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September 03 2017

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Night procession outdoors on sandy ground under a decorated canopy with colourful tassels. A central figure in a rust-red robe and a long brown rudraksha-style mala is garlanded with a multicolour flower garland and wears a gold pendant necklace and a tilak, appearing to be the honoured figure. Behind him a bearer in an orange cloth holds up a gold-topped umbrella pole, and another man in orange holds a bouquet of white flowers wrapped in green ribbon. A person in a white dhoti and a shawl stands at left holding a phone, and women in red-orange saris and a man in orange walk in the background. a person cues include the garlanded central figure with rudraksha and gold ornaments, but the face and posture are not clearly distinct enough to confirm.2016-09-05November 12 20162016-11-12 +1 copiesNight procession in an outdoor street setting with a dark building behind. A central man in maroon-brown dhoti-style robe with multiple flower garlands in red, yellow and white and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed. Behind him women in orange and red saris and men in saffron and maroon robes raise hands in prayer. On the right a man in white kurta holds a ceremonial staff and a red-handled object near a light. A tall orange-and-gold ceremonial umbrella or standard is visible at upper left. The scene appears to be a devotional procession with people in prayer postures.2016-09-05May 21 20172017-05-21Night photograph of a street procession with a group of devotees in saffron, orange and red clothing. In the centre, a man in a maroon dhoti-style wrap and a multicoloured flower garland, with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, stands with both palms pressed to his forehead in reverence. Behind him, women in orange and red saris raise their hands in namaskar, and a long gold-tipped pole carries a red and gold canopy at top left. At right, a man in a white kurta holds a ceremonial staff and a small metal plate. Warm lamplight and darkness surround the procession on a paved road.2016-09-05December 19 20162016-12-19September 05 20162016-09-05Night-time outdoor ceremony under strings of coloured lights. A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe, with a long flower garland of red, white and yellow blooms and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar and head bowed. Several young boys in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand around him; one holds a silver trident and another holds a brass kalasha with green leaves. Yellow and purple decorated parasols are held over the group, and women in white and red saris and white-clad attendees watch in the background. Petals lie on the ground.2016-11-12 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple-like outdoor courtyard under strings of multicoloured fairy lights. A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe with a long flower garland of red, yellow and white blooms stands centre with both hands raised to his head, palms together. Around him, bare-chested young men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces carry ornate umbrellas in yellow, gold and blue with mirror work. A man in orange at right holds a silver trident, and a child in white stands among white-clad devotees. A short concrete pillar sits at lower left.2016-11-12October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesNight outdoor procession on a pale paved courtyard. A central figure in a dark maroon robe with a gold-coloured sash and a long pink-white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A tall yellow-gold ceremonial umbrella with a fringed multicoloured canopy is held above him by a man in orange dhoti. Around him, men in saffron dhotis and orange robes with rudraksha malas and forehead markings stand in line, one carrying a brass plate and a ceremonial staff, while a woman in an orange sari and another in a gold-bordered sari stand at the edge. Smaller decorated umbrellas in red, blue and yellow appear at left.2017-02-09September 05 20162016-09-05