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A festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. Saffron-robed men walk alongside a decorated vehicle carrying a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure garlanded with flowers and a deity murti, with two orange-clad attendants at its sides holding the frame. A colourful umbrella with tassels is held over the procession. Crowds of devotees in white and orange clothing walk along, and a white bus marked Nithyanandam sits in the background.

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January 02 20092009-01-02A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees. In front, a man in orange robes with a white headband walks at the center, flanked by several men in saffron and orange robes, one with a full beard, and white-clad followers. A large multicoloured parasol with fringed edges is held overhead. Behind them, a palanquin-style float carries a framed portrait of a robed figure, decorated with garlands and flowers, with an orange-robed attendant standing beside it. Many devotees in white and light clothing follow along the road.2009-01-02Outdoor procession on a dirt road under a colourful multi-coloured umbrella held on a pole. Central figure in long flowing saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair walks forward, hands raised in a gesture. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis walk with devotees; a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace stands to the right. A decorated palanquin or ratha carries a framed portrait of a figure in orange, garlanded with flowers, borne on wooden poles by men in white. A white-clad woman in a gold-bordered sari and a woman in orange walk in the crowd. Coconut palms, a truck, and a string of orange bunting line the background.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees during the Jayanti Brahmotsavam festival. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk in front, some with shaven heads and white tilaka marks, one with a long beard. Behind them men and women in white and cream dhotis and saris walk along, and on the right devotees in pale blue and pink clothing stand with hands pressed together in namaskar. Above the crowd a multicoloured parasol is held aloft, and a framed portrait draped with floral garlands is carried on a palanquin-style float in the background.2009-01-02A dirt-road procession moves between palm trees at dusk, led by a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl carrying a multicoloured ceremonial parasol on a pole. A framed portrait of a bearded, saffron-robed figure is carried on a decorated palanquin-style frame behind them. Around the procession, devotees in white dhotis and white sarees with gold borders walk alongside, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A bearded man in orange robes walks at the right, and a small blue-and-white banner flutters at upper left. Several people line the road, and a concrete wall and roadside structures are visible behind.2009-01-02Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and white buildings under bright sun. Central focus is a decorated palanquin-style deity chariot carried on poles, adorned with garlands and a framed portrait of a deity, topped with a colourful fringed canopy; a man in orange robes stands at its top. Several devotees in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces walk alongside, some holding long poles, and others in white dhotis and kurtas, plus women in white saris with orange or yellow shawls follow. Red and multicoloured umbrellas and a golden trident are carried in the procession.2008-12-23A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a concrete wall. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange sannyasi robes walk, one with a long beard and one with a shaved head and bare chest walking centre-front. Behind them, men in white ritual clothes and a woman in a light blue sari with folded hands follow. A large ornate umbrella with colourful tassels is held overhead. In the background, a float or ratha carries a framed portrait of a figure in saffron robes, decorated with flower garlands, alongside a deity murti. Other devotees in white and orange crowd the procession, with more people visible further back.2009-01-02December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of an outdoor religious procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. In the centre, a devotee in an orange robe with a red tilak walks beneath a multicoloured striped parasol, with a framed portrait and a decorated palanquin-style float with garlands behind him. Around him, sannyasis in saffron robes and devotees in white and orange clothing, some with rudraksha malas, walk along the road. A woman in a blue shawl stands with palms pressed together at the right, and a white vehicle and tent structures appear in the background.2009-01-02A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a concrete wall. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in front, including one in the center with a red tilak mark on his forehead and another bearded man in orange on the right. A man in white kurta with a brown shawl and rudraksha mala walks among them. Behind, devotees in white and blue saris follow. An ornate red and gold umbrella canopy with tassels shelters the group, and in the background a decorated float or palanquin carries a framed portrait and deity murti with flower garlands, with orange-clad attendants standing beside it.2009-01-02December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copies