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December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24January 01 20122012-01-01A photograph of a procession inside a decorated hall with a red, yellow and blue ceremonial parasol overhead. Beside him a second person in saffron robes and a gold-bead garland lifts a hand. Along the railing on the right, women in saris of teal, orange and green stand with palms pressed together, and a few devotees in dark clothing and white on the left also join their hands in greeting. Strings of paper decorations and colourful pillars frame the ceiling, with a deity murti visible in the background.2009-12-23A photograph of a procession walking down a red-carpeted lane lined with steel railings. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red-and-white flower garland, and a gold-and-red bead necklace, holding a long staff and smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him walks a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and upper cloth with a gold border and rudraksha mala, also in namaste. Devotees line both sides in white and orange clothes, many with hands folded. Behind them stands a decorated canopy with tassels, paper-leaf bunting and colourful cloth hangings in a temple-like setting.2012-01-01A festive hall decorated with balloons in red, orange, purple and white, paper streamers and colourful cloth panels. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes walks forward with palms pressed together in greeting, a red and white flower garland around his neck. Two bearded men in saffron robes walk beside him. Devotees line both sides of a metal railing, many with hands folded in namaste; men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear saris and salwar kameez, and children watch from the left. A floral backdrop and a wall hanging with decorative cloth appear behind them.2009-12-24A photograph of a doorway procession inside a decorated hall. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland with a gold necklace, walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes walks, and to the right a man in orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings. Behind them, men in white shirts with lanyards and a man in white with a red shawl follow. On the left, women in white saris with folded hands line the rail, and banana leaves and palm fronds decorate the archway, with coconut-palm foliage visible outside. Some devotees wear white clothing.2010-02-12A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala around his neck walks down a red carpet under a canopied temple hall, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Devotees on both sides, many in white and some with folded hands in namaskar, line metal railings. Behind him an ornate golden deity shrine with red drapes and pillars is visible. The man's wide, lively smile and saffron-and-rudraksha presentation fit the a person appearance cues, shown in procession as a sannyasi receiving greetings.2010-11-06December 23 20092009-12-23A festive procession lane in a covered hall decorated with multicolored balloons and hanging paper streamers. A man in an orange saffron garment with a white and pink flower garland and a red-tipped rudraksha-style flower necklace walks forward with palms pressed together in greeting. Banana leaves line the path, and metal railings separate devotees on both sides. Women on the left wear a blue top and white dupatta and press their hands in namaste, while a woman in a yellow saree and red flower in her hair stands nearby. Onlookers in white and light shirts watch from the right. Colorful decorative poles and an ornate orange and red canopy frame the scene.2009-12-26November 29 20112011-11-29December 27 20092009-12-27