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April 21 20152015-04-21December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor procession on a concrete courtyard under a open-sided roof with palm trees behind. A red carpet runs down the centre. A man in front wears a white dhoti and carries a small shrine-like object; behind him a young man in orange holds a bronze-coloured ornamental plate. A bearded man in a rust-red cloth with a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha malas walks at centre, with a multicoloured fringed parasol held above him. Men in white dhotis, some in orange, walk alongside and drummers in orange beat round drums at left. A tan dog walks in the foreground.2016-08-02A group of people walks barefoot along a narrow white-marked path through a wooded outdoor area with green trees behind them. Most wear saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with gold borders and sacred-thread or rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; some wear maroon tunics with gold trim. A central man with long swept-back dark hair and a large necklace of beads walks forward, while a shaved-headed man on the right wears a white forehead mark and holds a rolled cloth. Several young participants carry brass horns and musical instruments, and others stand in the background. The scene resembles a ceremonial procession.2013-06-06Outdoor ceremonial procession on a dirt ground beneath a canopy decorated with green leaves and pink flower garlands. A man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and a long brown-orange beaded necklace walks forward smiling, with a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Beside him, a bald attendant in a dark maroon dhoti with a gold-trimmed border and armbands holds a large orange umbrella over the group and raises a hand. Another attendant at left presses palms together in namaste, wearing a rudraksha mala. An elderly bald man in orange robes with a white beard follows, hands folded, and white-clad figures and a ceremonial horn-shaped instrument appear behind. A grey car and red boundary wall are visible in the background.2015-04-28June 07 20162016-06-07A photograph of a procession on a red carpet under a corrugated metal roof with red steel framing. A central figure in a rust-brown dhoti and tall golden crown is garlanded with thick white and pink flower garlands, with gold ornaments on his chest and shoulders; he walks barefoot. Around him, several men in orange-saffron robes and rudraksha malas walk with him, one holding a large orange ornate umbrella with tassels. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow-bordered dhoti stands at right beside a blue umbrella, and another in white stands at left. Banana leaves and palm fronds decorate the edges, and a smaller pink umbrella is visible at left. Several other people in white and saffron stand in the background.2017-12-30November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor procession on a red carpet beneath a decorated open-sided pavilion with colourful striped fabric and a multicoloured kalasha-style finial. A central man in a saffron-red robe and red turban wears a long white-and-pink flower garland and gold ornaments on a gold chain, walking forward while a bare-chested attendant holds a yellow ceremonial umbrella above him. A man in red holds a red umbrella on the right. Around them stand attendants in white dhotis and orange cloths with rudraksha malas, one holding a camera crouched at left, and a woman in a red sari with mala beads at far left. Trees and paved ground form the backdrop.2016-10-08April 21 20152015-04-21February 23 20152015-02-23June 06 20142014-06-06