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Outdoor procession under a clear blue sky. Several large ceremonial umbrellas with red, green and yellow panels, fringed with tassels and decorated with lotus motifs, are held aloft by attendants. In the foreground a blurred golden ornamental element, possibly a palanquin or deity vehicle, dominates the frame. Attendants in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A figure in white with a yellow shawl stands among them. A woman in an orange sari smiles at the right, and a visitor with light hair is at the edge. Low white buildings and a tree sit behind.

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January 01 20092009-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23A festival procession outdoors in bright daylight. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a white floral garland and a white and gold headpiece, holding his hands together in front of him. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes with a gold-beaded garland stands next to a tall golden staff topped with a finial. Behind them, saffron-robed men hold colourful umbrellas with fringed edges and gold trim, and a man on the left in white holds a wooden umbrella pole with a rudraksha mala. Several people in white and yellow clothing walk in the background among tents and banners. The scene looks like a ratha-style procession with ceremonial umbrellas and staffs.2008-12-30A photograph of a procession on a dirt path lined with green shrubs and trees. Several people carry large red, orange and green parasols with fringed tassels and blue dove-emblem panels. Most walkers wear saffron orange robes and rudraksha malas, while others wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and a red bindi looks toward the camera, and a bald man in saffron robes with a white tilak stands at right. Another man at the right edge wears white clothing and a rudraksha mala. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues alone, so the figure is unsure.2008-12-23A procession on an open road under a clear blue sky. A richly decorated golden palanquin with a peaked gilded canopy and carved gold makara heads at its corners is draped with marigold and mixed flower garlands and hung with tassels in red, green, pink and white. A figure seated on the palanquin wears a white garland and a red-and-gold garment, with long dark hair. Two large ornate umbrellas shade the scene: one in saffron-yellow with a fringed edge, the other in multicolored panels of red, blue and yellow with a bird emblem. Around the palanquin, men and women in saffron-orange robes and in white ritual clothes carry and steady it, while devotees in white hold an arati plate and a red-and-gold tray. Some bystanders stand along the edge of the frame.2010-01-01A procession outdoors in daylight beside a temple structure. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark wears an orange saffron robe and a gold garland, looking upward while holding a tall wooden pole topped by a large red and blue embroidered canopy with multicoloured tassels. Behind him, a man in white clothing with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a second pole. Golden deity murti stand and sit on a wooden platform, including a seated figure in red garments and jewelled crown, and gilded arches frame the scene. A man in white watches from a doorway, and flower petals lie on the ground.2006-12-23A large outdoor procession crowd in orange and saffron clothing surrounds a central figure carrying a golden trident, a ceremonial staff. The central figure has long dark hair, a white shawl, a flower garland, and gold necklaces, and wears forehead markings; the appearance cues are distinctive, so this is a probable Swamiji in a procession. Above the crowd, three large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with blue, yellow, red and green panels and fringed edges are held aloft. Devotees around him raise their hands and clap, and a man at left films with a video camera. A red-and-orange flag and a line of festival bunting appear in the background under a clear sky.2009-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession under a bright blue sky with several large ornate umbrellas in red, green and yellow fringed canopies, each bearing a bird emblem. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a multi-strand orange bead garland walks along a red carpet strewn with yellow marigold petals; a trident-like staff is carried nearby. Beside him a bearded sadhu in orange robes and beads walks, while a man in white kurta and white-clad attendants and onlookers, some photographing, line the procession. Dusty open ground, low buildings and flags of red and yellow form the background.2008-12-30December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road in bright sunlight during a festival. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a white flower garland and an orange garland, walking between parasols in red, yellow and blue with white floral motifs. Behind him, several monks in orange robes carry flags and a ceremonial staff. On the right, musicians in white shirts and gold-bordered dhotis play a long brass horn and cymbals. Two attendants on the left wave large white fly-whisks. A concrete wall and trees stand behind the crowd.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23