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February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor photo of a religious procession. In the foreground, young men in white shirts stand with their backs partly to the camera; one holds a wooden stick and another grips a large brass cymbal. Behind them, a seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sits under two ornate colourful umbrellas with orange, blue and gold panels, fringed with tassels and marked with dove emblems. A monk in orange at centre wears a rudraksha mala and sits with hands folded. A figure in a red-orange turban sits nearby, and white-clad attendants stand behind. Bare trees and a blue sky frame the scene.2007-02-02Outdoor festival scene on a dirt path beside a chain-link fence and green foliage. In the foreground, a man with bare upper body wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold necklace, seen from behind. To the right, a line of drummers in saffron-orange clothing and orange head cloths play hand drums; a young boy in orange with beaded malas plays in front. Several women in orange and a man with red-orange shawl and malas stand along the line. Behind them, people in white and orange gather near a red-carpeted stage area under a yellow decorated canopy. A small handheld fan is visible above the drummers.2017-12-16Outdoor procession under large red, green and yellow decorated umbrellas with tasselled edges, a golden trident and a tall golden staff carried above the crowd. A central figure in saffron robes wears a white garland with a red tassel and a white head wrap, with a gold pendant on his chest; a bald man in saffron robes with a gold necklace stands beside him. Drummers in red uniforms with white cloth bands play a large drum and cymbals at left. A man in white kurta pants and an orange shawl holds a white whisk-like fan, and women in orange saris and a girl in blue stand at right. Banana plants and a pale sky are behind. a person is the central figure in saffron with the white garland and head wrap, based on his saffron robes, white head wrap, garland and gold pendant; a grey-haired man in red holds the cymbals nearby.2008-12-30December 16 20172017-12-16October 04 20142014-10-04December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a street procession on an unpaved dirt road beside a concrete wall with a barbed-wire top. Four drummers and cymbal players in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas lead the group. A drummer in the foreground plays a leopard-patterned drum with a white-headed drum beside it, and another cymbal player on the right clashes brass cymbals. Behind them, two men in white dhotis and shawls, one carrying a decorated ceremonial pot wrapped in gold ornaments and flowers, walk in the procession. A yellow excavator and a few onlookers in white are visible in the background.2016-09-15Photograph of a polished white marble floor during a ceremony. Two young boys in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on an orange cloth, playing small hand drums with pink-tipped sticks. Adult figures in flowing orange saris stand at right, and a person in a white dhoti stands at left, all barefoot. A silver-toned ritual setting is visible at far right. No identifiable a person appears in the frame.2017-10-16September 21 20172017-09-21October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesA procession moves along a dusty dirt road during the 2008 Brahmotsava celebrations. Several large colourful parasols with fringed edges, in red, blue and yellow, are held aloft above the group. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk in the centre, one wearing a long flower garland with orange and white blooms. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk on either side, one holding a large ceremonial umbrella pole, and drummers in white dhotis carry barrel drums, one with a green and gold drum face. Palm trees and a stone wall stand in the background under bright sunlight.2008-12-23 +1 copies