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December 12 20162016-12-12December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession on a paved street lined with string lights and palm trees, with a lit stage tower at left. A central man in a rust-orange robe with a long dark braid and white tilak walks forward, flanked by men in white dhotis with gold-bordered edges and red rudraksha garlands, and women in white and blue saris. Behind them, devotees hold large umbrellas in red, orange, yellow, blue and gold with silver fringe. Several men carry long red-and-white poles. The scene reads as a ceremonial procession rather than a stage performance.2016-12-19Night procession on an open paved path lit by strings of coloured lights and tents in the background. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe with a pink and white garland walks at centre, hands raised in greeting, with a shaved-headed attendant in orange and gold-bordered cloth beside him holding a white paper. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and shaved, white-marked foreheads walk in front, and a drummer in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala carries a drum at right. Women in saris stand behind.2016-12-23Night procession on a paved road lit by street lamps, with a crowd of devotees walking together. At centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and shawl smiles and walks with the group; a person figure, identified by the bearded, smiling presentation and brown sannyasi robe rather than any face. Around him, women in white and gold-bordered dhotis or saris and orange or red saris wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. On the left, men in orange robes and white dhotis with rudraksha malas walk beside them. Trees and a faint banner-like light line the dark background.2017-02-07February 21 20172017-02-21Night procession across a paved temple-ground courtyard lit by floodlights, with small temple shrine towers and a decorated chariot-like structure in the background. Foreground men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare chests marked with ash and sandalwood paste; one wears a red garland. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown saffron robe wears a long pink-and-white flower garland and rudraksha beads, walking barefoot among attendants. A woman in an orange sari with a gold border walks nearby. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in red-and-gold ritual cloth holds a folded paper. A young girl in purple folds her hands. Several people walk in the group, and a crowd stands behind.2016-12-23February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesNovember 12 20162016-11-12 +2 copiesNight procession on a dirt road lit by a handheld lamp. In the centre a young man in saffron dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha-style bead garland and red tilak, holding a small lantern. Beside him a bald man in orange robes wears a large beaded necklace, glasses and a bracelet. Behind them devotees in white sarees and white dhotis carry red shawls, and a ceremonial umbrella and a deity-like headdress appear above the crowd.2010-11-21