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Outdoor procession on muddy ground under a red umbrella with multicoloured tassels, held on a wooden pole by a man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala. Beside him a young woman in white with a yellow sash holds a microphone. A white-clad man in the left foreground points, and a blue plastic drum sits nearby. At the right edge, a figure in orange robes wears a long marigold and purple garland, gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala, cropped at the frame. Onlookers in white stand behind.

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December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor procession on a dusty ground with multicoloured tasselled ceremonial umbrellas on poles. A man with long dark hair and a flower garland wears an orange saffron garment and holds a microphone, while nearby a figure in yellow-bordered white holds a long pole. Many devotees in white shirts and yellow-sashed white clothes crowd around, some with hands folded in prayer. Trident-shaped ceremonial staffs appear at right. The no-visible-candidate appearance is uncertain, so the man is described by role only.2009-12-25December 24 20092009-12-24December 21 20112011-12-21December 24 20092009-12-24December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path with palm trees behind. A central man in saffron/orange robes and a white and orange flower garland walks barefoot, carrying a trident-topped staff ahead of him. Around him, devotees in white clothes with saffron or yellow shawls walk, some holding long poles, and several large canopy umbrellas in yellow, red and green with fringed edges shade the group. A bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks beside him. One woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl carries a pole at the right. The scene looks like a temple procession.2010-07-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor procession on dry, dusty ground with a small crowd in orange, white and yellow clothing. A man in the centre wears a large white and multicoloured flower garland and an orange garment, smiling and walking with a brass pot offering. Beside him a woman in white with a yellow shawl carries a brass vessel with a green leaf and flowers. To the right, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel and a handbell. Ornate umbrellas with embroidered red, yellow and blue canopies and gold-tipped poles rise above the crowd. Two men on the left in orange robes hold tall golden staffs topped with ornaments. Another person on the left wears an orange garment and a long line of beads. Behind them, many devotees and ashram members in white and yellow fill a dusty field, with trees and a utility pole in the background.2009-12-23