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A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees. In the foreground a bare-chested figure with long dark hair and a white flower garland around the shoulders, wearing an orange cloth wrap, walks away from the camera. Behind them, several men in black shirts with round printed emblems on the back carry large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with orange, blue and red panels, white dove motifs, gold fringe and tassels. Further ahead, men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the path.

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A photograph of a procession on a dirt path shaded by palm and tree foliage. Around him, men in black shirts walk with large ornate parasols in orange, red, green and blue, decorated with bird emblems and fringed with tassels, and carry orange fringed cloths. The scene is an outdoor procession.2006-12-25A processional scene on a dirt path lined with palm trees. Several large ceremonial umbrellas with orange, green and blue panels and fringed tassels are carried overhead, the panels bearing a dove motif and the word Nithyanandapeetam. Men in black shirts carry umbrellas and small fringed red-and-gold fans. In the foreground a bare-backed figure with long dark hair and a white shawl stands with an orange cloth around the waist, facing forward, while a figure in white and a pink cloth walks ahead. Several other people in white and saffron-coloured clothing follow along the path.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25A photograph of a procession along a shaded palm-lined path. Two colourful ornate umbrellas with red, orange, blue and green panels and fringed tassels are carried over the walkway. Men in black shirts carry umbrellas and orange-gold cloth, and one bears a printed portrait. Further ahead, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk, one holding a camera and one wearing an orange shawl. A devotee in an orange garment with a white flower garland is seen from behind, and a tall palm and trees frame the scene.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm and tree foliage. A bare-backed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and a white flower garland walks away from the camera, with a long dark hair falling down his back and an orange-and-yellow cloth draped over his shoulder. Four ornate colourful umbrellas with fringed tassels, bearing white dove motifs and decorative panels, are carried above him by men in dark shirts and trousers. Several other people in dark and white clothing follow along the path.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25A 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.2009-12-23Outdoor procession under tree cover, with a large red and white umbrella and a red-and-orange ceremonial fan with a blue bird emblem in the foreground. A long-haired man in orange robes, a multicolour flower garland and a rudraksha mala walks at left, with a dark-shirted man, a man in white with an orange shawl, and a young man in an orange shawl walking beside him, plus an attendant in black holding an umbrella pole.2006-12-25A procession moves along a covered walkway at an outdoor ashram event, with several decorated parasols in orange, yellow, blue and green overhead. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white-and-orange flower garland and a golden necklace, and has long hair under an orange headwrap, while behind him men in white kurtas and cream dhotis carry golden staffs and umbrella poles. Other attendants in white and cream clothing and orange sashes walk along, and a few onlookers stand under tents and banana leaves in the background.2008-12-27