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July 24 20132013-07-24A procession outdoors on a paved brick courtyard with palm trees behind. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red-maroon dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a thick red and white flower garland, gold necklaces, and gold armbands; he walks barefoot smiling, with a red carpet on a raised platform to his left. Behind him a line of saffron-orange robed devotees and sannyasinis with rudraksha malas stand with palms joined; one holds a silver bowl, another a tray of yellow flowers. A tall ornate ceremonial standard with a red and gold embroidered banner, a trident and a gold fan-shaped umbrella rise above the group.2014-11-26A procession of saffron-robed devotees walks along a dirt path lined with palm trees. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair and a gold-toned ornamental necklace, wearing an orange shawl and saffron dhoti with gold borders, walks forward. Around him, shaved-headed men in orange dhotis wear rudraksha and bead malas and tilak markings, and women in orange saffron sarees with gold borders and bead necklaces walk alongside. Small green-roofed shrines and a red structure appear behind them, with a red flag at upper right.2013-02-28A photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard beside a red-roofed building and palm trees. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-and-gold dhoti, a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, walks barefoot with his hands joined near his chest. Behind him a bald man in a red-and-gold dhoti carries a tall wooden staff, and a second man in similar red robes raises a pointing finger. Several rows of people in saffron-orange robes walk with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari stands among them. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with a red and gold canopy is held aloft, and palm fronds hang overhead. The scene reads as a ritual procession.2014-11-26A photograph of a festival procession at an outdoor temple-style courtyard under a canopy hung with colourful tassels. A smiling man in the centre wears a long pink and red flower garland, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala, gold armbands and wraps of red-brown and gold-bordered cloth; he holds his hands together in a greeting gesture. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange saris and dhotis, many with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, stand with folded hands; a bald priest in orange on the left faces him and holds a metal tray and offerings. A tall golden staff and a decorated ceremonial banner appear on the right.2015-04-21July 24 20132013-07-24A man stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered, in an outdoor setting with trees and a pink-orange building behind. He wears a rust-red cloth wrap with a yellow-gold band, a thick rust-red beaded mala with gold bead ornaments, gold bangles and an armlet, and a small gold earring; his bare upper body is visible. Behind him, several young people in saffron-orange robes stand in line with hands folded, some with white forehead markings. One holds a gold kalasha-like vessel, and another holds a rope. The man's appearance matches the appearance-based cues of a person, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha-style mala, though this is uncertain.2013-05-18July 25 20132013-07-25April 14 20132013-04-14 +2 copiesA procession of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees on a temple grounds. In the foreground, an elderly man with long white beard and flowing white hair wears an orange robe and holds a ceremonial staff with a snake-head top, standing before a younger man in a rust-and-gold dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala who presses his palms together in greeting. Behind them, shaven-headed men in rust-coloured robes with rudraksha malas and tripundra marks stand with hands folded, one holding a brass tray of flowers. A man on the right in white dhoti holds a long trident. Palm trees and a dark deity murti with yellow flowers are in the background, and a large yellow umbrella with embroidered emblem is raised above the group.2013-11-05May 24 20132013-05-24Outdoor procession on a paved brick walkway with palm fronds and a white car behind. At centre, a man in a maroon-brown robe with a long multi-coloured marigold and white flower garland and a gold pendant walks with palms pressed together in greeting and a long black braided shawl hanging at his back. Around him, several men and youths wear saffron-orange dhotis and turbans, some carrying a ceremonial staff, bead malas and gold chains, one with a book. On the right, a figure in orange with a white floral garland and an ornate jewelled necklace holds a decorated tray. White-clad attendants in dhotis with gold-bordered shawls walk alongside, some singing. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold pendant and garland, maroon ceremonial robe, with his role as the central figure leading the procession.2016-04-10