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July 28 20142014-07-28July 28 20142014-07-28July 28 20142014-07-28A procession of saffron-robed devotees climbs a red-carpeted staircase at dusk. In the foreground a bald man with a white vertical tilak on his forehead carries a large gilded framed photograph of a seated figure in orange robes with a pearl necklace and raised hand. A young boy in orange holds a silver kalasha with green leaves and yellow flowers. Behind them, orange-clad musicians play curved brass horns and a drum, and two attendants hold ornate orange-and-gold fringed ceremonial banners with a blue-and-red emblem.2013-06-06June 06 20132013-06-06 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20172017-01-13A photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard beside a red-roofed building and palm trees. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-and-gold dhoti, a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, walks barefoot with his hands joined near his chest. Behind him a bald man in a red-and-gold dhoti carries a tall wooden staff, and a second man in similar red robes raises a pointing finger. Several rows of people in saffron-orange robes walk with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari stands among them. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with a red and gold canopy is held aloft, and palm fronds hang overhead. The scene reads as a ritual procession.2014-11-26May 24 20132013-05-24An outdoor procession on a pale concrete courtyard with tropical trees behind. Two attendants hold large purple umbrellas with gold floral patterns and fringed edges. At center, a young barechested man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala carries a golden tray of offerings, and a flower-garlanded cutout portrait of a seated figure in red robes and a red turban is carried on a pole by orange-clad devotees. Several other devotees in orange robes walk alongside.2017-01-13A procession on a paved courtyard at dusk. In the foreground, a woman in orange sari and a man in red-orange robes with a red turban and rudraksha mala carry a life-size cutout of a seated saffron-robed figure with a microphone, hands folded in lap. A young shirtless man in orange dhoti with rudraksha malas and a tilak carries a golden tray holding golden vessels and flower petals. A woman in orange holds a purple and gold umbrella over him. Behind them, devotees in orange, maroon and yellow saris walk in a line, and a woman in a purple sari with a gold border stands at the right edge.2017-01-15July 25 20132013-07-25May 30 20132013-05-30