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February 13 2016

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January 15 20162016-01-15 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor procession photo. A young male attendant stands centre, bare-chested with white ash stripes on his chest and arms, wearing an orange dhoti with gold border, layered rudraksha and beaded necklaces, and a bracelet of rudraksha beads. He holds a richly beaded and jewelled deity murti or ornamental figure decorated with red flowers and green leaves, wrapped in pink, blue and gold cloth. To the left an older woman in rust-red robes and orange-brown beads holds her hands together in prayer, with a pink and white flower garland draped over her arm. Behind him a man in rust-red robes touches his face, and on the right a man in white dhoti with gold border carries a tray of yellow and red flowers under a gold cloth. A decorative umbrella canopy hangs above.2016-12-03December 24 20152015-12-24January 11 20162016-01-11September 30 20172017-09-30Photo 11696242A 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.2017-08-15A procession on a paved courtyard at an ashram. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and white sandalwood markings on their bodies, walk and play instruments. One young man in front holds a brass kalasha decorated with flower garlands and a coconut-topped pot, and another carries a tray of flower garlands. A tall golden parasol with red and yellow fringe is carried overhead. Drummers with white drums and a player with a long brass horn march beside them. Behind them are carved ornamental panels, potted trees and an open tent-roofed hall, with white kolam designs on the stone floor.2017-09-27 +1 copiesDecember 30 20162016-12-30Photo 11701600