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February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20172017-01-11A young man with a shaved head and white ash marks on his forehead and arms walks forward in a procession, holding a tall brass trident with a decorative finial. He wears a white dhoti with gold borders, a dark rudraksha mala and a small pendant. Behind him, other figures in white and saffron follow along a paved road lined with trees, under red and yellow umbrellas, with a white van in the background.2017-01-12January 13 20172017-01-13January 12 20172017-01-12Outdoor procession on a paved path lined with a low brick wall. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured edging, wearing a dark rudraksha mala, carries a tall gold trident staff with a finial. Behind him to the left a bare-chested man in a white cloth walks, and on the far left a yellow banner with red, blue and green floral embroidery and a white bird emblem flutters on a gold pole. Several people in orange and saffron robes follow, and on the right a woman in a pink kurta holds an orange ceremonial umbrella. Pink, orange and yellow decorated umbrellas are carried overhead, a white vehicle appears in the background, and the setting is a procession with ratha-style ceremonial pageantry.2017-01-13January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor procession on a sunlit street between yellow and whitewashed temple-style walls. Several men in saffron/orange sannyasi cloth with gold-bordered shawls and rudraksha and bead malas walk together. On the right, a man in an orange robe with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead holds a long wooden staff, and an older man in saffron with a thick bead garland and gold pendant walks at left. Men in white dhotis and shirts with white-and-red tilak accompany them. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here, so the role is described as a sannyasi walking in the procession. The scene reflects ashram or temple procession life.2012-05-18February 10 20132013-02-10January 11 20172017-01-11A procession of men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders carries tall gold staffs and trident-topped poles under a large orange and gold umbrella decorated with floral motifs and a white bird emblem. Several men wear white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces; one man in front wears an orange shawl and a gold chain. Spectators stand along a covered walkway behind them under a corrugated roof with hanging lamps.2012-01-01July 24 20122012-07-24