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June 06 20142014-06-06A procession on a paved courtyard with a red carpet runner. At the centre, a man with a shaved head and a long red-brown robe wears a large red floral garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, walking barefoot toward the camera. Around him, young men and boys in saffron-orange robes carry curved brass horns and ornate pennant-style staffs with red and gold emblems. A large orange-and-blue parasol is raised above the group. A boy in red with a golden crown and beaded necklaces walks at the front. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks behind. Palm trees and a open-sided roofed hall stand in the background.2014-08-20 +1 copiesA procession crosses an open paved courtyard under a corrugated-roof pavilion, with palm trees behind. A long red carpet runs down the centre. A central man in a brown-gold dhoti with a gold necklace and a yellow-gold sash walks barefoot, with a large curved golden horn raised by a drummer at left and a crescent-shaped ornament held aloft. Around him, young men and women in saffron-orange robes walk in pairs, some with hands folded in namaskar, and one carries a tray of offerings. A woman in white with a garland, and a bald-headed boy in orange, complete the line. A drummer in red and white beats a barrel drum at left. The scene looks like a ritual or ceremonial procession.2013-07-25A ceremonial procession on a pale sandy courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. Young drummers in saffron-orange dhotis, bare-chested with white headbands, play large barrel drums slung at their sides. Two boys at right blow long curved brass horns. A long red carpet runs down the centre, leading toward a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a ceremonial garland, flanked by other saffron-clad attendants. A white-clad man in a plain white dhoti and shirt stands at the left edge with a wind instrument. Ornate kalasha-style banners and a decorated umbrella-like canopy are visible above.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05May 30 20132013-05-30November 02 20132013-11-02November 05 20132013-11-05Outdoor procession on a red carpet with saffron-robed devotees and children. A man in a maroon-brown dhoti and a long white flower garland walks at the front, hands at his sides, with a rudraksha mala across his chest. Beside him, a barefoot man in maroon garments holds a tall wooden pole topped by an orange and red fringed canopy umbrella. Children in red and orange robes walk on both sides with hands pressed in anjali, some wearing rudraksha malas. Brass horns are raised at the edges, and a small open-sided shrine with a golden roof stands among green trees behind them. Ornate ritual procession with palm trees and dry ground in the background.2014-06-12June 06 20142014-06-06June 12 20142014-06-12Outdoor photo of a procession on a concrete courtyard along a red carpet runner toward a covered shrine with a canopy and a decorated altar. Young boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with white tilaka marks and rudraksha malas play long brass horns and drums. Several boys carry drums, and an adult in orange robes walks at the front near the shrine. Trees and a stone wall form the background.2013-11-05