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Outdoor festival scene under a white canopy decorated with orange and multicoloured pennants, marigold and white jasmine garlands, and a bunch of green bananas and coconuts hanging overhead. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt with a lanyard walks. To the left, musicians in white dhotis play a drum and a horn. Behind, saffron-robed attendants stand near a decorated structure and a flower-covered platform with red roses and white garlands in the foreground. Green grass lines the side of the walkway.

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Outdoor festival scene under a white and blue decorated tent on green matting. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a silver tray with flowers and a small dish. Beside him, an orange-robed monastic with a saffron turban walks forward. Behind them, a row of saffron-clad sannyasis walks, one with a saffron shawl and a turban. On the right, a man in white and a woman in white with a blue lanyard stand with palms pressed together. Gold-painted pillars and orange draped fabric frame the tent, and banana leaves appear overhead.2008-12-30December 25 20062006-12-25January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path lined with bamboo fencing and banana plants. A man in the centre wears an orange robe, a white flower garland with red tassels, and an orange rudraksha-style bead necklace; he walks beneath a large orange and yellow umbrella held aloft. A bald man in orange robes with a staff walks beside him, and another orange-clad attendant follows behind. On the left, a drummer plays a frame drum, and on the right a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument with an orange tassel. Other white-clad devotees and additional umbrellas fill the background, with a temple structure visible behind.2010-07-26January 01 20092009-01-01July 27 20082008-07-27December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees under a clear blue sky. A central figure with long dark hair, a gold headband and an orange robe, wearing a large white and red flower garland, walks with hands folded at the chest. Around them, men in orange and saffron wraps and white dhotis walk alongside, one bearded man in orange at right. Behind them stand white tents, a large ceremonial trident and ritual staff with silver fittings, and a small rooftop structure.2007-12-27A procession on a path lined with a striped mat runner. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala walks under a multicolored canopy umbrella with fringed panels of red, yellow, green, blue and orange, topped by a golden finial. He wears a white flower garland and carries a flower offering. Around him, bare-chested drummers and attendants in orange cloth beat drums and hold sticks, and robed attendants in white and orange follow. Trees frame the background. Probable Swamiji (saffron robe, rudraksha mala and long dark hair cues visible on the central walker), in the role of processional leader.2017-03-11A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. In the foreground, a long-haired young man in orange robes with a white and red flower garland walks forward, smiling, holding a few yellow flowers. Beside him, another man in orange with a yellow-flower garland carries a brass plate of yellow flowers. Behind them, men in orange carry tall poles with embroidered orange and gold banners and saffron flags. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with yellow shawls and mala necklaces, walk or stand behind them, and a small child is held up at right. A wheeled float decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves appears at right edge, with smoke rising in the background. Unsure if the long-haired figure is a candidate; appearance is ambiguous, so no identification is made.2008-12-23Outdoor ritual procession on bare earth beside a homa or puja area. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a smile wears a saffron-orange robe and walks forward. Behind him, young men in white dhotis wear orange shawls. At left, a child in white stands near a low offering table with fruit and a brass lamp. Background shows a crowd of devotees in white and orange, red and green festoon decorations, and a long garland hanging at the upper right. A man in a black shirt with a small emblem walks at the right edge.2006-12-24August 01 20082008-08-01