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Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk along a red carpet beneath a golden canopy decorated with bamboo leaves and a pink draped backdrop. In the foreground at left, a man in an orange turban and orange wrap, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, gestures with one hand. Beside him, a bald man in orange and a light orange shawl walks, and a bald man in orange with a rudraksha mala holds a walking cane. At right, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks with hands folded, and other orange-clad monks follow. Behind them, devotees in white and yellow-orange clothing stand among the procession.

December 31 2008

December 31 2006

A photograph of people walking along a red carpet with patterned runner at an outdoor event under a pink and white draped tent. In the foreground, a man in a grey shirt and grey trousers walks beside a man in white kurta and white dhoti wearing an orange shawl. Next to them a man in white with a white towel over his shoulder walks barefoot. On the right, a figure with long swept-back hair, an orange turban, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot with one hand raised in greeting, with a man in white and an orange shawl behind. A video camera operator and seated guests in red chairs appear at left. Printed copyright text overlays the lower right corner.

A procession walks along a red carpet under a white tent canopy. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a turban and a marigold garland, with ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha beads, and walks with his hands clasped at chest height. To his left, a bearded elderly man in orange robes and a yellow-orange garland walks forward. Behind them, monks in orange and maroon robes carry ceremonial staffs and wear garlands, and green and red ornamental umbrellas are held overhead. A small pavilion with a dome-shaped roof stands in the background, and cameras are visible among the crowd.

December 30 2008

A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a red carpet beneath a large ornate yellow, red, green and blue canopy with gold embroidery and tassels, outdoors at a festival ground with blue-and-white striped tent walls behind them. The central figure in the foreground wears a plain orange robe and walks barefoot-style in sandals with his head shaved. A tall figure in an orange turban and rudraksha mala walks at right, and a man with long hair and a beard in orange robes and gold-bead necklaces walks at left. Several other orange-robed followers and a few men in ordinary clothes walk behind, including one in a dark jacket holding a camera.

December 31 2009

Outdoor procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walking along a dirt path past a concrete wall with banana plants and wooden staffs behind them. In the foreground a tall man with long dark hair, a saffron turban and a rudraksha mala wears an orange wrap over a saffron robe. Beside him an older man in an orange turban and orange robe holds a wooden walking stick and a dark mala, with his hand raised near his face. Other devotees in orange and saffron garments walk behind, some carrying long bamboo poles with coloured pennants. A man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. The procession appears to be a festival or temple procession.

Outdoor procession on a dirt road with red and yellow parasols overhead. A central figure in an orange robe wears a long white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha mala, hands joined in prayer, with a vertical mark on the forehead and long hair. Around him, saffron-robed sadhus walk with a golden trident and a tall staff, and one wears a garland and beads. A man in white on the right carries a silver pot decorated with greenery, and white-clad attendants walk on the left. Palm trees and buildings appear in the hazy background. Appearance-based: a person among the walking devotees, shown with long hair, orange robe, garland and rudraksha mala, but identity is uncertain.