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Outdoor procession on a dirt ground with several large red and multicoloured parasols with fringed edges held aloft over a crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron orange shawls. A raised figure in the centre, seated above the crowd near a red-and-gold parasol, wears dark clothing and a headband, and is surrounded by devotees; orange flags flutter in the background beside a yellow multi-storey building. Several drummers and devotees with folded hands accompany the procession under a blue sky. Two people in the foreground-right have raised hands. Crowd is large and dense, counted as more than twenty visible people.

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December 25 20072007-12-25An outdoor procession on dusty ground in front of pale yellow multi-storey buildings under a blue sky. Large umbrellas with red, orange and green fringed canopies are held aloft over the crowd. Men and youth in white kurtas and dhotis wear orange saffron shawls over their shoulders, while devotees in white saris and robes walk among them. Orange flags flutter in the background, and a figure in dark clothing stands on a raised platform or carriage near the centre. A man on the left stands with palms pressed together in greeting, and several people carry or wear orange cloth. The scene is a ratha-style procession with ceremonial umbrellas.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt ground at an ashram-style compound with a green-roofed building and banana plants behind. Several large multicoloured parasols with blue, green, yellow and red panels and fringed edges are carried above the crowd. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk among many people in white ritual clothes, and drummers in yellow headdresses play drums on the right. Orange flags with blue emblems line the procession. A woman in a blue sari stands in the foreground. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in the frame.2008-12-30A procession of men in white ritual dhotis and white shirts walks along a dusty unpaved road under a clear blue sky. Several carry large ornate parasols in red, orange, green and blue with fringed tassels, and tall orange flags with a blue emblem sway above the crowd. Drummers on the left and centre play large drums slung over their shoulders, and one man holds a bundle of green palm fronds. Beige multi-storey buildings and utility poles sit in the background. A man in the foreground at right wears an orange shawl over white clothes and holds a parasol pole. Several people in the crowd wear orange shawls and lanyards.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt path under a clear blue sky. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk beneath several decorated parasols in red, orange, blue and yellow with fringed edges and embroidered emblems. A large saffron-orange flag with a black circular emblem is carried at the left edge, and a man in an orange garment walks in the foreground. Low white buildings and water tanks stand in the background. Some participants hold ceremonial fans and a whisk-like object.2007-12-22Outdoor procession on a dusty open ground with a clear blue sky. Three large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured panels, gold finials and fringed edges are held aloft over the crowd. Many people in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing orange shawls, walk closely together. A man in the centre wears a white garment and a saffron-orange garland. Saffron flags and palm fronds are visible, and a row of low apartment blocks stands in the background. Several people carry small objects and one man on the left wears a rudraksha mala.2007-12-25