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Outdoor temple procession in daylight. A palanquin-style canopy with multicoloured tassels in pink, red, black, white and orange is carried along a dirt path in front of a white building with red trim and string lights. Several men in saffron and orange robes and bare-chested priests with bangles and beaded malas walk ahead, one wearing an orange turban and red shawl with a flower garland. A cameraman in white stands at left, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and colourful clothes watches from the sides, with banana plants and palms behind. Scene suggests a festival procession, possibly thiruther utchavam.2015-05-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path with several robed men walking beneath large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringes in orange, blue and yellow. In front, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot beside a man in white with an orange shawl and beads, and a man in a yellow silk garment with red border and beads follows. Attendants in white kurtas hold the umbrellas and a white vehicle and silver SUV stand behind, with palms and trees beyond.2007-08-09May 01 20152015-05-01January 31 20072007-01-31Outdoor temple-style procession on a dirt path with palm trees and small tiled-roof buildings behind. A richly decorated ornate palanquin or ratha with yellow, orange and red tassels, garlands and a golden canopy is carried forward. Devotees in white dhotis and shawls, some with yellow sashes, walk alongside, and a few wear saffron/orange robes. Tall ceremonial banners with floral embroidery and an ornate red and blue umbrella stand in the foreground. Several people carry long staffs and ceremonial poles. A figure seated on the palanquin wears a crown-like headdress. Crowd is dense.2009-12-27Outdoor procession on a paved path in daylight, with a large ornate palanquin-style canopy decorated with flower garlands in red, white, and yellow, topped by a striped umbrella-like canopy. Several shirtless men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas carry the palanquin on their shoulders. A bare-chested man with long dark hair in a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth leads the front, holding a garland. Behind, devotees in white, green, and orange saffron-coloured clothing walk along, with additional umbrellas and a distant statue visible. Trees and a red brick wall form the background.2017-01-11December 31 20162016-12-31Outdoor procession on a paved courtyard under a tent-roofed pavilion with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a matching cloth crown walks at centre atop a red carpet, wearing a heavy rudraksha and ceremonial gold necklace. Around him, sannyasis in saffron and rust-red robes and orange turbans carry golden staffs and a trident, while a bearded bare-chested elder in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks to the right. A large multicoloured parasol with tasselled edges is held overhead. Men and women in white dhotis and saris line the sides, several wearing marigold garlands, and some hold brass or gold staffs. A camera operator stands at the far left edge.2015-01-13Outdoor procession on a dirt path with palm trees and a low wall behind. A man in front carries a long wooden pole with a fringed multicoloured canopy above. The central figure wears an orange-saffron dhoti and upper cloth, a long multi-strand rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant, a red headband with a red tilak, and his hands are held together in front. He is flanked by orange-robed men with shaved heads and beaded necklaces, while men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders walk behind. Uniformed police officers stand among the crowd. Two people appear to be a sannyasi-style central figure with attendants and ritual procession escorts, with onlookers at the edges.2012-05-18A procession on a dirt path with a large yellow and red striped umbrella overhead, led by men in rust-red and saffron dhotis and turbans with rudraksha malas and garlands. In the centre a long-haired woman in a rust-red garland-adorned sari-style wrap smiles while walking. Beside her an elderly bearded man with bare chest and white dhoti walks barefoot, and a woman in orange silk walks with attendants. Other devotees in white and orange follow, with a second decorated umbrella behind. Foliage and a tin-roofed shed frame the scene.2015-01-13December 31 20162016-12-31December 30 20172017-12-30