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A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path lined with palm trees and a parked silver car. In front, a devotee in white dhoti and yellow shawl carries a tall wooden staff topped with a golden finial and a yellow pennant with floral and bird-emblem embroidery. A bearded devotee in saffron robes and gold necklace holds a golden staff. To the right, a smiling devotee in saffron robes and a long black rudraksha mala walks barefoot with long dark hair, while another in saffron behind him carries a bowl of flowers and garlands. Another devotee in saffron holds a round yellow parasol-shaped fan with a blue emblem. Gold and white garlands and orange cloth mark the ceremonial welcome.

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Outdoor street procession on a paved road under trees. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak walks smiling, his hand extended toward a companion. Beside him, a younger man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a notepad and pen. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis with orange shawls and rudraksha malas carry large red, blue and yellow umbrellas fringed with colourful tassels. Handwritten and printed placards with portrait photos are visible in the background, and a blue bus stands at left. Several people in white stand along the route.2009-01-21Outdoor procession on a dirt path with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in saffron robes with a white and red flower garland and gold necklaces stands center-left, his hands joined and held near a silver vessel of flowers. Facing him on the right, a man with a shaved head and tilak, wearing orange robes, gold bracelets and a beaded necklace, holds a kalasha-like silver pot of orange and white flowers. A red, yellow and blue striped parasol is held overhead by attendants in orange robes with long staffs. A woman in white with an orange shawl and gold bangles smiles on the right, and children and devotees in orange and white line the background.2008-12-28December 30 20082008-12-30December 23 20092009-12-23A procession outdoors on a dirt path beside palm trees. A man in the centre wears saffron robes, a long white and pink flower garland and gold ornaments, and has long swept-back hair; he is handing a garland to a smiling man on the right, who wears saffron cloth, a rudraksha-style necklace and bracelets and has a white forehead mark. A red umbrella with tassels stands above them. On the left, saffron-robed men hold long golden staffs. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a saffron border smiles, and a red-and-orange festival banner hangs in the background.2008-12-28A procession on a dirt path with palm trees and a parked white SUV behind. A central man in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair, a wooden-beaded rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, walks forward holding a long pole that supports a multicoloured fabric canopy with striped red, green, yellow and purple panels. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes carries a golden ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial, and another man in orange holds a decorated banner with a gold border. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange and yellow garments follow, some bearing flags and standards. The scene is an outdoor ceremonial procession.2009-07-07A procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees and a stone wall. Several large colourful umbrellas with tasselled fringes, red, blue, yellow and green, are held aloft over the group. At the centre, a smiling figure in a saffron-orange robe wears a large white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and a trident-topped staff is carried to the left. Around them, men in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis with yellow or orange shawls walk alongside a woman in white with a yellow shawl, and a bearded man in saffron wears a gold-coloured necklace. Devotees and onlookers stand in the background. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance, so no probable label is applied.2008-12-25A street procession moves through a dense crowd under red ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringes and yellow-orange flags. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a sandalwood mark on his forehead holds a yellow marigold garland. Beside him, a bearded man in a saffron robe wears a large gold necklace pendant and round glasses. Next, a shaved-headed elder in saffron clothes stands with palms pressed together. On the right, a young man in a saffron turban and saffron robe wears a long dark rudraksha mala and smiles. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and devotees in white shirts fill the street, with floral garlands hanging from a pole at the right edge.2009-01-16Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside a white bus with large devotional portraits on its side and a palm tree overhead. A tall man in orange robes with a sash walks barefoot at the centre, with a bare-headed man in orange robes beside him under a red, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrella with tasselled edges. Behind them, people in white dhotis and white garments follow, and a woman in a yellow sari with hands pressed together walks at left. A small child in brown stands at left among onlookers. Colourful festival decorations and a figure in orange are visible in the background.2009-01-02Outdoor procession with saffron-robed monastics carrying a golden trident-topped staff and a tall wooden umbrella-pole with fringed canopy. On the left, a smiling young man in orange robes wears a long gold-bead necklace with a gold pendant and a red tilak. In the centre, a bearded man in orange with red-bordered cloth carries a pole. On the right, a long-haired man in orange holds a gold trident staff and wears a wristwatch and rudraksha mala. Behind them, devotees in white saris and white clothes and orange flags wave in the sunlit courtyard.2009-06-09A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks outdoors under palm trees. In the foreground, a smiling young man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears orange robes and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant. Beside him, a bearded man in orange holds a long wooden pole of a ceremonial umbrella canopy with a red, green and white fringed top. On the right, a man in orange holds a golden trident-topped staff and wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them, women in white saris with gold borders and red beads walk among devotees waving orange flags. The scene reads as a temple procession.2009-06-09Outdoor procession on a dirt road under bright hazy sky. A figure with long dark hair, a white flower garland, a multi-strand rudraksha and gold necklace and orange robes walks centrally, palms raised in greeting; this appearance-based candidate is Swamiji (probable). Beside him, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a gold trident, and another in orange holds a gold staff. Behind, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk under red and orange ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled edges, and orange flags fly. A small boy in a white shirt walks at left, and a man in orange with a garland walks at far right. Spectators line the background.2008-12-28