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February 13 20182018-02-13Night procession on a dirt path lined with a red carpet, with a long-haired man in a blue kurta and black trousers walking at left. Centre, a man with long hair and a dark brown-maroon shawl and a white flower garland walks behind a golden-handled parasol with multicoloured fringe, held by a man in orange-saffron garments. Behind him another man in orange and a bare-chested man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala walk along the carpet. At right, a bare-chested young man in orange wrap and rudraksha beads. Coloured lights and flowering bougainvillea decorate the background, with a man in a white dhoti and shirt at centre-right. The scene reads as a formal procession.2018-01-14February 13 20182018-02-13Night procession on a red carpet under a open-sided shed. A central figure in a deep reddish-brown robe and a long gold-chain necklace, wearing a red and multicolour flower garland, walks barefoot and smiles, holding a silver ceremonial staff with a silver canopy umbrella raised above. Around him, saffron-orange robed devotees with white head-bands, rudraksha malas and bare feet carry trident-topped staffs, a kalasha-style decorated pot, and bright lights. Other attendants hold silver ceremonial implements aloft, forming a festive ritual procession.2013-07-22February 13 20182018-02-13Outdoor procession under a large red and gold canopy on a red carpet inside a tent. A man with a long dark beard and forehead tilak wears a rust-brown robe, a long rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland, and walks at the front while a sun-ornamented umbrella is held above. Behind him, several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls carry offering trays and wear marigold garlands and rudraksha malas. In the background an ornate golden throne and a decorated deity murti stand under hanging fabric, with a seated group of devotees in orange and yellow saris to the left.2017-01-01Night photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard. A bearded man in rust-red robes wears a long red and yellow marigold garland and walks barefoot. Beside him a younger man in red robes and a rudraksha mala carries a silver plate. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti plays a barrel drum, and other figures in red and white follow under bright lamplight from a vehicle.2017-02-03July 22 20132013-07-22February 13 20182018-02-13A night procession on a dirt ground, with a row of people in orange and white walking along a striped woven mat. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe wears a long white and orange flower garland and walks barefoot, appearing to be a person by his garland and saffron-toned robe, though his face and cues are not fully clear. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a shawl walks, and several men in orange shirts and red-orange dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, follow. On the right, drummers in orange clothing play large drums. Dark trees and a shed form the background.2017-03-19January 01 20172017-01-01December 15 20162016-12-15