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A festival procession on a dirt courtyard under trees, with a large crowd of devotees in white clothing moving around a red-and-gold palanquin or ratha. Two decorative parasols with blue, red and yellow panels and tasselled edges shade the scene. A man in a white dhoti with an orange sash holds a long white fly-whisk or chamara with a golden handle aloft, and a woman in a white sari stands beside him. Many women wear white saris, and others wear pale blue or saffron. Banana leaves and a red-painted wall frame the right edge. a person is not clearly visible among the people shown, so no appearance-based identification is made.

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December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees in predominantly white clothing gathered on dusty ground beneath trees during a procession. Several colourful ceremonial parasols with blue, red, yellow and green panels and tassels are raised above the people, including a large multicoloured umbrella on a pole. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow or orange shawls, while women wear white and cream saris, one in yellow. A man in a saffron-orange garment stands at left, and a bare-chested young man with a gold-trimmed white cloth and gold necklace stands at centre. A red pole runs along the right side, and a cameraperson is visible in the crowd. The image contains no visible a person candidate that can be identified by appearance.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor crowd gathered on sandy ground under a tree near a colourful striped umbrella with tassels, held aloft by a man in a yellow shawl. Many people wear white clothing: women in white saris with yellow or gold borders and long braids, men in white dhotis and kurtas. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and gold chain stands in the foreground, his forehead marked with white tilak. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala looks upward, while a white feathered fan or whisk is visible at the lower right. A woman in a yellow shawl and red bindi stands at right. Roughly 40 or more people are visible, with a red building wall at the upper right.2010-12-26December 27 20092009-12-27February 02 20102010-02-02December 23 20082008-12-23December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor evening procession under a large tree with low sun flaring through branches. A crowd of devotees walks along a path; many women wear white saris with yellow borders, others wear white kurtas and dhotis, and some wear orange or saffron garments. Several people carry tall ceremonial parasols and ornate banners in red, green, yellow and orange with embroidered emblems. On the left, a decorated ratha or palanquin with gold-coloured canopy and garlands is pulled through the crowd. Single-storey whitewashed buildings with tiled roofs and palm trees sit behind. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in the scene, so the subject is shown among devotees.2010-02-12A procession in an outdoor courtyard with several ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and green overhead. At the centre, a bearded man in an orange-saffron cloth wears a tall dark crown, a red and white flower garland and heavy gold necklaces, with a rudraksha mala visible. He is flanked by attendants: a shirtless man in white dhoti holding a staff, and a woman in a deep red sari. Nearby, girls in orange and yellow dresses carry brass pots and flowers, and a woman in white sari holds a brass vessel. Large crowds of men in white dhotis and women in saris stand with hands folded in namaskar along the red-walled building behind. A cameraman is visible at the centre-left. Appearance-based Swamiji (probable) cues are the crown, saffron clothing, garland and gold necklaces; he is walking in procession under umbrellas.2016-07-19Outdoor procession on a dry dirt ground beneath blue sky and green trees. Several decorated umbrellas in red, blue and yellow with fringes stand above a thatched roofed shrine structure. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shoulder cloths walk in a crowd. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe with a maroon sash stands with his back to the camera, arm extended. A bald man in white stands at lower right, and women in saris, including one in pink and one in green, stand to the right. Ceremonial flag poles and a gold-coloured standard appear at right.2010-01-01Outdoor procession under palm trees on a dusty path. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside a palanquin-style carriage decorated with garlands, tassels and a gold-toned ornament, with a multicoloured umbrella held aloft on a tall pole. A man in white holds the umbrella, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala walks in front. Several men wear saffron or orange scarves, and a few women in orange saris stand at right. Parked white vehicle and a decorated umbrella at the far right suggest a religious procession with devotees.2009-12-27