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Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees. On the right, two women in saffron-orange robes sit on a striped cloth-covered seat, the one closer to the camera holding a long staff, under a colourful fringed parasol with a blue and gold canopy. Around them, many people in white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris walk and stand, several wearing lanyard badges. On the left, a drummer and a crowd of onlookers in mixed clothing gather near drums and percussion instruments. Low tin-roofed sheds and a wall sit in the background.

A large crowd gathers outdoors among coconut palms and flowering shrubs during a festival procession. Two multicoloured umbrellas with red, yellow and blue canopies and fringed edges stand above the scene. Many devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas or white saris with yellow borders, some men with orange shawls and orange-red headcloths. Women in saris of blue, purple and white stand at the front, some holding their hair in braids. Simple white-roofed temporary structures and orange-and-white bunting line the grounds. Orange marigolds and green foliage fill the lower foreground. No single person in the image is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.

Outdoor photo on bare dry ground at an Independence Day celebration. A long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a white-draped seat on a striped mat, scattered with yellow flowers and a leopard-print cloth. Beside him an older man in white kurta, dark beaded mala and a small Indian flag pin sits on a white plastic chair. Behind them stand three men in white with orange shawls; the centre one holds a large orange umbrella over the seated figures. Colourful pennant strings hang overhead, and white plastic chairs and a few people in white are in the background.

December 30 2007

Outdoor ritual on a dusty ground beside bamboo scaffolding and palm trees under a clear sky. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and an orange robe stands on a striped mat, holding a small vessel toward a brass kalasha and garlands at right. Behind him a line of men in saffron-orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, some holding staffs or bells, while a few figures in white clothing stand among them. A plastic chair, stone blocks and a small building appear in the background.

A large crowd of devotees gathers on a reddish-brown dirt slope beneath tall coconut palms at an outdoor ashram-style site. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with a tied waist sash in yellow, while women wear white, cream and colourful saris in yellow, pink, teal and purple. A few people wear blue and maroon shirts. Several participants hold white cords or ropes, forming a line along the dirt path, and most look upward toward something out of frame. Corrugated-roofed white structures stand in the background behind a low wall.

July 29 2007

Outdoors under bright sun and palm trees, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a multi-strand orange-and-gold beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a striped mat atop a mound of reddish earth, with a folded shawl and bare feet visible. Two large parasols, one red and one multicoloured with fringed edges, are held above, and a trident-like staff stands behind. Around them sit and stand many young people: boys in white kurtas, girls in pink, yellow and white salwar and dupatta, and a woman in a blue shawl at the right edge. The seated figure appears to be the Swamiji (probable), identified by orange robes, long swept-back hair and ornate beaded necklace, seated as the central guest of honour during the celebration.

Outdoor photo on a dusty dirt path with palm trees and clear sky. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe walks at centre, smiling with hands near his chest in greeting. Behind him an attendant in an orange robe holds a bright orange umbrella overhead. Around them, people in white clothes press palms together in namaste, while children in striped shirts, a girl in turquoise salwar, and a woman in white stand watching. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair and an orange robe, matching the page's event context.

July 27 2008

A procession walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and thatched huts under bright sunlight. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long white flower garland walks among other saffron-robed sannyasis, one holding a tall golden staff. Ahead, a man in white kurta and a bare-footed devotee carry brass ritual vessels, and several attendants in white dhotis with yellow and orange shawls hold colourful striped and tasselled umbrellas over the group. Some participants wear rudraksha malas. The scene suggests a temple procession.

November 20 2006