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March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a procession walking down a red-carpeted lane lined with steel railings. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red-and-white flower garland, and a gold-and-red bead necklace, holding a long staff and smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him walks a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and upper cloth with a gold border and rudraksha mala, also in namaste. Devotees line both sides in white and orange clothes, many with hands folded. Behind them stands a decorated canopy with tassels, paper-leaf bunting and colourful cloth hangings in a temple-like setting.2012-01-01A photograph of a procession walking down a red carpet under a covered hall with striped pillars and a decorated canopy. In the centre, a figure in a red robe and orange-beaded garland walks with raised palms, flanked by white-clad attendants holding a staff and a canopy. On the left, men in white clothes stand with palms pressed together and an orange flag. On the right, women in white and saffron saris and a woman in a green sari watch, with a fair-haired woman at the far right in a white sari. The setting is an open-sided temple hall with metal railings.2010-12-22A procession inside a temple hall moves along a red carpet between metal barriers. At centre, a man with long dark hair, a white forehead band, orange-saffron robes, a long red-and-white flower garland and a layered gold necklace walks barefoot and is shielded by a decorated umbrella. Two orange-robed attendants with white head bands walk beside him, one holding a long pole with a ceremonial parasol. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris stands with hands folded. Festival decorations with colourful garlands, banners and lamps frame the background, and a deity murti is visible in the lit shrine area.2013-03-10A photograph of a procession walking down a red carpet runner inside a covered hall with orange walls and colourful pillars. A figure in an orange-saffron robe and a long beaded necklace of orange and gold beads walks under a multicoloured parasol with a tassel fringe, a sign of honour in the procession. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tall ornate yellow-and-red banner on a pole at the left. Behind them, men in white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls with gold necklaces, and women in beige and orange saris, follow with hands folded in greeting. The orange-robed figure has long swept-back hair and rudraksha-style beads, a person cue in this processional setting. Other people walk toward an open doorway at the far end.2010-12-28March 10 20132013-03-10March 03 20112011-03-03A procession walks down a red carpet under a covered hall at an ashram. At the centre, a man in a red dhoti and red shawl wears a long orange-and-yellow flower garland and is led forward under a large round canopy (chhatra) with multicoloured tassels, carrying a staff. Behind him a bare-chested man with a white cloth tied on his head, and to the right a man in orange robes and a gold necklace, walk among devotees. Men in white dhotis and kurtas press their palms together, and some hold orange flags on poles. Women in white saris with orange shawls and a western-dressed woman follow. Decorated pillars with colourful patterns line the hall. The shawl-wearing figure in red has distinctive garland and canopy cues, and is identified only by role as a procession leader; the bare-chested man with white head cloth and devotees are described by role. Around 20 people are visible.2010-12-22March 10 20132013-03-10A procession inside a covered hall with a metal roof frame and white walls. At the centre, a smiling man in a white cap and orange-saffron robes wears a long white flower garland and walks beneath a multicoloured ceremonial parasol with a gold finial, as the bearer holds it. Figures in orange and saffron robes and rudraksha-style beads walk on either side, with a man in a white shirt and dark sash, and a man in white holding a brass vessel. Men in white shirts stand along the left, and a man in a dark jacket appears at the right edge. Hanging white T-shirts with red prints and a framed notice are visible on the walls, and small lanterns are strung across the entrance.2008-12-29