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Outdoor ritual procession at dusk with a figure in saffron robes and a long orange head cover, wearing a beaded necklace and a large gold pendant, carrying a brass kalasha vessel in one hand and a tall staff in the other. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a red umbrella with tassels overhead, and another man in white stands behind. Seated white-clad devotees sit on the ground among rows of low red brick enclosures with small brass lamps and offerings, under palm trees and a yellow decorated canopy. Ritual site with homa-style brick pits in the courtyard.

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September 03 20072007-09-03A procession at dusk along a palm-lined path. In the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange shawl drawn over the head, with long dark hair, a red and white forehead mark and a long gold-bead necklace, walks with eyes lowered. Beside and behind him, figures in orange robes and gold necklaces carry ritual items, including a silver tray held by a woman in orange. On the left, men in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk beneath a tasselled canopy on a pole and carry gold ceremonial staffs and a brass vessel. Banana plants and tall palms line the route, and a white screen stands in the background. Several devotees are visible in the crowd behind.2010-01-02December 23 20092009-12-23December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path under a clear blue sky. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, and orange robes with a gold-bead garland walks smiling. To his left, a man in orange robes and a gold garland holds a tall gold staff, and another man in orange carries a red and gold parasol. Behind them, a man in white kurta and a black beaded mala carries a gold staff topped with a trident. Right foreground, a bald man in orange robes with a gold garland holds a gold trident-topped staff. Other people in white and orange walk in the background near white buildings and shrubs.2008-12-23Outdoor procession under a canopy umbrella with red and multicolored tassels, a golden trident-topped staff, and palm trees behind. A central man with long swept-back hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, a white and pink flower garland, a gold chain necklace and rudraksha malas, smiles while walking, dressed in saffron-orange robes; he is a probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces, saffron robes, ceremonial procession), in_person. Around him walk other saffron-clad sannyasis with malas, and men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry umbrellas, staffs and a copper plate, with children in white visible at left. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2008-12-28Outdoor procession on a dirt path at dusk with palm trees behind. A man in an orange turban and orange robe with a long gold-beaded necklace walks forward, hands gesturing; beside him, a man in saffron robes and a shaved head with a white tilak walks with a companion in orange. Men in white dhotis and white shirts carry silver trays of yellow marigold garlands and silver vessels, and an ornate ceremonial umbrella with fringe is held aloft. Someone in a white dhoti holds a red-and-gold shawl at right. The person in the orange turban is a person candidate by appearance (turban, saffron clothing, ornate gold necklace, long hair), though this is uncertain; the others are devotees and sannyasis.2006-01-01A procession on a dirt road under a sunny sky with palm trees behind. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a white and red flower garland, a red rudraksha mala and a tilak on the forehead, with long dark hair; he walks barefoot with a gold trident-topped staff. Flanking him are saffron-robed attendants, some holding ornate ceremonial umbrellas with fringed red, yellow and green canopies, and men in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk nearby. Several devotees in white follow behind, and palm-thatched structures and a stone wall stand in the background. The figure's appearance is consistent with the page's identification, so this is a person carried in procession with attendants.2008-12-25Outdoor procession on dry dirt ground beneath a yellow and orange ceremonial canopy with fringed tassels. A bearded man in saffron robes with a green-bordered shawl walks at left. Centre, a man with an orange turban and long dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot in an orange robe. Beside him, a man in a red-orange robe and orange turban leans on a walking stick. On the right, a clean-shaven man in white shirt and dhoti walks barefoot, and a man in white with glasses and an orange shawl walks beside him. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls follow, some holding flowers.2006-12-31January 02 20092009-01-02July 22 20102010-07-22Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a wire fence and palm trees. A bearded man in white kurta lightly holds hands with a line of white-clad attendants. Leading figures in saffron/orange robes include a young man wearing a red-and-white flower garland and a young woman carrying a brass plate with offerings. A man in white with a yellow shawl holds a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind them a multicoloured fringed ceremonial umbrella is carried over the group. A man at right wears a saffron robe, glasses, and a red-and-gold ornamental necklace, and carries a small brass item.2010-01-02 +1 copies