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Outdoor procession under a bright blue sky with palm trees. A large multicoloured parasol with fringed tassels and a trident-topped finial shades a central figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl, a white marigold garland and gold necklaces; he holds a bell and smiles. Around him saffron-robed devotees carry a kalasha-like brass lamp, yellow flower trays and a golden staff, while a tall yellow flag with ornate embroidery stands at right. Dense crowd of onlookers in white and dark clothes fills the foreground. Temporary white structures and a banner are behind.

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Outdoor procession at a festival under a clear blue sky. A central figure with long dark hair wears orange robes, a white and red flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace, smiling as he walks beneath a large multicoloured canopy with green, red, yellow and blue panels and tasselled fringe. Behind him, another orange-robed devotee holds a brass oil lamp (aarti) and a small bell, while attendants in orange and white carry trays of yellow flower petals. Palm trees, a palm-thatched roof and a brass trident-topped staff appear behind the crowd, with many devotees pressing forward. Visible ritual elements include oil lamp, bell, flower petals and the decorated umbrella.2008-12-23Outdoor procession with brightly coloured parasols in red, yellow and blue with tasselled fringes carried by men in white shirts and white dhotis. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in the centre. A figure in the middle wears a long white and orange garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style mala and stands with hands folded; a tall figure beside carries a trident-topped staff. Another saffron-robed man walks holding a golden-hued staff. A man on the right in white carries a silver vessel with yellow flowers. Orange and yellow flags with embroidered borders stand on the left. Crowds of onlookers in the background under palm trees. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed figure with the long dark hair and flower garland walking in the centre of the procession, identified by long hair, garland, rudraksha mala and saffron robes.2008-12-25A festival procession moves across a red-carpeted ground at an ashram. Several figures in saffron and orange robes walk beneath large colourful parasols with blue, yellow and red panels and ornate motifs. A few in saffron wear ornate gold-and-orange ceremonial necklaces and head adornments. Men in white kurtas with orange shawls and rudraksha malas walk alongside them. A woman in orange holds a silver pot decorated with yellow flowers. Orange banners hang on poles in the background, and onlookers stand along the route.2008-12-27Outdoor procession under bright sunlight with several large ornate umbrellas in red, green and gold, decorated with floral and bird motifs. In the centre, a young man in saffron robes wears a white turban-like cloth and a long white and orange flower garland, holding his hands in anjali and walking behind a trident. Around him, men and women in saffron and white clothes walk along; one man with a long beard carries a brass tray of marigold-garlanded offerings with a coconut, and a woman on the right wears saffron and a vibhuti mark. A white-clad man with a garland and a bearded man in saffron are nearby, and a crowd of children and adults watches from the left. a person candidate: the central saffron-clad figure with a white turban and garland has some cues but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm.2008-12-30December 27 20082008-12-27A dense outdoor procession crowd moves past colourful ceremonial parasols with red, yellow, green and blue panels and dangling tassels, as well as an orange-and-gold banner. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears a golden crown, a red-and-white ceremonial garland and an ornate necklace, holding a gilded staff; this is a person candidate. Nearby, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas press their palms together, and a bald man in orange stands at right. Behind them, many devotees in white and mixed colours fill the frame, and a thatched shelter is visible in the background.2009-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23January 01 20092009-01-01December 27 20082008-12-27December 25 20082008-12-25December 23 20082008-12-23December 26 20082008-12-26