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July 08 20092009-07-08June 01 20092009-06-01July 08 20092009-07-08A group of about two dozen people walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and leafy shrubs, with a white tent structure and banners visible behind them. At the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe walks barefoot, with long dark hair and an arm extended forward. Around them, men wear white kurtas and white dhotis, several with orange or yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and some carry bags or flower garlands. A woman in a white head covering and a girl in a turquoise dress walk at the left edge. Several men on the right wear sandals and hold folded hands.2009-10-15A group of about twenty people in white ritual clothes walks down a dirt road lined with young trees, low concrete walls and palm trees. Near the centre, a woman in an orange saffron sari walks at the front, and a man in white with a saffron-orange shawl walks nearby. Several children in blue and green outfits walk among them. The procession moves toward the camera along a sandy path with scattered stones.2009-10-15December 27 20092009-12-27A procession walks along a dirt road lined with coconut palms in a rural village setting. Devotees in white ritual clothes with saffron and yellow shawls and beaded necklaces walk in two rows. Two people in front carry tall ornate banners with teardrop shapes, embroidered florals and a blue-and-red emblem, while a woman in a white sari and a man in white dhoti carry yellow cloth. A woman in a long brown and orange skirt and a man in a black shirt and trousers walk among them. Roadside banners hang from a fence on the left.2009-07-08A photograph of a procession on a dirt road lined with palm and tropical trees. A young man in the centre wears a white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders and walks barefoot. Behind him, a woman with white-blonde hair wears white clothing and a beaded mala, and another woman in a white and embroidered dress with black leggings walks beside her. A man on the right holds a white umbrella with multicoloured fringe over the group, and a bearded man in white with a rudraksha-style mala carries a bag. Other people in white and yellow shawls walk along the road behind them, and orange flags are visible at the right edge.2009-07-08A photograph of a long line of devotees walking single file along a narrow reddish-dirt path lined with coconut palms and dense green foliage. Most are dressed in plain white: the women wear white saris with gold-yellow borders and some have patterned white shawls, while the men wear white shirts and white dhotis. Several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white identification lanyards. Some walk with hands folded in prayer. Overhead, power lines cross the trees, and a blue metal box stands beside the path. The procession appears orderly and devotional. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-10-08November 06 20102010-11-06December 07 20072007-12-07A large procession of devotees walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low concrete wall under hazy daylight. Most participants wear white ritual clothes, with men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris or white garments. Several carry woven baskets of flowers and offerings, and a few hold multicoloured decorative umbrellas overhead. Orange and red flags are carried among the group, and a vehicle is visible in the distance behind them.2008-12-25