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December 31 2011

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Evening procession passing under a covered walkway decorated with banana leaves, hanging tassels and string lights. In the foreground, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl holds a woven basket of flowers and fruit. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and beige trousers carries a long pole topped by a yellow canopy with red, blue and green floral motifs and a bird emblem. Behind them, several men walk, one in a grey jacket with an orange cloth over his shoulder, others in white, and a man in orange robes with folded hands stands at the right edge. A second colourful canopy is visible further back under the shed.2011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31January 01 20122012-01-01November 29 20112011-11-29A procession outdoors beside a concrete block wall and banana plants. At centre, a young man in an orange robe wears a long garland of red and white flowers and has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a bearded man in an orange dhoti holds a tall gold staff, and a man in white holds a multicoloured canopy umbrella with gold-tasselled edges. Further right, a bald, bespectacled man in an orange robe and gold chain necklaces carries a silver tray, while a white-clad man holds a trident-topped staff. Several men in white shirts and yellow shawls follow, and devotees in white walk in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesNight procession at an ashram courtyard. A central man with long dark hair, a red bindi, a white and red flower garland, gold necklaces and an orange saffron robe walks forward with hands together, flanked by saffron-robed attendants and white-clad devotees. Ornate orange umbrella-style standards with embroidered floral motifs and tasseled canopies are carried overhead. Potted plants and a directory board sit behind them, with a crowd of devotees in white and saffron. +1 copiesNovember 12 20162016-11-12Night procession on a dirt ground with a large crowd of devotees behind. In the centre, a man in a saffron/orange robe and orange turban walks barefoot, with the a person candidate's appearance uncertain at this distance. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron shawls carry decorated parasols with red, yellow and multicoloured fringes, a silver trident (trishul) on a pole, and a silver bowl held in front. Ornate red and gold fan-shaped standards with a blue emblem are also carried. The scene suggests a temple procession, possibly ratha-related, under dusk lighting.2006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20November 21 20102010-11-21March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copies