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July 23 20122012-07-23Night procession on a dirt path with a row of saffron-robed devotees carrying lamps and ceremonial items. In the foreground, a smiling man in a maroon-orange wrap and orange turban wears a long white flower garland with red and yellow blooms, heavy gold necklaces, and a gold-toned belt over a leopard-print cloth. Another devotee beside him holds a lit oil lamp flame in his hands, and a ceremonial umbrella canopy and flags appear behind the procession. Stone steps are visible at the right edge. a person is the central figure in the orange turban and garland, leading the procession as an honoured guest of the ritual.2013-11-17 +1 copiesAugust 05 20142014-08-05August 05 20142014-08-05A night procession moves along a pale paved path under a multicolored fringed canopy held on a tall gold pole. At the centre, a bare-chested man with a crown-like headpiece, white forehead markings and a red and gold rudraksha mala walks beneath the canopy, wearing a patterned leopard-print lower wrap. Beside him, men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk in step, one carrying a trident-like staff. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with white markings stands near the edge. Colourful string lights and a pink wall sit in the background.2018-02-13April 07 20142014-04-07December 17 20112011-12-17Night procession on a red carpet across a pale sandy ground under a open-sided canopy. A central man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and red flower garland, walks smiling between attendants. Overhead, a tall ornate umbrella with orange fringe is held aloft by a man in white. Youths and boys in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas carry embroidered ceremonial standards and long brass horns, and one boy holds a brass kalasha with a green leaf. Men and women in white and orange follow, many with white headbands. Electric lights glow in the background.2014-08-05May 21 20172017-05-21October 30 20162016-10-30February 09 20172017-02-09Night procession on a gravel path in front of a red building strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A man in a red-maroon robe and a red and white flower garland, with a gold pendant and a dark hair crest, smiles while walking under a fringed white canopy held aloft by a man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha necklaces. Beside him, a man in orange robe with a shawl walks; to the left, a man in saffron-orange cloth holds a tray of red flowers and offerings. On the right, a man in a maroon-gold dhoti with white forehead markings holds a closed umbrella. a person: the central figure in the red robe wears a crown-like dark crest, a large gold pendant and garland, and sits centre under the canopy, making him a probable candidate for the honoured person.2016-01-03