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Street procession at a village festival, with a decorated red-and-gold ceremonial canopy and embroidered banners overhead. A bearded man in a white shirt and orange dhoti holds a large drum with a red and gold checkered body. Beside him, a woman with grey-streaked hair in white garments with a white shawl smiles and plays a hand drum with a red and gold rim decorated with a white bird emblem. A man in orange robes with an orange turban and a rudraksha mala stands in the middle background, holding a brass horn. Women in white saris with gold borders walk alongside, and white flags with a blue emblem line the procession. Shopfronts and a tiled-roof building frame the street.

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December 31 20052005-12-31Street procession in a small town with a decorated palanquin-style canopy in red, purple and gold. Two women in white shawls play red and gold drums in the foreground; the woman on the right wears glasses and a white scarf, the woman on the left has grey hair and a red bindi. Behind them a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl plays a large drum, and a robed figure in saffron/orange with a saffron turban and long beaded necklace walks among others in orange robes. Another man plays a brass horn. A red banner with white script hangs over the canopy, with triangular flags and a row of hand-printed flags strung above the street, and a multi-storey building stands at left.2005-12-31A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with small shops and onlookers. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes walks with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange head wrap and an orange-and-gold beaded mala. Ahead and around them, followers in white clothes carry tall poles topped with large lavender umbrellas edged in red fringe and painted with gold and red motifs. Others hold round red shields with white dove emblems and gold fringe. Colourful banners and flags are visible in the background, and a woman in a white sari with a beaded necklace stands at the right edge, holding a rope.2005-12-31Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a line of people walking under large lavender parasol-style umbrellas trimmed in red tassels and decorated with dark blue medallions bearing white birds. In the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban wears a long beaded necklace with a gold pendant and carries a red-and-gold round shield with a blue medallion and white bird. Around him, people in white kurtas and saris carry umbrellas and shields, a woman in white with a grey shawl walks beside him, and a man in white on the right wears a rudraksha-style mala. Saffron-robed attendants stand behind, and a decorated festival archway with painted panels and flags rises in the background amid trees. The cues are a saffron robe, turban, and long ceremonial necklace, so the central figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji in procession.2005-12-31Street procession in daylight on a road with parked white vans and roadside shops behind. A man in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, walks centre-right, holding a long orange flag pole and extending his other arm toward a crowd. Behind him, two purple-fringed canopies on poles, one with a red trim and a gold-topped finial, are carried in procession. On the left a woman in white with a trident (trishul) walks beside a drummer in a red dhoti and vest playing a drum. Several women in white and cream saris and men in white kurtas follow, some carrying orange flags and holding garlands. Colourful banners and a yellow-orange decorated umbrella appear in the background.2005-12-31A festival procession moves along a dirt road in daylight. Many devotees in white clothes walk behind a richly decorated golden-and-blue palanquin-style chariot at the centre back, topped with a small finial and flanked by orange flags. Drummers in the foreground play large hand drums: a man in a striped shirt and yellow dhoti beats one drum while a man in red shirt carries another. Women wear white saris with coloured borders, and some carry long ornate umbrellas and fan-like standards with tassels and embroidered patterns. Several participants wear orange sashes and name badges. Trees and a small structure line the background.2009-12-29A procession moves along a dirt path past a red-and-white tent and a red gateway with a golden palanquin visible beyond. Foreground devotees carry large embroidered ceremonial banners with floral patterns on long poles and saffron-red flags bearing a bird emblem. A woman in a white sari with a red border and a pendant necklace holds a red flag and smiles. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with pendant necklaces carry a conch and bells and blow horns. A man in a green shirt and a man in a yellow shirt walk among them. Crowds of onlookers stand in the background under an overcast sky.2011-07-15A street procession moves forward with a decorated deity palanquin in the background, its canopy and ornate frame in red, blue and gold. Under lavender and red fringed umbrellas, a central figure in an orange saffron robe, with long dark hair, an orange head cloth and a long beaded ceremonial gold necklace, walks with hands clasped in front. Around him, orange-robed sannyasis and devotees in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, carry staffs, a silver kalasha-shaped vessel and orange flags. Trees and vehicles line the road behind. The central figure shows cues consistent with a person, though his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2005-12-31A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with white-walled buildings and palm trees under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and white dhoti wears glasses and an ID badge on a lanyard. Several men wear orange head cloths and white shirts and play drums and cymbals. Behind them, a large decorated ratha/chariot with gold and orange ornamentation is carried or pulled, with a saffron flag and ornate gold-and-red canopy umbrellas raised on poles. Many people in white and orange follow the procession.2010-01-01Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees in white clothing and orange flags. Around him, devotees in white hold orange and white flags and a silver ceremonial staff with a finial is carried in front. Another canopy with an orange-gold fringe and a green emblem bearing a white bird stands to the right. Several women in white saris and men in white shirts with rudraksha malas walk alongside, some singing or raising arms.2005-12-31A festival procession moves along a paved road lined with palm trees. At the centre, a man in a long orange saffron robe with an orange head wrap and a gold-beaded necklace walks forward, his face visible and his hands folded at his waist. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis walk barefoot, and people in white dhotis, kurtas and sarees carry large lavender and red fringed ceremonial umbrellas on tall poles. Women in white and cream saris and white salwar kurtas carry green peacock-feather fans with blue emblems, and a banner with red and yellow decorations and white flags sits behind them. Only white or saffron clothing and marching gestures are described here.2005-12-31December 26 20102010-12-26