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Outdoor procession photo under a bright hazy sky. A large ornate red, orange and blue umbrella with fringed tassels stands at left. In the foreground a young woman with long dark hair, a gold headband and orange cloth, wearing a white and orange garland and gold necklace, smiles while holding a tall silver trident-staff. Behind her, several men and youths in orange and saffron shawls crowd the procession, some holding a tall silver and gold staff. A black speaker stack stands at centre with a partly visible white vehicle beneath. Houses and trees line the background, and a few onlookers stand on a rooftop at right.

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December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 27 20072007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27A procession in an outdoor field during a festival. A large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with fringed tassels in red, green, yellow and blue dominates the left, its canopy printed with a lotus emblem and the word Nyanapeetham. A man in an orange wrap and white clothes holds the umbrella pole. Beside him, a silver trident stands on a pole held by a devotee in orange, and a long-haired man in orange and white with tilak walks nearby. A woman in a garland and orange shawl smiles at right. A speaker stands behind the crowd, and a white car is parked in the background. Many devotees in white and orange move through the crowd.2007-12-27A dense outdoor procession crowd moves past colourful ceremonial parasols with red, yellow, green and blue panels and dangling tassels, as well as an orange-and-gold banner. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears a golden crown, a red-and-white ceremonial garland and an ornate necklace, holding a gilded staff; this is a person candidate. Nearby, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas press their palms together, and a bald man in orange stands at right. Behind them, many devotees in white and mixed colours fill the frame, and a thatched shelter is visible in the background.2009-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees under a bright sky. Several colourful parasol umbrellas with tasselled edges are held above the group. A gold trident (trishul) is carried at the centre. Most participants wear saffron/orange robes and garlands; some wear white kurtas with orange shawls. A bearded man in orange robes and rudraksha beads smiles, and a central figure in orange robes with a white flower garland and a gold turban-style headpiece raises a hand in greeting. Devotees in white and orange surround them, with a man in a white shirt and dhoti at right and a woman with a red-and-white sari at left. A blue-roofed building appears in the background.2008-12-27January 01 20092009-01-01December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor procession with multicoloured ceremonial parasols in red, yellow, green and blue with tasselled fringes, carried above a group of people. A central man in saffron/orange robes wears a long white-and-pink flower garland, rudraksha-style beads and a gold necklace, with hands pressed together in greeting; he has a long swept-back hair and a tilak mark. Flanking him, saffron-clad attendants hold a golden trident staff and a golden staff with a ceremonial head. Behind them, people in white kurtas with saffron shawls and saffron flags walk through a street with trees and buildings.2008-12-28December 26 20082008-12-26December 27 20082008-12-27