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A photograph of an outdoor procession on dusty ground at an ashram campus. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas walk among them, with several young men in pink-tinted white robes and orange sashes at the left. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange waist cloth walks near the centre. Drummers in blue shirts and white dhotis, one holding a drum, stand at the right. A girl in a white dress stands among the crowd. Behind them are a white building with an orange-and-blue striped awning, a large green-roofed hall, and a tall metal frame. A small portrait is mounted on the green hall wall. Visible people number roughly 50 to 60.

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A large outdoor group of roughly fifty to sixty devotees stands in a dusty open courtyard in front of a long orange-walled building with green corrugated roofs and small finials. Many are dressed in white dhotis and saris, with some in orange, red and blue garments. Several women hold brass plates of offerings, and a central figure in white with a garland and orange shawl holds a ceremonial item. Palm trees, a thatched hut and a concrete wall stand behind them under an overcast sky.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor festival procession on a dusty open ground at dusk, with a crowd of roughly 40 people walking in a line. Drummers in front play a large drum, and a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti plays a horn-like instrument. Several men wear orange or saffron robes and shawls, while many women wear white saris, pink and red outfits. A tall parasol with orange and yellow panels and a decorated float or palanquin with orange and gold ornaments are visible in the background, beside a row of tents and banners.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of an outdoor procession on a pale sandy ground in front of a campus with orange-roofed buildings and a metal scaffold frame. A large saffron-yellow canopy umbrella is carried on poles over a group of men in orange and red robes and white dhotis. Drummers in white dhotis and white shirts play a hand drum and a long wind instrument at the front, while a man in a maroon-pink cloth walks ahead. Many devotees in white and yellow shawls follow behind, with a boy in an orange shirt at the right edge. Colourful umbrellas are visible in the background. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2010-07-26December 24 20082008-12-24December 31 20082008-12-31A procession of children and teens walks along a dirt path past a red building with a green corrugated roof. In front, a girl in a white dress and red-maroon shawl carries a brass kalasha or bowl, and another girl in white walks beside her. Behind them, a young man in a white kurta holds a golden-yellow ceremonial banner with a green emblem, and another carries a large drum with red and yellow trim. A long line of boys and girls in white and mixed-colour clothing follows, with a trident-like staff visible among them. Trees and a small white building stand in the background under a pale sky.2006-05-01January 02 20092009-01-02Photograph of a festival procession moving across an open dirt courtyard beside a long low building with a green corrugated roof and orange bunting. Two saffron-orange flags on tall poles lead the crowd. Many men in white shirts and dhotis walk in a dense group, several carrying drums and one holding a camcorder. Women in white and cream saris carry brass pots and flower and fruit offerings, while a woman in a pale green sari and a man in an orange robe stand among them. Pink blossoms hang from a tree at upper left. The crowd is large but partly cut off at the edges, so the count is a range.2008-12-29An evening procession on a dusty open ground at dusk, with a pale orange sky and a row of trees and a water tank behind. Large crowds in white clothing walk and dance in the street. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris move among the crowd, with some in coloured saris and a child in a red patterned dress holding hands with a woman in white. In the foreground a woman in a blue sari with an orange rosette badge stands beside a woman in an orange top. On the right, drummers in white and dark dhotis play drums beside a decorated palanquin topped with a gold kalasha-style finial and colourful umbrella canopies. A woman in a blue sari and orange rosette stands at left, with a few people carrying bags.2010-02-12