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September 03 2017

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Night procession on a paved courtyard beneath dark trees. Several people in white dhotis and white saris walk in a line, some holding ornate umbrellas with gold and red fringed canopies, lit by string lights. On the right, women in vivid red saris stand with hands raised in reverence. A woman in a teal patterned sari stands in the middle. Red wooden railings and a glowing lamp-lit structure appear in the background.2017-09-28November 12 20162016-11-12 +1 copiesNight procession under a covered outdoor shed strung with multicoloured fairy lights and hanging decorative tassels. Women in white saris with orange-red shawls walk in a line carrying brass trident-topped staffs and smoking incense or fire vessels that trail smoke. Behind them women and attendants hold colourful decorated umbrellas in orange, red, yellow and black with embroidered borders. Some women wear orange or saffron robes and a seated woman in orange sits at left. A tall brass kalasha-like pillar stands in the background, and the brick-paved ground is lit by the event lights. This is a temple-style ritual procession.2016-11-12September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA night procession moves along a paved courtyard path past dark foliage. Several colourful ceremonial parasol-style canopies in purple, green, blue, red and orange, with mirrored fringes and gold finials, are carried on long poles at the front. Participants wear orange, saffron, yellow, white and purple garments; some hold brass or metal ritual items, and a man in white dhoti and shirt walks near the canopies. Many girls and women in orange, yellow and green clothes, some with painted foreheads and jewellery, fill the line, with a young woman in a green sari holding a folder at right.2016-09-15August 31 20172017-08-31A procession of women and devotees moves under ornate ceremonial parasols with red, orange, blue and gold fabrics edged in silver beads and tassels. In the foreground a woman in white dhoti-style cloth with a red-and-brown sash and rudraksha-style beads holds a blue parasol aloft. Beside her a woman in a yellow-and-white garment walks with her head lowered. Several women in orange saris and beaded necklaces carry the red and orange umbrellas, and more people in white and orange stand behind in a covered hall with a metal roof. The scene reads as a ritual or festival procession.2017-08-15December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesNight procession outdoors with devotees in white dhotis and white saris with yellow shawls walking in lines. A woman in an orange-saffron sari and beaded necklace raises a camera toward the group. Several people carry tall golden tridents and a red-and-yellow parasol with fringed edges, and a large banner with blue, white and red floral patterns hangs at right. Some attendees hold palms together in namaskar. A white van and onlookers are visible in the background.2010-11-21December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesNight procession on a paved path with many devotees in saffron and orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. At center, a man with shoulder-length hair in an orange garment and orange shawl, garlanded and smiling, walks barefoot ahead of the group. Left, a man holds a tall decorated umbrella-style standard with a trident-topped pole and a bearer in white dhoti carries a silver vessel. Right foreground, women with palms pressed together in namaste wear orange saris with gold borders. Behind, a gilded deity murti on a decorated palanquin or ratha with garlands, and a yellow canopy. This looks like a temple procession. a person candidate: the centre man has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and rudraksha-style garlands, a probable match, though appearance is not fully certain.2013-03-10August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copies