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Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered on bare dirt ground in front of a low tiled-roof building and palm trees. A man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a large red and multicolour parasol with fringed tassels over a seated figure. Several men and women in white and off-white ritual clothes wear orange shawls. A seated person in an orange robe sits on the ground near the center. Many onlookers stand behind, wearing white, saree, and mixed colours. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession or ritual honour at an ashram ground. A sound speaker stands on a pole at the right.

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December 20 20062006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A dirt-road procession moves between palm trees at dusk, led by a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl carrying a multicoloured ceremonial parasol on a pole. A framed portrait of a bearded, saffron-robed figure is carried on a decorated palanquin-style frame behind them. Around the procession, devotees in white dhotis and white sarees with gold borders walk alongside, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A bearded man in orange robes walks at the right, and a small blue-and-white banner flutters at upper left. Several people line the road, and a concrete wall and roadside structures are visible behind.2009-01-02April 05 20122012-04-05January 02 20092009-01-02November 11 20102010-11-11December 28 20062006-12-28Outdoor photograph of a procession on a sandy courtyard in front of a pink-walled building with corrugated roofs and palm trees. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes and an orange turban stands facing the camera, with a white-clad man walking past on the left. Behind them a crowd of men in white dhotis and women in saffron, orange and green saris stands beside several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with tassels. A decorated white figure and a trident-topped pole appear at the right edge, and a pile of sand is visible on the right. The man in saffron wears a rudraksha mala and no visible crown or swept hair, so identity cannot be determined from appearance.2006-12-20Outdoor photo of a ceremonial procession on a dirt path beneath a corrugated metal roof with hanging decorative loops. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, many with yellow shawls, stand in two rows holding multicoloured parasols with fringed edges. One man in the center holds a yellow-fringed umbrella over a path, while a woman in an orange sari stands among white-clad women and men along the sides. Palm trees and terracotta-coloured buildings are visible behind. A saffron-robed figure stands on the right among the white-clad attendees.2010-10-05Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a crowd of men and some women in white ritual clothes and orange shawls. Under a multicoloured fringed parasol held aloft, a central figure in an orange robe and orange shawl with long dark hair and a beard walks at the front, holding a garland of marigolds and a long ceremonial staff topped with a metal finial. Others carry a trident and staffs; some wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Trees, scrubland and a metal roadside sign frame the scene.2007-12-23