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August 24 20142014-08-24May 08 20182018-05-08January 01 20182018-01-01A procession climbs a wide stone staircase outdoors. Several people in saffron-orange robes lead the way, including a drummer beating a large drum and a figure with long dark hair wearing a bare-chested orange garment and a rudraksha mala. Bare-chested attendants in orange wraps and white headbands carry a multicoloured fringed canopy on a pole above the group. A barefoot figure in white and gold dhoti runs down the steps on the right. Spectators in white and light clothing watch from the upper steps, and small children in orange walk among the marchers. Decorative stone pillars and striped mats line the stairs.2018-01-01January 25 20172017-01-25 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01July 24 20172017-07-24A procession of devotees walks along a stone-paved path in hazy morning light. A woman in white sari with gold border holds a red pole supporting a dark patterned umbrella with a fringed edge. Beside her, a person in orange robes holds a brass tray with a kalasha-like vessel and flower offerings. Men and women in saffron and orange garments, some with white and grey ash marks on their foreheads and arms, walk alongside, with rudraksha beads visible on several necks. A young girl in orange cloth walks in the foreground. The scene suggests a ritual procession with ratha-style pole umbrella and offering tray.2017-01-25 +1 copiesA procession of saffron-robed devotees climbs a stone staircase lined with black stone pillars. A man in the foreground holds a tall yellow pole supporting a multicoloured fringed canopy. Many men and boys wear orange dhotis, bare-chested with white sacred ash markings, rudraksha malas and white headbands. One young devotee in orange carries a small bundle, and others carry staffs and a silver-tinted pot. Leafy trees and white lamp posts stand behind them in a bright outdoor setting.2018-01-01Outdoor photograph of a stepped stone temple tank or ghat with rows of black lingams set along the stairs. A group of about eight people in orange saffron robes ascends the steps, several carrying a long rod or staff; a figure in an ornate turban and orange clothing walks under a multicoloured canopy umbrella with a golden finial. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow border climbs the steps ahead with a long pole, and a bare-chested man in orange is seated at the lower edge. Ritual procession, padapuja-style walk, sacred stone lingams.2018-01-01July 09 20132013-07-09FEB-2007-01