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A festive street procession moves past banana trees and bunting, under colourful ceremonial parasols with tasselled fringes. In the centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears a white and gold sari-style garment, a red flower garland and a gold necklace, with a red tilak on the forehead. Beside them, a man in orange robes holds a tall golden trident (trishula). A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands with hands pressed together in greeting, facing a shaven-headed devotee in orange. Another man in a red and orange kurta holds a parasol pole at right, and a woman in a blue sari with a yellow blouse stands behind. Crowds in white kurtas and orange robes fill the road, and a white vehicle is visible in the background.

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January 01 20092009-01-01A festival procession on a sunlit path lined with palm and banana trees. Under a golden trident-topped ceremonial umbrella, a long-haired man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red and white flower garland and gold necklaces stands with palms pressed together, smiling. Beside him, a man in a white kurta and dhoti with red-bordered cloth, hands folded, faces him. Around them, devotees in saffron and orange robes wear gold-bead malas, and a bearded sadhu in orange stands nearby. Red and yellow fringed parasols and a crowd of onlookers fill the background, including a woman in blue and a man in orange holding a phone.2009-01-01Outdoor procession on a sandy path under fringed canopies with tassels, palms behind. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a long dark hair, heavy gold necklaces and a red-and-white flower garland, hands clasped, walks at the centre, flanked by sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and gold chains. Two orange-clad attendants carry tall staffs, one topped with a trident. A man in rust-red robe with orange shawl holds a staff at right. Crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas follows and lines the path. The central figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklaces and a garland, which may suggest a person presence; appearance-based identification is uncertain.2009-01-01December 29 20082008-12-29January 01 20092009-01-01December 27 20082008-12-27A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and crowds of white-clad devotees. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk with tall silver-tipped staffs and ceremonial tridents, and a central figure with long dark hair wears a wreath of multicoloured flowers, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, carrying a ceremonial staff. Women in white saris with yellow shawls walk nearby. Two large colourful umbrellas with striped fringes shade the group, and a tall golden flagpole rises in the background. The central figure's long hair, flower garland and orange robe are visible cues; this is a possible a person appearance in the procession. Devotees follow barefoot.2009-12-23A procession on a dirt road with many people in orange and white. In the centre, a man in orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot with his hands at his sides. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a tall golden staff topped with a trident, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a silver tray of yellow flowers and leaves. Other devotees in orange, white and yellow shawls and robes walk behind, with a yellow and red striped umbrella overhead and a white bus with a Nithyanandam sign in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, an orange robe, a garland and a rudraksha mala; this is an appearance-based label only.2009-12-23January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor festival procession under decorated umbrellas with red, green and yellow fringes. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a white dhoti-style cloth with a gold border, a heavy gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, raising both hands in greeting. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk alongside a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a sandalwood mark, and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl. Behind them, more devotees in orange and white fill a festive street lined with banana leaves and colourful bunting.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01December 29 20092009-12-29