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January 06 2013

January 06 2013

A photograph of a festival procession with a long line of devotees. In the foreground a woman in a rust-brown sari carries a brass tray holding a decorated kalasha or pot wrapped in pink cloth, a marigold garland and a green palm-leaf motif. A young man at left in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a tall yellow pole. Behind them women in white sarees with gold borders carry brass trays and offerings, some wearing tilak on the forehead. Several more people with their faces partly visible stand in the crowd and a blurred street with vehicles is in the background.

January 15 2016

2016-01-15 +1 copies

A procession under a corrugated metal roof on a dirt floor with coloured kolam designs. In the centre a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a white bead necklace, carries a white vessel, with an umbrella and a striped banner beside him. Behind him, women in orange and red saris and men in orange robes walk in a line, while men in white dhotis stand at the side, one with folded hands. Several figures wear orange sashes or garlands. A large multicoloured parasol and decorated pennant poles are visible. The figure with the vessel cannot be confirmed as a person from appearance, so no in-person identification is made.

A festival procession in a public outdoor area. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala holds a copper tray decorated with a yellow flower garland, pink cloth and gold beads. Beside her, a young man on the left, bare-chested with orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial beaded necklaces, holds a tall yellow pole. Behind them, women in cream and gold-bordered saris and rust-coloured garments stand in a line, several holding offering trays, with a few more people in white behind them.

A procession on a dirt path under trees. Several women in orange saris carry ornate multicoloured parasols with red and gold panels and fringed edges. A young woman in an orange sari in the foreground holds an ornate brass or silver ceremonial item, and a girl in orange at right carries a brass tray with a domed lid. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls walk among them, and a camera operator stands near the centre. A large gold-decorated stone or brass panel with inscribed text stands at left.

2006-12-19 +1 copies

March 11 2017

A procession on a dirt path beside a corrugated metal fence and banana trees. Several shaved-headed priests in rust-orange dhotis with gold-bordered edges and beaded necklaces walk in two rows, several holding tall ceremonial parasols with fringed, embroidered canopies in red, yellow and orange. A man in orange clothing holds a silver vessel with a green coconut-like offering. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and saris stand along the path, and an older man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at the right edge. A yellow tarpaulin and a metal fence line the background. Roughly a dozen physical people are visible.

A procession moves along a dirt path beside a white building with a red-pillared veranda. In the foreground a young man in a pale peach silk kurta and white dhoti stands with a folded cloth. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border carries a silver vessel and a tray of flowers and offerings. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with maroon border walks, and devotees in white and orange robes follow. On the right a man in orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace holds a tall golden staff, and a multicoloured canopy umbrella with fringed edges rises above the group, with an ornate palanquin visible behind. Several people walk in the background, some in white and some in saffron.

Outdoor procession on a dirt path at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi, with palm trees behind. Women in saffron-orange saris carry silver staffs and a red-and-gold embroidered umbrella, while a woman in white and saffron holds a silver pot and a tray with a small lamp. Men in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk in the group, and a girl in a lime-green dress stands at the right edge. Ornate parasols with floral embroidery and tassels, and white flags, accompany the welcoming procession for the returning Kodikkan Ratham.

A festival procession outdoors with a line of women in rust-orange and brown saris and white cream-toned saris moving past a blurred green background. In the centre, a smiling woman in a rust sari holds a tray with a kalasha-style brass pot decorated with white flowers, pink and green fabric and a garland of white beads. A woman on the left holds a tray of white jasmine flowers, and a bare-chested young man on the right wears an orange cloth, a gold necklace and sacred ash markings on his body while holding a drum. Several women wear rudraksha malas, and the background shows palm trees and a building.

2017-03-11 +1 copies