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A procession of young men dressed in plain white kurta-style shirts and white dhotis walks along a dirt path lined with palm trees and green foliage. Two large umbrella-like canopies with red and gold fabric, embroidered with blue and floral motifs, are carried above the group. A man in front plays a brass drum slung at his side, and another man near the front blows a long brass horn. Several young men wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a few have white cloth draped over their shoulders. Some participants smile and gesture with their hands.

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October 01 20072007-10-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with young trees and a low concrete wall. Drummers in white dhotis and mixed shirts beat large barrel drums, and a man in white playing a long brass horn leads the group. Robed sannyasis in saffron-orange walk in the middle, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Several people carry tall ornate umbrellas in orange, teal and red with decorated fringes, and red-orange flags fly overhead. Participants in white and orange form a dense group along the road.2009-06-09A procession of young men dressed in white kurta and dhoti moves along a dirt path lined with palm and green foliage. Two red and gold canopy umbrellas with floral borders and a blue emblem are carried overhead. In the foreground a young man in a white outfit and rudraksha mala plays a large brass drum held with a blue strap, while another beside him plays a horn-like instrument. Several other participants walk behind them in white clothing.2007-10-01A street procession of many devotees walks along a paved road lined with trees and houses. Several large colourful parasols with blue, yellow and red panels topped by gold finials are carried above the crowd, alongside tall orange and yellow triangular flags. Men in saffron/orange dhotis and shawls wear gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, while others wear white kurtas with orange or yellow shawls. A man in the centre wears an orange turban and orange robes with a rudraksha mala. Drummers in white vests play drums at the front, and a videographer with a camera stands at left. The crowd is dense, with numerous devotees visible.2009-01-12December 27 20092009-12-27An outdoor procession at dusk on a dirt path lined with green matting, with a decorated canopy palanquin in the background topped with a golden finial and hung with colourful bunting. Musicians lead the procession: a man in white dhoti with gold border beats a red-and-brown drum, another in white and gold dhoti plays a long horn, and a man in white shirt and orange shawl plays a wind instrument. Men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha mala, walk alongside. Red and orange flags and marigold garlands decorate the scene, with a rustic building on the right.2005-01-01May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and low concrete walls. Young men in white ritual clothes walk and dance with ornate orange and red umbrella-style canopies (chatra) carried on long poles, one bearing a blue emblem. A man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a green lanyard, and a drum is partly visible at left. Several devotees in white dhotis and kurtas smile and move together. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd, so no candidate is claimed.2007-10-01A festival procession moves along a dirt path lined with palm trees and a thatched hut, with a pink flowering shrub at left. Two large ornate umbrellas with red, yellow and white panels are carried above the group. Drummers lead in the foreground: one in a yellow dhoti and cloth belt beats a pink-bodied drum, another in an orange-and-white outfit plays a drum, and a third in white shirt and yellow cloth carries a large brown drum. A man in orange shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument. Behind them, many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, and women in white and yellow saris, walk in the procession. A white-clad figure with orange clothing stands near the center, and a bare-chested man with an orange shawl walks ahead.2009-12-24December 29 20092009-12-29A photograph of a procession on a dirt path in front of white ashram buildings and palm trees. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a red-orange shawl raises one hand and smiles beside a dark stone figure with flower garlands at its base. Behind him, a group of devotees in orange robes, white dhotis and red-orange shawls walk barefoot. Several carry tall poles with colourful fringed parasols, including one in orange, green and blue and another in red, yellow and gold. Orange flags with black symbols are raised above the group. A devotee in orange carries a small orange-clad figure with white flower garlands. Many others in white clothes follow, several in yellow shawls.2008-08-07July 19 20162016-07-19