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Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees, under a sunny sky with strings of small colourful flags overhead. Many people wearing white dhotis and white shirts walk along, some women in white saris with yellow borders. At the centre, a figure in orange robes with a red-and-white garland stands under a tall decorated parasol, with orange and gold ceremonial umbrellas and colourful canopies held aloft. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow sash carries a flame or lamp, and a drummer plays a drum. Orange flags fly from a vehicle at right, and a banner shows a figure in orange robes.

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A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees under a bright sky. Several people in white dhotis and shirts carry umbrellas with orange, yellow and multicoloured canopies and tasselled poles, while drummers play large hand drums and a man in a red-brown shirt walks among them. A central figure in orange-saffron robes wears a red-and-orange garland and carries a long staff. Behind them, a truck displays an orange banner. Strings of flags stretch overhead. Dozens of devotees crowd the scene.2008-12-31Outdoor procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees and banana plants under a bright sky. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing blue or white lanyards, walk alongside saffron-robed figures carrying colourful decorated umbrellas and orange flags. Men play traditional instruments: a drummer with a drum slung at his side, and musicians playing long wind instruments, one in a yellow dhoti and another in a maroon shirt. A man in a blue t-shirt with a white vibhuti mark walks in the foreground. Red and white bunting stretches across the background. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the crowd.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and strings of small colourful pennants overhead. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment, a red and white floral garland and rudraksha-style beads, holding a ceremonial object at chest height. Around them, people in orange robes and white dhotis walk beneath several ornate parasols in orange, red, blue and gold with peacock-style motifs. Drummers at left play a drum, and a person at right holds an orange fan-shaped umbrella. Devotees in white and red clothing crowd the scene, and a banner and display boards stand at right.2008-12-31December 27 20092009-12-27December 23 20082008-12-23December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor festival procession on a dusty dirt road lined with crowds. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange or peach shoulder cloths, play dhol-style drums and small drums while walking. Orange ceremonial flags on tall poles rise at left, and decorated umbrellas in green, yellow and red with colourful pennant bunting overhead. At upper right a float or canopy carries a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes, with a white banner bearing a blue emblem. Many spectators stand behind. Brahmotsavam-style procession with drumming and a decorated ratha canopy.2008-12-29December 31 20082008-12-31An evening procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms moves toward a decorated ratha carrying a deity murti under a colourful canopy. Drummers in white dhotis and yellow shoulder cloths beat large drums, and men carry long wind instruments. Ceremonial standards with orange and red embroidered fabric panels and gold finials rise on both sides. Many devotees walk in white ritual clothing, some women in saffron or orange saris and others in white with yellow borders. A thatched structure and a signboard reading Sri Nithyananda Ashram are visible at the left edge.2010-02-12December 30 20082008-12-30An outdoor evening procession moves along a sandy road lined with palm trees. Several people in orange and saffron robes walk at the front and left, including a figure in a long orange garment with a shawl. Musicians play drums and a long wind instrument, one drummer in a red shirt and another in a light blue shirt, while a man in a white shirt plays a hand cymbal. Behind them, participants in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk among ornate umbrellas with red, gold and green embroidered canopies and kalasha finials. Palm-thatched huts and a signboard appear at the left, and a dhoti-clad crowd fills the background.2010-02-12