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A procession on a dirt path under colourful ceremonial parasols with red, yellow, blue and green panels and tasselled edges. Several saffron-robed men walk in front, the central young man wearing a long white and multicoloured flower garland and orange robes. Beside him a bald man in orange holds a tall gold staff, and an older bearded man in orange with a gold beaded necklace carries a silver-topped staff. Men in white dhotis and a man in black shirt and trousers follow among trees and a low brick wall, a temple-style utsava procession.

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December 23 20092009-12-23A procession on a dirt path walks past a white tent and palm trees. At centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white and orange flower garland, walks under a multicoloured canopy umbrella held on a gold pole. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis carry gold staffs and a trident, and a man in white kurta with gold necklaces walks at right. A man in black shirt with a rudraksha-style mala walks at left. A devotee in white stands at far right holding a ceremonial item.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 27 20082008-12-27A procession on an unpaved dirt road with a stone wall and palm trees behind. Saffron-robed sannyasis carry tall golden tridents and walk beneath red, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringes. At centre, a man in orange robes wears a long garland of white, orange and red flowers and a rudraksha mala, and walks barefoot in sandals. Beside him, a bearded sannyasi in orange with long dark hair leads in front, and an attendant in black shirt and white dhoti walks at the left. A man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl walks at the right. Several attendants in white stand behind. The scene is a sannyasi procession with ritual umbrellas and tridents.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor procession on a bare ground with palm fronds and a sign board behind. A man in orange robes and a long flower garland with multicolour blossoms walks at the centre, flanked by other orange-robed sannyasis carrying tall silver trident-topped staffs and a gold-topped staff. Colourful fringed umbrellas with gold emblems are held above them. A bearded man in white dhoti and yellow shawl walks on the right, with another orange-robed man holding a brass tray. Several men in black shirts walk alongside as attendants. Rudraksha and gold necklaces are worn by several participants.2009-12-23December 25 20082008-12-25A procession on a dirt path near trees and a low building. In the centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long floral garland of white and multicoloured flowers and walks barefoot beside a tall silver trident-topped staff. A large ornate umbrella in red, yellow and green with tasselled fringe is held above a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and attendants. Several men in saffron and orange clothing carry golden staffs and tridents, and one wears a rudraksha mala. On the right, a man in white robes and a yellow shawl with a grey beard and glasses walks among others in white and yellow. A man in black shirt walks at the left edge. The scene resembles an utsava moorthy procession.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23