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December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a procession walking along a dirt path lined with stone edging and green shrubs under trees. At the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white flower garland, with hands folded in front. Flanking figures in orange robes and ceremonial gold necklaces carry tall gold staffs topped with trident-like finials. Behind, an orange-and-yellow canopy shades the group. A man in white dhoti and shirt at right carries a large brass pot with a flower-and-fruit offering on top. Marigolds grow along the path, and a white building with a framed portrait is visible in the background.2008-12-25December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A procession moves along a shaded garden path lined with trees, shrubs and wooden railings, with a woven mat laid down the centre. Leading the group, a figure in an orange robe wears a long purple flower garland and rudraksha-style neck beads, with long dark hair. Behind, a man in orange holds a trident-topped staff, and another orange-clad figure wears a bead necklace. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari carries a brass kalasha-style pot with greenery on a tray, with beaded necklaces. Behind the group, a colourful canopy and figures in white and orange continue the procession toward white buildings.2008-12-31A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path shaded by tall trees in a rural ashram setting. At the front, a man in saffron robes wears a long white flower garland and walks with a staff. Behind him, several men and women in saffron and white clothes follow, with a woman in an orange sari and white blouse carrying a basket with flowers at right. Triangular ceremonial banners with colourful borders and a sun-like emblem are carried on poles above the group. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks at the far right. Trees and a low building are visible in the background.2008-01-17December 29 20082008-12-29A procession on a dirt path through green tropical foliage. Three women in saffron-orange saris with red borders hold up large ceremonial parasols: two side canopies with gold-yellow fringed edges and red panels featuring a white bird emblem and floral borders, and a central multicolored canopy with tasselled edges. At the centre, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a red border holds a golden kalasha pot in both hands. Beside him, a tall man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and an orange robe walks with a wooden staff, followed by other devotees in orange robes, a procession of devotees with a kalasha and parasols. Scattered devotees in orange and white clothing follow behind along the path.2006-10-08 +1 copiesDecember 31 20082008-12-31A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path through palm and tropical trees. In the foreground a man in orange robes holds a decorated silver staff beside a multicoloured canopy with tassels. Women in orange saris carry tall bamboo poles topped with orange pennants. A man with short grey hair and round glasses, wearing an orange robe and rudraksha mala, walks centrally. Behind them, people in white clothes and orange shawls follow in a line. The scene resembles a ritual procession, possibly a guru puja.2006-10-08May 30 20132013-05-30December 31 20082008-12-31