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March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02October 06 20062006-10-06Outdoor photo at dusk of a procession on bare dirt ground in front of a low red brick wall and trees. Many people stand in two lines holding tall poles with ornate red, orange and green umbrellas or canopies decorated with embroidered motifs and fringed tassels. Several women wear orange-red saris, others wear white saris, and men wear white dhotis and saffron or orange robes. A man at center-left wears a dark vest and white clothes with a lanyard. Some have sandalwood or tilak marks on the forehead and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A pink and blue cloth lies on the ground in the lower right.2016-01-16January 24 20162016-01-24April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph of an outdoor religious procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. In the centre, a devotee in an orange robe with a red tilak walks beneath a multicoloured striped parasol, with a framed portrait and a decorated palanquin-style float with garlands behind him. Around him, sannyasis in saffron robes and devotees in white and orange clothing, some with rudraksha malas, walk along the road. A woman in a blue shawl stands with palms pressed together at the right, and a white vehicle and tent structures appear in the background.2009-01-02A night-time procession on a dirt road as two lines of people in saffron-orange robes stand facing inward toward the centre. Several figures wear white dhotis or white sarongs with orange garments, and some boys and young people wear rudraksha malas. Ornate parasols with gold fringe and patterned canopies rise above the group, and a illuminated chariot or float with lights glows at the far right. Electric lights and a dark background frame the scene.2016-02-17 +1 copiesA procession on a paved courtyard at dusk under a corrugated roof, with palm trees behind. Two women in white saris and a man in white dhoti lead, carrying ornate yellow-and-red pennant-shaped standards with embroidered emblems on long poles. A woman in a maroon sari holds a golden ceremonial staff topped with an ornate finial. Behind them, women in orange, saffron and white saris and men in white dhotis and orange shawls follow, with a young girl in pink. At right, a man in a red-and-gold shawl stands near a saffron-robed man. Drums and a lit lamp are visible at left, and a wrap-around shrine decoration appears in the background.2011-12-15A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low stone wall strung with small lights. In the centre, a man in orange robes with a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala walks among sannyasis in saffron. Behind them, attendants in white dhotis and saffron or yellow shawls carry tall poles topped with ornate umbrella-shaped canopies in red, yellow and green. A woman in an orange sari on the left holds a fan and a book, and white-clad children walk alongside carrying decorated fans and parasols. The crowd fills the road, under a clear blue sky.2008-12-25