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Outdoor procession at a white ashram building with a red-tiled roof. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes carries a tall golden staff topped with a finial, beside a second saffron-clad figure with long dark hair, gold necklaces and rudraksha beads, holding a small red object. Behind them a crowd of people in white clothes walks down concrete steps. A saffron-robed attendant stands near a shrine niche with a framed saffron-robed figure, and a yellow truck with speaker boxes is parked at right. The scene shows a procession moving through the ashram grounds.

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December 27 20072007-12-27A festival procession on a dusty open ground with a white van and speaker stacks behind it. A flower-decorated palanquin with a golden canopy, garlanded with yellow and red flowers and red-and-green tassels, is carried forward. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts clap and raise hands in greeting on both sides. In the foreground, several people wear saffron/orange robes, and one woman in orange holds a long golden staff with a finial. Saffron flags fly in the background. A man in white holds a shawl over his shoulder near the palanquin. Several people in white garments walk alongside, and figures in orange stand at the front of the crowd, with a person in orange clutching a golden ceremonial staff at right.2009-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor photograph under a red-roofed covered walkway at a temple-style ashram. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace stands centre, smiling and holding a small orange object, flanked by a saffron-clad sannyasi with gold bead necklace in the left background and a man in saffron holding a gold-tipped staff with a trident-topped finial in the foreground. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothes stands with hands in anjali, some women wearing yellow and white saris and garlands. A tall gold ceremonial staff and trident are visible at the left. The scene suggests a procession or darshan during a Brahmotsava celebration. Identity of the central figure is uncertain.2008-12-23A photograph of a procession outdoors beside a white building with corrugated metal roofing. In the centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style garland walks barefoot holding a gold trident-topped staff, beside a bearded man in orange. A younger man in orange with a long garland follows, with other saffron-robed figures and a woman in white sari. Behind them a multicoloured umbrella with a red-and-yellow canopy is held aloft, and on the right a decorated vehicle with red cloth and a striped canopy carries people in white and yellow. Onlookers in white and yellow garments line the wall on the left.2008-12-23A photograph of a procession on a dirt path beside a terracotta-coloured wall and green shrubs. Around him, saffron-robed men carry a silver trident-topped staff and a long wooden pole, and men in white with orange or yellow shawls walk alongside. In the foreground, a drummer in white and a flautist in white with a tilak mark play, and a child in yellow stands at right. A white truck is parked behind the wall at upper right.2010-07-26March 03 20112011-03-03December 29 20082008-12-29February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor procession on dusty ground with people in orange and saffron robes and white clothing. In the centre, a man with a shaved head in orange robes and a red-brown wrap carries a brass kalasha-like vessel with a garland of yellow and orange flowers on a tray. Behind him, a man in orange dhoti and shawl holds a long golden staff topped with a trident-like finial, and another man in orange holds a rudraksha mala. Several women in orange saris and white garments walk alongside. Behind them a golden decorated ratha-style palanquin with colourful tassels and a parasol-shaped canopy rises above the crowd, and trident staffs are visible on the left. A brick building and a white tent stand behind the procession.2009-12-27December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor temple procession at a stone step entrance decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and a fringed canopy. A central man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long gold necklace with a large gold pendant and a red tilak, walks forward smiling; his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls hold a tall golden staff and silver trident-topped rods (tridents). A man on the right in white kurta and dhoti with a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala holds a silver staff. Women in white saris stand with hands folded in namaste along the right side.2007-12-23