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January 03 20152015-01-03January 1st 2013October 21 20162016-10-21Night procession at a temple in Bidadi, lit by string lights strung along a white pavilion. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, some holding long wooden poles of a colourful multi-tasselled parasol. Beside them, men in saffron-orange robes walk with a brass tray of flowers and a drum, and a white-clad man carries a tall gold-tipped staff. The procession moves across dirt ground toward a lit shrine area. Five to twenty people are visible in the procession.2009-06-09Night 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.2016-12-23February 03 20102010-02-03November 12 20162016-11-12 +2 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21Night procession on a stone-paved open ground lit by a few floodlights and distant lights. In the centre, a figure in a red-orange robe with a yellow sash and a rudraksha mala walks at the front, carrying nothing visible in hand. Around them, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, some holding brass or metal vessels and offerings. Several large ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and green with beaded fringes are carried over the group, and a yellow banner with a red emblem hangs from a pole on the left. Drummers in dark clothing with drums follow on the right. A white tent wall and a green canopy stand behind the procession.2016-12-12 +1 copiesNight procession outdoors on a dirt ground under a roofed open pavilion strung with small lights and bunting. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl holds a tall umbrella-like canopy pole, and a young man in an orange saffron dhoti and upper cloth carries a silver vessel with green leaves. Nearby, men and women in white and cream traditional dress hold ornate gold-and-orange ceremonial standards, one topped with a silver trident, and others carry ceremonial staffs with yellow cloth. A man at left in white with a yellow shawl smiles. Lights and figures are visible in the background.2010-11-21A night procession under a temporary shelter strung with yellow paper streamers and an orange-and-red canopy. Several young men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and beaded rudraksha malas stand in a row, carrying brass vessels and trays. Behind them, figures in saffron and orange robes walk along a paved path. A large ornate ceremonial umbrella with multicoloured fabric panels stands at right, with a long curved horn-like instrument visible beyond it. Lights hang overhead and the scene is dimly lit.2014-12-05June 09 20142014-06-09