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Outdoor procession on a dirt road with many people in orange and white clothing. A central figure in saffron robes wears a white and red floral garland, a gold headband and gold necklaces, and walks smiling beside a man in white dhoti and shirt. Behind him a person in orange holds a tall gold staff topped with a finial, and an orange-clad figure with a gold chain and a drum-like instrument walks at right. Orange flags and fringed canopies overhead, a blue balloon, and a drummer in white at left.

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December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession under red and orange ceremonial parasols with tasselled fringes and orange flags behind. A central man wears an orange robe, a white and pink flower garland, layered gold and beaded necklaces, and a red-marked forehead; he has long swept-back hair and smiles while walking. Beside him, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl holds a tall gold trident-topped staff, and another man in orange robes at right holds a gold staff. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas, walk around them, and onlookers stand in the background near a small building and palm trees.2008-12-28Outdoor 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 paved road in bright daylight with a dense crowd of devotees. Many men wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, while others wear white kurtas and white dhotis with orange shawls. Several carry tall orange flags and colourful fringed umbrellas overhead. In the centre, a man in a bright orange robe and orange turban wears a long rudraksha mala and walks forward. Men on the sides wear gold garland necklaces. A drummer with a drum is visible at the lower right edge, and a shirtless young man in a white vest stands at right.2009-01-12December 29 20102010-12-29December 30 20072007-12-30A procession on a dirt path in bright daylight. A central figure in orange robes wears an orange headband, a multi-strand rudraksha-style necklace with a gold pendant, and a large white and red flower garland; he is walking under a decorated umbrella with fringed red, yellow and green trim. Around him, people in white clothes with orange shawls and headbands walk with hands pressed in anjali, and women in white saris carry a peacock-feather fan with a round orange emblem. A green gate with balloons and a tall ceremonial staff appear behind. Ratha-style procession with devotees.2007-12-25December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copies