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January 01 2004

Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt path at a festival site with tents and bamboo structures behind. Women in cream and yellow sarees wear yellow-and-white marigold garlands and carry brass pots on their heads. A man in a white dhoti and shirt beats a large drum slung at his waist. A tall figure in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a long staff walks at the front right, a person, with a man in white kurta and dhoti beside him. Several people in white and light clothing follow, and onlookers stand at the edges.

Devotees walk barefoot along a paved roadside in a long line during a procession, carrying metal pots with yellow cloth on their heads. The front men wear white shirts and white dhotis, with white jasmine garlands and rudraksha malas; one wears a pale yellow shawl and garland. Behind them women in white and cream saris and a man holding a white flag follow, with dense green trees along the road.

Outdoor procession on a dirt path with palm trees and a bamboo fence behind. A woman in a white sari with gold border and yellow shawl, wearing glasses, carries a brass pot with a yellow marigold garland. Beside her a shaven-headed man in white kurta and dhoti, wearing a yellow shawl and gold beaded necklace, holds a silver vessel wrapped in yellow and green marigold garlands with a mango leaf. Other people in white walk behind, and a woman further back balances a metal pot on her head. Pale-toned plain white and yellow clothing dominates the scene.

Outdoor abhishekam scene beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A man in the centre with bare upper body, glasses and a gold chain pours liquid from a metal pot raised overhead, while devotees stand around in garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers. Women in saris (teal, white, maroon) hold brass kalashas and pots, and a woman in a maroon sari kneels at a small shrine. A bare-chested man on the right wears a white dhoti with a green border and rudraksha mala. Another man in a white head cloth stands behind. Offerings of flowers and a deity murti or lingam with an orange cloth lie at the base. Ritual abhishekam with kalashas and garlands.

A dusty dirt road lined with a long procession of women in white and cream sarees with flower garlands, each balancing a brass pot with a yellow cloth on her head with both arms raised. Men in white dhotis and kurtas walk further back, and a distant banner with a portrait is held aloft above the crowd near tall eucalyptus trees, with a white van at the right edge and red and orange flags visible.

November 13 2006

2006-11-13 +1 copies

A procession of young men in white dhotis and white vests walks along a rural road, carrying decorated clay pots on their heads. Each pot is topped with a cone of white flowers and small coloured flags. The men wear yellow waist sashes and garlands of yellow and red flowers, and hold green leaves and bunches of marigolds in their hands. Behind them an orange flag flies from a pole, with palm trees and hills in the background. Spectators in white shirts and a checked shirt line the road under a cloudy sky.

December 28 2009

A procession of devotees in white clothing walks through a narrow courtyard lined with peach-coloured walls. Many people carry brass pots and bowls on their heads, decorated with green leaves and white flowers, and several wear white flower garlands. Men wear white shirts with white dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala and another with a thick white beard; women wear white saris and one has a white head covering. A few carry white cloth bundles. On the right, a green-and-white painted pole stands beside a red-and-white building, with a saffron flag visible at the edge. Many more people are visible behind the front rows, so the scene is a large temple or padayatra procession.

Outdoor photograph of a procession in a palm-fringed field. Several young men walk away from the camera, carrying terracotta pots on their heads and green leafy foliage in their hands. They wear white sleeveless vests, white dhotis and yellow waist cloths, with marigold garlands around their necks. Orange flags flank the procession, and white and orange decorated structures appear at left. In the background, a white canopy with flower garlands shelters a figure in white and another in orange and white robes seated on a green-covered platform, with a tall bamboo pole beside it. Distant hills and a blue sky with clouds complete the scene.

A procession of devotees walks along a dirt road toward a temple area. In the foreground, a young woman in a cream sari with an orange-and-maroon border and a yellow sash carries a metal pot wrapped in a yellow-and-white marigold garland. Beside her, a man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow sash and marigold garland carries a similar pot. Behind them, several women in white and cream saris balance brass or steel pots on their heads. Palms, flowering shrubs and a striped temple gateway appear at the left edge.