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September 26 2016

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A procession in an open courtyard beneath a canopy with a large umbrella-like parasol in red, yellow, green and blue tassels. Several people in saffron and orange clothing walk in line; women wear orange saris and beaded necklaces, and a bald man in a saffron cloth and garlands carries a ceremonial staff. Behind them stands a shrine with a deity murti group on a dais, and two white decorative standards with a blue emblem are carried. Young boys in yellow-orange dhotis and beaded garlands stand to the right, and a man in white is at the back.2015-02-23October 11 20162016-10-11August 15 20172017-08-15July 29 20072007-07-29A festival procession moves along a dirt path under leafy trees. Two large ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow and blue canopies and tasselled fringe are carried on tall wooden poles with gold finials. Men in saffron orange robes lead, including a figure with long dark hair wearing a white and orange garland, gold necklaces and a gold-trimmed headpiece, and a bearded man in orange wearing a gold medallion necklace and glasses. A trident-topped staff rises at the left, and orange flags fly behind. Men in white and cream dhotis and kurtas and a woman in a blue sari walk among the crowd.2008-12-27December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession under a large tent canopy. A man in an orange-red robe with a long white flower garland and rudraksha mala walks at centre, with bearded devotees around him, some in white dhotis with gold borders and others in saffron and maroon robes. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with multicoloured tassels is held aloft above the group by an attendant. Other devotees in white and orange-red clothing, including one with long dreadlocks and another with a sacred thread, walk on a mat-lined path. Stage lights and a speaker hang overhead.2017-03-11October 11 20162016-10-11March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesA festival procession on a dusty dirt path during daytime. In the foreground a man in white ceremonial clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a long wooden pole of a decorated umbrella (chatra) with a red, yellow and orange floral-patterned canopy. Behind him, men in white dhotis carry similar umbrellas, one green and red, and a trident-topped standard is visible. Several sannyasis in saffron/orange robes walk in the procession; one wears a yellow-orange garland and holds flowers, another wears a long white floral garland. A man in white carries a metal vessel with offerings on the right. Women in white and orange saris and a few onlookers stand at left beside a thatched structure and flowering plants.2008-12-25A festival procession moves along a paved path under trees. A young man at the front, in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas, holds a brass tray of yellow and orange flowers. Behind him, a man in orange cloth carries a decorated pot. A tall striped canopy umbrella in red, yellow, green, blue and white, with tassels, is held aloft by a man in orange clothing with a gold pole. Musicians in white dhotis play a brass trumpet and a drum, and a drummer wears a red drum harness. Several saffron-robed attendants and white-clad men follow, and a pink-and-silver umbrella appears at the right edge.2017-08-15June 07 20162016-06-07