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Outdoor procession under a multicolored ceremonial umbrella with tassels and peacock-feather fans. A central figure with a headband and long dark hair wears an orange garment and a white and red garland, flanked by people in orange and white attire. Surrounding crowds in white clothes and orange shawls, many children and young women, press close, with palm trees and dry open land behind.

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December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor procession at an ashram-style grounds with palm trees and a row of flags behind. Two large ornate parasols in orange, blue and multicolour with tassels shelter a central group. A man in an orange robe with a long wrap stands near a tall decorated pole topped with a trident-like staff. Around them a dense crowd of children and young people in white shirts, orange saffron robes and pink and maroon kurtas presses close, many with long black hair tied back. A woman in an orange sari with a garland stands at right. A decorated umbrella-like canopy and a dark ceremonial fan are visible at left. The scene is busy with overlapping heads and hands.2007-12-25Outdoor festival procession at the Brahmotsav celebration with a dense crowd of devotees in white and saffron-orange shawls. A young woman in the centre wears a gold headband and a gold-and-red garland, with a sheer white cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind her, a man with long curly hair and a neatly trimmed beard wears an orange shawl over white. Ceremonial items are visible: a large peacock-feather umbrella with a red circular emblem, a gold trident-topped staff, and a red canopy with colourful tassels overhead. Many devotees are smiling or pressing their palms together, and a few older people stand at the edges.2007-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25December 27 20072007-12-27A dense outdoor festival procession on a sunny day beneath palm trees. A young man in white with orange shawl raises a camera toward a colourful umbrella with blue, orange and red panels and tassels. Behind him a figure wears an orange garment, a golden headband and a red-and-white garland with a rudraksha-style necklace. Ceremonial staffs and a black feathered fan with a red emblem stand nearby. A bald older man in white shawl and light shirt stands among devotees in orange shawls and white clothes, hands joined. A small temple-like structure and a framed picture sit in the background. Many devotees surround the group. A cameraman films at left.2007-12-27A dense outdoor crowd gathers around a procession under palm trees and a bright blue sky, with flags on poles behind. Two large ceremonial umbrellas dominate the upper area: one multicolored with tassels and emblems, the other red with fringe and tassels. A tall fan-like ornament with a gold medallion stands at the left. A man in an orange-saffron shawl and white clothes stands at centre, another in orange at right, and a person with a gold crown or headpiece is visible at left centre. Many children and adults in white, orange and pink clothes press close, some reaching toward the central figures. A tall decorated staff with a metal finial appears at the far right.2007-12-25December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 25 20072007-12-25December 27 20072007-12-27December 31 20052005-12-31Outdoor procession under two large orange, red and blue canopy umbrellas with gold fringe and tassels bearing the word Dhyanapeetam. A man with long dark hair wearing a golden crown, gold necklaces and a red and gold costume holds a golden ceremonial staff, flanked by a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white and orange garland and a gold-handled object. Several people in saffron and white robes and a trident-topped staff surround him, while a crowd of children and young people press close, some with raised hands. Palm trees and a dirt field appear behind, with a peacock-feather fan at right.2007-12-25