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Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. A central figure in saffron robes wears a white flower garland and a headband, carrying a long ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial and a white tassel; a blue balloon floats nearby. Around him, men and women in saffron and orange shawls walk alongside, some in white dhotis and saris. Ornate colourful parasols with gold emblems and tasselled fringes are held aloft, and red and orange flags wave in the background. A woman carries a tray of offerings with fruit, and white flower-tufted fans or whisks are carried in the procession. Many devotees in white follow behind. a person is the saffron-robed central figure, based on the garland, the headband and the ceremonial staff.

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December 24 20082008-12-24December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesA procession on a dusty dirt road in bright daylight. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland walks with hands folded in greeting, with a long-shafted staff beside them, flanked by another robed figure in orange holding a staff. Behind them, men and women in white clothes and orange shawls carry tall decorated parasols with red, yellow and blue embroidered panels and flags. Several participants wear rudraksha beads, and a woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a gold border. Trees and a white-roofed building appear in the background.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor procession on a dirt road under palm trees, with several large colourful parasols (blue, yellow, red and green panels with white and blue motifs) carried overhead. Saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walk in the crowd, many wearing rudraksha malas. A central figure in saffron wears a long flower garland and carries a trident-topped staff, flanked by attendants holding white fly-whisks and small decorated fans. Women in white and orange saris and men in white kurtas walk alongside. A brass pot of yellow flowers sits in the lower right foreground.2008-12-23A procession on a dirt road during a Hindu festival, with several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with tasseled edges and red-orange flags. At the centre, a figure in orange robes wearing a long white and orange garland and a dark-haired head with a headpiece walks beside a golden staff. Other saffron-robed sannyasis walk alongside, some holding staffs, while drummers in white clothes and orange sashes play drums and women in white saris with orange shawls carry white fan-like whisks. Devotees in white and orange follow along the road.2008-12-24A procession on a dirt path with palm trees and a wire fence behind. Two colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges and blue, red and yellow motifs are carried by men in white dhotis with yellow shawls. A central figure in an orange robe wears a long red-and-white flower garland and walks barefoot beside another orange-robed sannyasi with a long beard and a gold necklace. Women in white saris with gold borders and men in white kurtas follow behind. A man at left wears a white shirt and a rudraksha-style mala.2009-12-24August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor festival procession with multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas in red, yellow, green and blue bearing gold emblems and tasselled edges, carried above participants. A young man in the centre wears a saffron-orange garment with a white flower garland and a yellow headband, holding a gold staff with a blue ornament and a white fan-like object. Around him men and women in orange and white garments walk, several holding gold-topped staffs and orange and red flags on poles. Palm trees and a brick wall stand behind under an overcast sky. A few spectators stand at the edges of the crowd.2008-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 24 20092009-12-24