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A festive procession on a paved path under decorated umbrellas in pink, maroon, orange and gold. In the foreground, women in orange, green and black saris play hand drums, one in a green sari with a pink-and-gold border and another in orange with a gold-fringed sash. Behind them, a man with a long swept-back hairstyle and a red-and-gold garment, wearing layered gold necklaces and a white garland, raises his hands near a crowd of devotees in orange and white dhotis. A young girl in orange and a boy in white with a gold border stand among them. Trees and a ceremonial pole stand in the background. The scene reads as a Pada Puja procession, with a probable Swamiji figure in the centre-back, identifiable by his long hair and ornate gold necklaces.

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December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A procession of devotees walks along a stone-paved path lined with palm trees. Many carry large ornate umbrellas in yellow, red, pink and teal, with beaded fringes, held aloft over the group. Near the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a white dhoti, an orange shoulder cloth and a rudraksha mala, and gestures with his hand as he walks. Beside him, a bald man in a white kurta and dhoti holds a red umbrella. Men in white dhotis and orange garments and women in saris and pink shawls follow. A woman on the right wears a red sari and a pink shawl. Crowd-level procession with umbrellas and ceremonial dress.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A festival procession winds along a dirt path past a thatched-roof building with red walls. Drummers and horn players in white dhotis lead the way, with a drummer in a red shirt beating a hand drum at left. Behind them, women in white saris with gold borders walk in rows, several holding long braided hair visible from behind. Several ornate umbrellas in orange, yellow and multicolour designs are carried above a line of figures in saffron and orange robes near the centre. Men in white clothing walk along the procession. Rocks and gravel lie on the path in the foreground, and a child in yellow sits at lower right.2009-12-27A festive procession on a stone-paved path under many decorated umbrellas in red, pink, orange and multicolour with mirror-work edges. At centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and a white flower garland, wearing a red turban and a gold necklace, holds a trident-topped staff and walks with attendants in saffron and orange robes. Women in orange, pink and green saris and jewellery dance along one side, while bare-chested men with white body markings and orange lower cloths, and a child in white, stand in the crowd. A tall ceremonial umbrella rises in the background. The centre figure has a wrapped turban and garland, and the printed caption on the photo reads Nithyananda Paramashivam, but his face and appearance are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A festive procession moves across a sandy courtyard beside a red wall. Under a multicoloured fringed canopy and red and orange flags, a man with a garland of flowers and a tilak, wearing a gold-trimmed orange robe, walks at the centre. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron robes, white dhotis with gold borders, and women in red and white saris carry brass vessels and kalasha pots, some with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a red sari presses her palms together at left, and a young woman in a white dress carries a brass pot. Several participants wear rudraksha malas, and a cameraman with a tripod and camera at right films the procession. Yellow and orange parasols and palm trees complete the scene.2017-12-30March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene on bare earth beneath trees, with a small brick-and-white square platform in the foreground. Drummers in white dhotis play drums and a horn-like instrument on the left. A crowd of standing devotees in white, cream and saffron clothing watches; a ceremonial parasol with yellow and red panels stands behind. In the foreground a priest in saffron robes and rudraksha mala holds up a long orange cord or whip-like ritual implement with both arms, while another saffron-clad attendant with garlands and beads stands nearby. A large black stone lingam-shaped object rests on a pedestal to the right, with a dark stone basin beside it and a pink and purple cloth on the ground.2015-05-05December 23 20082008-12-23A festival procession on a dusty dirt road moves toward an ornate golden and blue palanquin carrying a deity murti, flanked by orange flags and tall decorated parasols with red, yellow and tassel fringes. Many devotees in white dhotis and saris walk alongside, some in saffron-orange garments. Drummers in the foreground beat drums and a man plays cymbals, while a man in a red shirt carries a bag. A bearded man in orange and a figure in white stand near the palanquin, though the palanquin's occupant is too small to identify. Trees and a building line the background.2009-12-29