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Outdoor scene on a dirt path at an ashram-style grounds with a brick wall and palm trees. A young man in white clothes and a beaded mala pushes a child seated in a blue and yellow wheelchair, the child wearing a brown knit cap and a red jacket. Behind them, a woman in a yellow sari with white shawl and a woman in a pink salwar kameez walk past, with saffron flags on poles and a large dark stone sculpture at right. Several other people walk in the background, including a man in a grey shirt at left. a person is not clearly depicted, so no identification is made.

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December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road with devotees pulling a decorated ratha or chariot. In the foreground a woman in a white kurta pushes a smiling woman in a wheelchair wearing an orange-and-maroon sari, while a man in a plaid checked shirt and green trousers holds a red flag on a pole. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts pull the chariot, which is hung with marigold garlands, colourful tassels and a small trident-topped finial. A red-and-yellow umbrella with fringed tassels is held aloft at left, and a modern concrete building stands in the background under a clear blue sky.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photograph of a dirt road lined with coconut palms and small green trees. Several devotees walk along it, mostly in white kurtas and dhotis, while others wear plain shirts and jeans. A young man in a white t-shirt with a lanyard walks in front, and a sannyasi on the right wears a flowing saffron/orange robe and carries a bag. Strings of orange and red flags or streamers hang along the roadside, and a few people stand near a fenced compound on the left. Blank white billboard panels stand behind the trees.2009-07-08A dense outdoor procession moves past a red-ochre wall, with a floral-decorated palanquin or ratha at the upper left strung with yellow and orange marigold garlands and tassels. Many devotees fill the street; saffron-orange flags and ceremonial staffs with brass finials and a trident rise above the crowd. Men in white dhotis and kurtas, women in saris and salwar kameez, and a few people in western clothes walk together, several with palms pressed in anjali. A bald man in white stands at the left edge near the procession. Trees and hills are visible behind the wall.2012-01-01A procession walks along a dirt road lined with coconut palms in a rural village setting. Devotees in white ritual clothes with saffron and yellow shawls and beaded necklaces walk in two rows. Two people in front carry tall ornate banners with teardrop shapes, embroidered florals and a blue-and-red emblem, while a woman in a white sari and a man in white dhoti carry yellow cloth. A woman in a long brown and orange skirt and a man in a black shirt and trousers walk among them. Roadside banners hang from a fence on the left.2009-07-08A photograph of a procession on a dirt road beside an orange brick wall and palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry an ornate golden palanquin decorated with colourful tassels, garlands and a canopy, pulled by poles held on their shoulders. Behind them a figure in saffron-orange robes walks among flag-bearers holding orange flags, and a person in a green salwar kameez walks nearby. Bright sunlight and a clear blue sky frame the scene.2010-12-22Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road with many devotees in white clothing moving alongside a decorated chariot-like shrine in the background, from which smoke rises. Orange flags on poles are carried through the crowd, and a small umbrella is visible. A man on the left wears an orange head covering, white kurta and a lanyard and mala beads. Children in red and yellow shirts walk among the crowd, and a woman wears a teal headscarf. Sunlit trees and a white van are on the right.2009-12-29A procession moves along a dirt road at dusk with a clear pale sky. In the foreground a man in white kurta and dhoti walks barefoot, and a young man in a white kurta holds a tall pole with a saffron-orange flag. Behind them a line of devotees carries many orange flags on poles, including a woman in a yellow salwar kameez holding a white bag, and a boy in a blue-and-white striped shirt. Further back a decorated palanquin or ratha with ornate gold and red draping is carried, with a man in white at its side. Several people in white and a few in dark clothing walk along the raised earthen embankment on the right.2007-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and simple buildings. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, an orange shawl and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, carrying a red-and-multicoloured ceremonial umbrella over a deity murti on a decorated ratha. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, a woman in a green sari, and children are covered in pink, yellow and red colour powder. A woman in blue with pink-dyed hair walks at left. The scene suggests a festival procession, with an ornate deity figure visible behind the umbrella. The man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, carrying the umbrella as a sannyasi in the procession.2010-10-17A dusty dirt-road procession of devotees in white and cream clothing walks behind an ornate golden palanquin decorated with yellow canopy fringe and red and gold drapery, carried on a vehicle. Several men hold tall ceremonial standards with embroidered orange-and-gold banners bearing a blue emblem. Many marchers wear white kurtas and dhotis, some with lanyards; one woman in a white sari with dark border walks with hands folded in namaste. Orange flags and a large sound system stand in the background under bright, hazy sky.2009-12-27December 20 20102010-12-20