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July 20 2013

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July 20 20132013-07-20May 19 20132013-05-19July 22 20132013-07-22January 14 20182018-01-14July 20 20132013-07-20August 20 20142014-08-20A procession walks along a path toward a temple shrine with a deity murti in an arched niche. At the centre, a smiling man in a rust-brown robe with a red-and-white flower garland, a gold pendant, a forehead tilak and a rudraksha mala walks on a red carpet. Beside him, a man in a brown robe and rudraksha mala walks with folded hands, and saffron-robed young boys with tilak march behind. On the left, women in white and coloured saris with rudraksha malas and young girls in pink and green chaniya dresses stand with palms pressed together. Ceremonial staffs with trident finials, a white canopy and orange and yellow flags are carried in the procession. a person: the central figure in the red-brown robe with garland and tilak is identified only by appearance cues such as the garland, gold pendant and rudraksha mala, in a procession setting.2014-08-17July 01 20132013-07-01Night procession on a red carpet under a open-sided shed. A central figure in a deep reddish-brown robe and a long gold-chain necklace, wearing a red and multicolour flower garland, walks barefoot and smiles, holding a silver ceremonial staff with a silver canopy umbrella raised above. Around him, saffron-orange robed devotees with white head-bands, rudraksha malas and bare feet carry trident-topped staffs, a kalasha-style decorated pot, and bright lights. Other attendants hold silver ceremonial implements aloft, forming a festive ritual procession.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor procession on a stone courtyard along a red carpet. In the centre, a man in a deep red-maroon dhoti and matching shawl with a large red and white floral garland walks forward, and a smaller child in red-maroon clothing with a gold crown and layered silver-and-white necklaces walks beside him. Behind them, robed attendants in saffron and orange garments carry a tall orange parasol with fringe and a tasselled fan-like staff. A figure in white dhoti holds the parasol pole, and a bald man at right in maroon cloth and rudraksha beads carries a silver tray of flowers and fruit. A small shrine with a deity murti and colourful flags stands in the background among palm trees, and people in orange and white continue the procession.2013-08-20Outdoor procession on a concrete path between a red brick wall and green trees. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a gold necklace pendant walks on a woven mat; a second man in saffron wears rudraksha malas and a white forehead band; a third in saffron wears a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead band and holds a beaded wand. Behind them younger attendants in maroon-red robes with gold borders walk barefoot, one with palms pressed in anjali and another raising a long brass horn trumpet. A red iron gate with gold ornaments stands at left.2013-06-25