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August 11 2017

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A photograph of a ceremonial procession inside a hall with pale walls and a tiled floor. A small child in a plain white garment walks beneath a yellow brocade umbrella with fringed beadwork edges, holding its red pole. Behind and beside the child, men in white dhotis with gold borders and white upper cloths carry or hold ornate umbrellas; one has a blue floral brocade canopy. A bare-chested man with a large tattoo on his back and arm, wearing a white dhoti with gold border, raises a red pole at right. Gold barrier stanchions line the foreground, and colourful striped mats cover the floor.2017-08-11A procession on a paved courtyard with a red carpet runner. Several young men and boys in white kurtas hold tall red-handled ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and dark blue canopies fringed with sequins. A woman in a white sari with gold border walks at the right, and children in saffron-orange robes follow behind. Behind them, a stepped platform and potted plants frame the scene, with more onlookers in the background.2016-08-25August 11 20172017-08-11November 18 20162016-11-18November 12 20162016-11-12 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on red-and-white stepped stairs under an overcast sky. Several men in white dhoti and shirt with yellow shoulder cloths and rudraksha malas carry ornate umbrellas: a red umbrella, a multicolour fringed umbrella, and two saffron-fringed umbrellas embroidered with a blue bird emblem. One man in the centre wears an orange cloth and holds a brass tray with flowers, while another holds a small drum. Garlands of flowers hang at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2009-07-08December 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20172017-01-11A festive indoor procession under a white tent ceiling hung with colourful paper lanterns and tassels. Several large ceremonial umbrellas dominate the frame, in orange, red, green, blue and pink with gold brocade, silver mirror-work fringes and red poles. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas walk among them, one wearing a red shawl, and a devotee in a red and white kurta holds a red flag bearing a painted face. Men in white and women in saris stand in the background near a golden deity murti or ornamented statue carried in the procession. Red carpet covers the floor.2016-05-08February 01 20172017-02-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a temple-style procession. A smiling young man in the centre holds an orange and gold brocade umbrella with silver fringe on a long orange pole. He is bare-chested with a white dhoti, a gold-yellow edged cloth, a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on his forehead and chest. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, also holding an umbrella pole, looks to the side, and another man in white stands at the left edge. A red umbrella with silver beaded fringe is visible at right. Red pillars and a pale sandy ground form the background, and a visible ID badge hangs from the central man's waist.2017-01-01October 30 20162016-10-30