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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession on an open sandy ground lit by floodlights. A woman in an orange sari with a red-and-white bead necklace stands centre-left, holding a tray of flowers and offerings. Two bare-chested young men in orange dhotis with white pleated cloths and ornaments stand beside her, one holding a long multicoloured-fringed ceremonial umbrella on a pole. A boy with a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a drum and a long curved horn at left, next to a white car. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and a man in white with a folder, stand nearby. Temple-style shrines with lit ornamentation appear in the background.2016-12-23Night procession outdoors at a temple complex. A young attendant in orange dhoti and bare chest holds a large multicolored fringed umbrella with a gold finial above the group. An older man in a beige shirt and trousers stands beside a white car. A man in a saffron robe with a white-sashed devotee look and bare feet walks at centre-left, hands raised. Behind him, a man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with vibhuti and rudraksha malas carries a silver tray with a white cloth-wrapped bundle and green leaves. Another attendant in orange dhoti and gold-bordered cloth follows. A boy in white dhoti plays a drum on the left. Men in white dhotis stand to the right. Decorated shrine domes and lights glow in the background.2016-12-23Night-time outdoor scene at a temple-style compound where a large ceremonial umbrella with multicoloured fringed tassels in blue, green, red, white and yellow is carried on a tall golden pole. Several men in saffron and orange dhotis stand around it; a bare-chested young man on the left plays a long brass horn, and two bare-chested attendants in orange dhotis with white and red markings stand near the umbrella. A man in a white shirt and white trousers walks on the right, and a man in a light shirt stands beside a white car. Behind them are brick walls, string lights and decorated shrine structures. Visible people number about eight. A man in orange and a man in a dark saffron-brown garment with a shawl appear in the middle; the scene reads as a temple procession with ceremonial umbrella and horn.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night-time procession on a road with a red carpet laid down. A man in long flowing hair and an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala walks at left, and a man in a red-orange cloth stands centre-right, both smiling and gesturing with raised palms. Behind them saffron-robed attendants follow, and men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside drummers playing large drums. A red and multicoloured ceremonial parasol is held overhead, and at right a helper in white holds a large white and red flower garland on a tray for welcome. A lit shop front and a parked vehicle appear at the top left.2009-07-12July 31 20152015-07-31Night procession on a paved courtyard under string lights. A bare-chested man in a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl walks centre-front, with a long-haired attendant in orange behind him holding a tall gold-tipped umbrella with multicoloured tasselled canopy. Around them, several men in orange dhotis, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings walk in procession; the figure in front holds a pot-like offering and others have hands joined in namaskar. Drummers with drums stand at left beside a parked dark SUV. A wooden signboard with an inscription sits at right edge.2017-02-08April 05 20122012-04-05November 21 20102010-11-21January 02 20162016-01-02