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July 19 2016

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A festival procession moves along a paved path lined with trees and a red boundary wall. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in front, several holding tall red flags with a yellow emblem. Women in orange and saffron saris carry gold and brass kalasha pots on their heads, and young girls in white and gold dress walk among them. Ornate umbrellas and decorated poles rise above the crowd, and a man in an orange shirt holds a drum. A small child in orange stands at the lower left edge. Many devotees follow behind.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19Outdoor procession at an ashram compound with red brick walls. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk in lines, several in orange and saffron clothing. Several people play drums, including a man in a blue shirt carrying a large drum, and others play brass horns and trumpets. Numerous red and orange flags with a golden deity image are raised above the crowd. Some participants wear orange garlands and shawls. A tent canopy and temple structure are visible in the background.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with green trees and a red wall. Red flags on tall poles lead the way, followed by ornate parasols in red, green and multicoloured fabric. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in front, and drummers play large drums in the centre. Women in orange saris carry brass kalashas with flowers. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and long hair stands among the procession, with a crowd of onlookers behind. The scene is a ratha-style ceremonial procession with drums, flags and kalashas.2016-07-19A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path past a white-walled building. Many people carry tall poles topped with bright orange flags bearing a blue heart-shaped emblem, and several carry ornate gold-trimmed decorative banners with a blue bird motif. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while many women wear white or cream saris with yellow or gold borders and saffron shawls. A middle-aged man in a white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala walks at the centre of the group. Children in white clothes and a boy in a red striped shirt are visible at the edges.2008-12-24A procession of many devotees walks down a dirt road lined with green bushes and palm trees. Foreground men and women carry tall black poles topped with large saffron-orange flags bearing a black emblem. Men wear white shirts and women wear white saris; some carry orange sashes. Ceremonial umbrellas and a decorated palanquin-style standard appear in the middle distance.2007-12-25July 19 20162016-07-19A photograph of an outdoor procession along a dirt path lined with green hedges and a low red brick wall. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in the crowd, some wearing lanyards, rudraksha-style neck beads and white identification badges. Several people carry tall red-and-orange flags with dark emblems, and others hold silver trishul-shaped staffs and ceremonial tridents. A decorated golden palanquin with a red canopy and ornate panels is visible at the upper right, and a drummer beats a drum at left. Behind the procession a Malaysian flag flies from a pole above the wall.2010-12-22July 19 20162016-07-19A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt path lined with orange triangular pennants and banana-leaf decorations. Many participants wear white dhotis and saris, with some in orange or saffron. Several carry brass plates and trays of offerings, and drummers in the middle of the crowd play drums. Orange flags with a dark emblem rise above the crowd, and decorated umbrellas with embroidered panels stand in the upper right. Banana trees and a chain-link fence run along the top edge of the scene. A man in plain white clothing walks near the right foreground.2008-12-31July 19 20162016-07-19