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A festive procession on a palm-lined road. A man in an orange turban and orange robe with a white and red flower garland smiles with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a bespectacled man with a grey beard wears an orange robe and gold-bead necklaces. Behind them, an orange-robed young man with a sandalwood-marked forehead holds a silver kalasha filled with yellow and red flowers and leaves, while another orange-robed devotee folds his hands. Ornate orange and green umbrellas with gold finials and a golden ceremonial staff are visible overhead, and devotees in white follow in the procession.

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A procession outdoors near a whitewashed wall with a notice board. A central man in orange robes, an orange turban and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling, wearing a long white and red flower garland and gold ornaments. Around him, several men in orange robes and gold chains walk closely; one on the left, with a full beard and gold-tipped staff, holds a tall golden staff topped with an ornament. A bearded man in glasses and a white shirt stands behind. In the foreground a man in orange with a gold chain walks past, and a shaven-headed young man in orange clothing with a white tilak looks forward. A woman in a white sari with a red bindi stands in the background.2008-07-17Outdoor procession with a crowd under palm trees and banana leaves, with decorated ceremonial umbrellas in orange, green and blue overhead. In the centre, a smiling man in orange robes and a saffron turban, with a white and red flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a man in orange holds a golden ceremonial staff topped with a trident, and another in orange with a gold necklace carries a silver kalasha filled with flowers and leaves. Several saffron-robed men with gold necklaces and rudraksha-style adornments, along with white-clad devotees, line the procession. A watch is visible on one man's wrist at left. Visible text reads a pedia.org at the bottom right2008-07-17December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20102010-02-12 +1 copiesA welcome ceremony outdoors beside a white building and palm trees. A young man in an orange turban, orange robe and white flower garland with red and green accents presses his palms together and smiles. Facing him, a bearded man in orange robes and rudraksha beads with folded hands greets him. Behind them, several men in orange robes and gold necklaces stand, one holding a gold trident-topped staff and another a tall gold staff with an orange flag, while a woman in orange holds a silver tray with white flowers. Men in white shirts and dhotis watch in the background, and a figure takes a photograph.2008-07-17Outdoor procession photo. A smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange cloth with a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a white and red flower garland with green leaves and a gold ornate necklace with a gold pendant. Behind him a man in white clothes with a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala holds a long wooden pole of a tall ceremonial umbrella with colourful tassels. A golden ceremonial staff stands at right, and people in orange and white crowd the background under open sky with trees.2008-07-17A procession outdoors with a central man in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a long white and red flower garland, a tulsi-style bead necklace and gold-toned rudraksha-style beads, smiling with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him, orange-robed attendants and a man with a shaved head and white tilak stand in a crowd, and golden ceremonial staffs and colourful fringed umbrellas with bird emblems rise above. A bearded man in glasses and an orange robe is at the left edge and a woman with a red bindi and white forehead marks is at the right. The scene reads as a festival or ashram procession.2008-07-17December 23 20092009-12-23An 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 23 20092009-12-23December 27 20062006-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27