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A photograph of a festive procession on a paved courtyard beneath a red pillared pavilion. At the centre, a woman in an orange and brown sari with a red floral garland walks under a tall ceremonial parasol with red-and-gold fringe and decorative pennants. Beside her, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a white-clad man with a garland walk in front of a drummer in a red shirt beating a drum and a musician in white playing a long wind instrument. Devotees in white and cream clothing stand with palms pressed together along the sides, and a white-draped table sits at left. A boy in red and a girl in yellow look on, and a crowd of onlookers in white and colourful saris fills the background.

March 11 2017

January 1st 2013

A procession on a paved path with a woven mat runner. At the centre, a man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a rust-brown robe, a rudraksha-style mala and a long white flower garland, walking barefoot beside a golden staff. Above him, a ceremonial parasol with a fringed canopy in red, yellow, green, blue and white stripes is held aloft. Around him, men and youths in saffron-orange lungis and bare upper bodies, some with white body markings and beaded necklaces, carry drums and cymbals. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a red beaded mala walks nearby. Trees and a red building are visible in the background.

2017-03-11 +1 copies

A photograph of an outdoor procession on a brick-paved path beside a red wall and greenery. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-brown robe, a long rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial gold pendant, walks barefoot at the centre. Behind him, a line of devotees in orange and saffron robes carry ornate parasols in yellow, red and purple with fringed edges, and a few men in orange and white walk in front and at the side. A white car is parked in the background. Several other people in white and orange clothing stand or walk along the sides, and a woman in a red sari with a bag is visible at the right edge.

A procession under a covered walkway with a saffron-and-blue canopy pole. In the foreground a man with a sweeping dark hairstyle, white vibhuti tripundra on the forehead, wears a long red-brown robe, a red flower garland with gold ornaments, and a gold-bead necklace; he walks smiling toward the right. Behind him, boys in orange robes play drums and long brass horns (karnam-style), and a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala walks among them. Palm trees, parked cars and a red wall are visible outside. Appearance-based candidate for a person: long swept-back hair, red-brown robe, ornate gold necklace and flower garland shown in a procession.

2014-08-20 +1 copies

April 30 2013

A procession moves along a paved courtyard path in front of a white car and green trees. At the centre a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl, a large gold pendant and layered red-and-white flower garlands, walks barefoot under a yellow fringed parasol. Around him, saffron-orange robed devotees carry rudraksha malas, and women in saffron and maroon saris hold decorated umbrellas in purple, red and gold. A man on the left carries a saffron-orange ceremonial banner, and a figure in white dhoti walks at the back. Onlookers stand along the path. Appearance-based cues on the central figure are long hair, gold ornaments and garlands, but identity is uncertain.

August 27 2016

October 04 2014

Outdoor procession on dirt ground before a red brick wall. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a large white flower garland and rudraksha mala walks barefoot along a woven mat path, shaded by a large parasol with red, green, yellow and white tassels held by an attendant. Around him, barefoot men in orange and saffron dhotis and white and gold-bordered dhotis walk in step, some bare-chested with beaded necklaces. In the foreground, men in yellow shirts play a long wind instrument. A photographer with a camera is visible at the left edge. Several people are visible in the procession.

A procession on a paved courtyard under a covered pavilion with palm fronds and hanging decorations. In the centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears a deep maroon-brown robe, a long garland of white and red flowers, a large gold pendant and gold bangles, with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside and around them, devotees in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans carry a kalasha-like ornate headpiece with white flower garland, a drum and a ceremonial staff, while others in white dhotis with gold borders and gold necklaces walk alongside. A white car and a red brick wall are visible behind.