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June 25 2013

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Outdoor procession on a dirt path with palm trees and a metal-frame tent structure behind. Two men walk at the front in rust-red and gold-bordered draped garments; the central man wears a gold pendant necklace on a garland and gold armbands, and the man on the right wears a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking. Behind them, several young boys and youths in red and orange robes carry long brass horns raised overhead, and others walk with bare feet. A green pale-blue plastic sheet and a small concrete planter sit at the left edge.2013-06-25Outdoor procession on a mat-covered path in a courtyard with a red brick wall and trees behind. A central man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and ornate gold-and-rudraksha necklaces walks barefoot, smiling and raising one hand in greeting, wearing a brown and gold-bordered robe. Around him, young attendants in saffron and maroon robes with white-marked foreheads walk with palms pressed together in namaskar, and one attendant on the left holds a long brass horn-like instrument.2013-07-12July 12 20132013-07-12August 15 20132013-08-15February 23 20152015-02-23May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesOutdoors among trees, a procession climbs a set of pale stone steps covered with red carpet runners. A central man in rust-orange robes with a yellow-edged shawl, a large rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, with a tilak on his forehead, walks down the steps, flanked by a cluster of attendants in orange and saffron clothing and rudraksha malas. Several young boys in orange dhotis and sashes stand beside them, one raising a long curved horn to his lips. Other attendants hold long wooden staffs and a tall trident-like standard topped with a trident finial, and a few men in white dhotis and a woman in a blue sari stand in the background. Plain-clothed onlookers in white shirts and casual clothes watch from the left. a person cues: the central figure is the only one wearing a long garland and a large mala, and he leads the procession with a tall-staff bearer behind him; however, the face and presentation are not distinct enough to confirm, so this is recorded as unsure.2014-06-12A procession outdoors on pale sandy ground in bright daylight. In the centre, a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl wears a long red and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, and a vibhuti or tilak mark on his forehead, walking forward with a smile. Flanking him on the left, a shaved-headed attendant in saffron-orange holds a tall wooden staff with a decorated pennant. To the right, a young attendant in yellow-orange robes carries a white pot of offerings on a tray, and a line of saffron-clad devotees with folded hands follows. Behind them, white-clad participants walk in the procession. A small open-sided shrine with an ornate deity murti and a canopy stands in the background among dry trees, with a second decorated pennant beside it.2015-02-23May 27 20132013-05-27A photograph of a procession on a dirt path outdoors. A central man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi walks barefoot on a white cloth strip laid over a woven mat, wearing a brown-red garment with a yellow waist sash and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him, young boys in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders and white forehead markings follow; one boy at left holds a tray or plate with offerings, and others carry long brass horns. Green foliage and stone slabs frame the scene.2013-05-30July 25 20132013-07-25June 06 20142014-06-06