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December 30 20172017-12-30January 01 20172017-01-01October 11 20162016-10-11Outdoor procession on a red-and-white patterned mat under bright sun, with palm trees behind. At centre, a man in a dark red-brown robe and a dark turban, wearing a long gold-beaded garland and a rudraksha-style neck mala, holds his hands in namaste. Around him, saffron-clad men carry tall ceremonial umbrellas, flags and a brass kalasha with flowers, and a woman in a purple sari with a red-and-saffron garland stands nearby. Attendants in white dhotis and saffron cloth walk alongside, and a cameraman films at right. Ceremonial procession with devotees.2018-04-14December 14 20162016-12-14October 11 20162016-10-11Outdoor procession on a paved path at a temple-like ashram, with a striped cloth runner underfoot. A bearded man in red-ochre robes and a thick floral garland with a large pendant holds a long-handled decorated umbrella canopy over his head and smiles. Beside him a young man in orange dhoti carries a brass pot wrapped in flowers. Behind them, figures in red-orange garments and head cloths follow, including drummers with drums and a woman in a red sari. White metal barrier posts line the right side, and yellow bricks with coconuts and offerings sit along the left edge near a green leaf-covered tray.2017-09-27April 14 20182018-04-14July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor photo of a temple visit on a paved courtyard in daylight. A central man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a large yellow marigold garland, and a gold necklace, with gold bangles on his wrist. Walking beside him is a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, and to the right a bald priest in white dhoti with a red-beaded mala. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, surround them, and a man in a beige shirt walks at left. Behind them a camera operator in white films the procession. Temple gopuram-style ornate architecture and a pink building appear in the background, with a ceremonial staff visible among the group.2011-12-08A photograph of a group of saffron-robed monks walking barefoot along a paved path of stepping stones through dry, sandy ground and trees. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron dhoti and shawl, a multi-strand white and red flower garland, and wrist bands; he is the leading figure. Behind him, a shaved-headed monk in a saffron cloth wears a white and red garland and a rudraksha mala, and a monk in a crown-like headpiece walks in the middle. Several other saffron-clad monks follow, with a green-roofed building and palm trees in the background.2012-04-27December 23 20082008-12-23