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December 30 2017

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Outdoor procession on a red carpet beneath a metal-framed shelter with scaffolding and unfinished stone pillars behind. Many devotees crowd the sides, and several people in saffron and orange robes stand at the centre, some holding long staffs. A woman in a blue skirt-style lehenga and a woman in a maroon sari stand in the foreground, while on the left people wear red, green and gold traditional outfits and ornate golden crowns. Colourful umbrellas and palm fronds line the walkway, and a person in an orange robe with a dark mala raises a hand toward the group at the lower right.2017-12-30A 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.2016-08-25May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01 +1 copiesMay 01 20162016-05-01 +1 copiesMarch 18 20182018-03-18A large crowd of devotees gathers outdoors beneath a covered pavilion with hanging decorations under palm trees. In the foreground, drummers in saffron-orange dhotis and sacred threads beat hand drums, while a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a ceremonial staff topped with a golden ornament. Several attendants hold tall ceremonial umbrellas in green and orange, and a decorated banner with a golden emblem is carried aloft. Many people in white and orange clothing stand close together, and red flags flutter above the crowd.2016-07-19 +1 copiesApril 22 20162016-04-22April 23 20162016-04-23January 15 20162016-01-15April 24 20162016-04-24