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November 25 20152015-11-25Outdoor evening procession under a open-sided roofed pavilion, with palm trees behind. A line of devotees walks on a sandy path. In front, a monastic in saffron and red robes carries a silver kalasha pot, and another man holds a tall pole with a blue, orange and gold canopy umbrella overhead. Several men in saffron robes with bare shoulders and shaved heads, some with white sandalwood markings on arms and rudraksha malas, walk beside them. Women in white and orange saris wear rudraksha necklaces. A man in white dhoti with gold border holds a decorated banner pole on the right, and a red and white ceremonial item is carried on the left.2014-04-07December 05 20142014-12-05December 27 20122012-12-27April 15 20162016-04-15December 05 20142014-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 05 20142014-12-05July 12 20142014-07-12November 17 20132013-11-17A night procession of saffron-robed devotees walks along a path past a red-walled building. At centre, a man in a maroon silk dress wears a large multicoloured floral garland, a gold necklace and a maroon head cloth, with a silver-handled umbrella raised above him. Around him, bald and turban-wearing men in orange and saffron robes carry a lamp, a brass bowl, a trident and a ritual vessel; one holds a lit oil lamp in a metal dish. Tripundra markings and rudraksha malas are visible on several participants, and a ceremonial parasol and embroidered banner appear at left. The scene suggests a torch-lit ritual procession.2013-11-17July 12 20142014-07-12November 17 20132013-11-17