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Indoor temple scene at night. A shaved-headed man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala and an earring raises a large ornate silver umbrella (chatra) with a finial and hanging leaf-shaped silver pendants, holding its staff with one hand. Behind him, several people look up: a woman in white with an orange lanyard, a man in white, an older woman in a red sari with a bindi, and a younger woman in orange with a bindi. A grey block wall and a striped ceiling are visible.2013-09-03September 04 20132013-09-04A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial parasol, or chatra, with a finial on top and dangling leaf-shaped silver pendants along its rim, being raised high on a long silver pole by several hands. Two hands grip the pole near the centre; a bare-armed man with a shaved head wears an orange-red cloth wrapped at the waist. To the right a man with curly hair and a grey beard wears a white shirt. People at the lower left and bottom watch upward, including a man with glasses and a woman with light hair. The setting is a roofed hall with metal roofing and exposed steel beams. There are seven visible people in total.2013-09-04A close photograph of a ceremonial silver umbrella (chhatra) held aloft by a hand in a dark sleeve, with a bangle and red thread visible on the wrist. The umbrella has embossed floral scrollwork and hanging bead fringe. Behind it, a blurred figure with dark hair and a second raised arm stands in front of a bright fire or flame on the left and gold-toned ornamental décor and red fabric on the right. No identifiable a person is clearly visible in this frame.2016-12-23Indoor photo of devotees holding a large ornate silver ceremonial umbrella (chhatra) aloft on a long silver pole inside a plain, dimly lit hall with exposed beams and a bare concrete block wall. Several men and women in white kurtas and shirts with orange lanyards and rudraksha/orange malas stand close together, looking up at the umbrella. On the far right, a bald, saffron-robed man wearing an orange shawl, beaded and gold necklaces and an earring stands with his arm bent, as one of the figures in the group. Other onlookers in white and orange line the edges of the frame.2013-09-04February 01 20172017-02-01November 08 20132013-11-08November 08 20132013-11-08A nighttime procession of saffron-robed monastics walks along a dirt path among dark trees. Several shaved-headed men and boys wear orange robes, white forehead and arm markings, and rudraksha malas. A tall silver ceremonial umbrella with hanging crystal drops is carried at centre by a man in orange with a gold necklace. Others hold silver staffs and a saffron flag with embroidery is visible behind, with a figure holding hands together in namaste at left.2013-07-22February 01 20172017-02-01A procession moves along a paved path with a crowd of devotees in orange and white. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala holds a gold-handled umbrella with a maroon embroidered canopy. Beside him, a young man in white dhoti with gold border holds a second gold pole with another umbrella. Children in orange saris stand nearby, and devotees in white and orange clothing fill the background, with red and gold ceremonial banners and flags visible.2016-01-11A night procession in an outdoor courtyard. A woman in an orange sari with a red border and a gold pendant necklace walks at the centre, smiling, under a large multicoloured canopy with tassels and a printed emblem. Behind her, men in white dhotis and orange shoulder cloths walk in line, and a man on the right carries a lit torch. A woman in a light green sari stands at the left, and a building with a notice board is in the background.2006-12-22