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January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01October 11 20162016-10-11A festival procession moves along a sandy road lined with palm trees under bright daylight. Several umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies are carried on long poles, and a golden trident is raised at centre. Many people walk in the procession: men in orange saffron robes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, a central figure with long swept-back dark hair wearing a white sari-style garment with a red floral garland and gold ornaments, and bearded men in orange robes. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl walks at right, and a man in cream sherwani walks at left. A large crowd of onlookers fills the background.2009-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01Outdoor procession at a sandy ashram path in hazy morning light. A man in the centre wears a white turban, white garland of flowers, a gold-bordered white dhoti and a golden shawl, smiling, with hands folded; he is walked under a multicoloured fringed parasol. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis carry tall saffron flags on poles, and a woman in white with a red-bordered sari holds a flag and a silver plate with flowers. An orange shawl-clad young man with a rudraksha mala holds an offering plate. Other parasols in red, green and gold stand behind, with a crowd of people in white. Identity of the central figure is uncertain from appearance.2005-01-01December 15 20142014-12-15 +1 copiesJuly 29 20072007-07-29Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with trees, led by musicians in white dhotis and shawls: a man on the left plays a long brass horn (nagaswaram-style) with a yellow sash, and a white-clad drummer on the right carries a barrel drum slung over his shoulder. Behind them, a man in a dark orange-red robe wears a long white and multicolour flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, walking barefoot; a white-robed attendant stands beside him. Orange flags and a decorated canopy with ornate red, gold and green embroidery and tassels are carried above. Colourful triangular pennants hang from the top edge. Several devotees in white dhotis and kurtas carry long poles.2004-01-01October 11 20162016-10-11December 30th 20072007-12-30 +1 copiesA procession on a sandy path under palm trees. A young boy in white clothes on the left holds a long orange-and-white flag staff with a sword-like tip. Behind him, an older man with glasses and a white shawl with red borders walks beside a woman in white sari. In the centre, a woman in a white and gold sari wears a flower garland and walks between two decorated umbrellas with red fringe. On the right, a person in a white kurta with a red shawl holds a tall flag staff, and a woman in a cream and green sari with a rudraksha mala walks nearby. Several devotees in white follow, carrying flags and ceremonial items.2006-01-01