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September 29 20162016-09-29August 20 20142014-08-20July 12 20062006-07-12January 25 20172017-01-25A procession moves across a open-sided pavilion under a corrugated roof, with palm trees visible beyond. Several devotees in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls walk under decorated umbrellas in red, orange, purple and blue, some with embroidered flower and bird motifs. A bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti carries a brass tray with lamps and offerings. Another orange-clad person holds a long trident-topped staff, and a man in a white kurta and dhoti holds an umbrella at left. Behind them a large painted image of a seated figure with a red-and-pink turban and garlands is carried on a platform, amid a group of ascetics with rudraksha malas. The scene reads as a Shaivite procession for Arudhra Darshan.2017-01-12Outdoor procession with a drummer on the left in a white kurta playing a barrel drum with patterned cloth. Behind him, saffron-robed devotees carry a brass kalasha and a small gold deity murti decorated with red flowers, under a large ornate umbrella with red, green and gold embroidery and tassels. In the centre, a long-haired young man in an orange robe gestures with one raised hand. Other saffron-clad devotees and white-clad attendants fill the background among trees.2006-10-08 +1 copiesDecember 05 20142014-12-05Outdoor procession on a stone courtyard along a red carpet. In the centre, a man in a deep red-maroon dhoti and matching shawl with a large red and white floral garland walks forward, and a smaller child in red-maroon clothing with a gold crown and layered silver-and-white necklaces walks beside him. Behind them, robed attendants in saffron and orange garments carry a tall orange parasol with fringe and a tasselled fan-like staff. A figure in white dhoti holds the parasol pole, and a bald man at right in maroon cloth and rudraksha beads carries a silver tray of flowers and fruit. A small shrine with a deity murti and colourful flags stands in the background among palm trees, and people in orange and white continue the procession.2013-08-20March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesOutdoor procession with saffron-clad participants. In the foreground, a bare-chested young man with long tied-back hair and white body markings holds a red-painted pole, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a gold chain. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala carries a gold tray of flowers and offerings, with white markings on his chest and forehead. Behind them a child in orange and a rudraksha mala walks with others in orange. On the right, a large printed portrait on card shows a smiling man in a red turban and red robe with rudraksha beads, hand raised in blessing; the portrait is not a physical person. A red-and-gold canopy and colourful striped pillars stand behind. Green trees fill the background.2016-09-09 +1 copiesA procession on a paved path with a woven mat runner. At the centre, a man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a rust-brown robe, a rudraksha-style mala and a long white flower garland, walking barefoot beside a golden staff. Above him, a ceremonial parasol with a fringed canopy in red, yellow, green, blue and white stripes is held aloft. Around him, men and youths in saffron-orange lungis and bare upper bodies, some with white body markings and beaded necklaces, carry drums and cymbals. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a red beaded mala walks nearby. Trees and a red building are visible in the background.2017-03-11 +1 copiesA festival procession under a open-sided covered pavilion with hanging decorative lamps and banners. Drummers in saffron-orange dhotis and red sashes walk at left, playing round white drums. Behind them a man in a grey shirt and dhoti, and several people in white and orange, carry or walk beside large decorative umbrellas with fringed tassels in orange, red and green. Centre foreground, a standing figure in saffron-orange robes and a red turban wears a long garland of white and pink flowers and a rudraksha-style garland; this figure is a life-size printed or cut-out image carried upright on a red carpet runner, not a physical person. Other attendees in orange and white garments follow along the red-carpeted path.2016-08-25