera on a pole. Vehicles and small buildings are visible in the background.2008-12-23December 27 20072007-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27An outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with green trees and bushes. Several people in white clothes with orange shawls walk under large colourful fringed parasols in red, orange and multicolour tassels. A person in a white kurta with an orange shawl raises a video camera toward the procession ahead. Orange flags rise above the umbrellas. Two young women in the foreground wear orange shawls over white. A man at right in a white shirt wears a beaded necklace. A figure in the middle distance wears white and stands near the front of the procession. No clearly identifiable a person figure is confidently visible.2007-12-25Outdoor procession scene at a palm-lined ashram ground. At centre, a long-haired man in an orange garment and a heavy flower garland stands among a group. Beside him, a man in a saffron wrap and orange dhoti holds a ritual staff. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls hold fans and feather whisks; a woman in white carries a brass tray of flowers. Large multicoloured umbrellas with peacock-motif fringes and orange pennant flags surround them. Several people in white and orange stand in a crowd. The page supports this as a person, so the appearance-based label is probable.2007-12-22Outdoor religious procession moving along a dirt path beneath palm fronds. A decorated palanquin or ratha is carried at the centre-back, draped with garlands, tassels in red, yellow and green, and crowned with a golden canopy; a small deity murti stands on it. Two large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured panels and tassels shelter the procession. Men in white dhoti and kurta carry long gold-topped staffs and ceremonial trident-tipped poles. Several people wear saffron/orange shawls and clothing, and women in saffron and maroon saris walk among them. A child in white stands near the centre. The participants appear to be devotees accompanying the palanquin.2009-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor procession at an ashram-style grounds with palm trees and a row of flags behind. Two large ornate parasols in orange, blue and multicolour with tassels shelter a central group. A man in an orange robe with a long wrap stands near a tall decorated pole topped with a trident-like staff. Around them a dense crowd of children and young people in white shirts, orange saffron robes and pink and maroon kurtas presses close, many with long black hair tied back. A woman in an orange sari with a garland stands at right. A decorated umbrella-like canopy and a dark ceremonial fan are visible at left. The scene is busy with overlapping heads and hands.2007-12-25