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January 22 20142014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22A procession of devotees in saffron and orange robes walks outdoors past red pillars and a golden trident. In front, a woman in orange with red-bordered cloth holds a silver tray of white and red flowers, and a young man in orange with white forehead markings carries a silver vessel decorated with yellow flowers and a fruit. Behind them a young man with white body markings and a rudraksha mala holds a long wooden staff, and another in orange with a mala stands nearby. A woman in brown and red with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and an older woman in white with glasses presses her palms together. Several bystanders and a foreign woman with light hair watch from behind.2014-08-31January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 06 20132013-01-06January 11 20172017-01-11A procession outdoors at an ashram-style setting. In the centre, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold bead garland and a gold armlet carries a polished silver kalasha decorated with embossed figures and topped with mango leaves and a yellow flower, held on a silver tray. Beside him, a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti with orange-gold borders holds a long wooden staff. Behind them, men in cream and mustard kurtas and an orange flag are visible, with a yellow ceremonial banner overhead and framed photographs on a wall.2011-12-11January 13 20142014-01-13March 14 20142014-03-14Outdoor procession on a paved street in front of a temple spire and roadside signboards. A tall tiered red-and-gold umbrella-style canopy on a pole is carried at the left centre. A bald man in reddish-brown dhoti and shawl holds a silver kalasha with leaves on top, flanked by a man in cream kurta and white dhoti. On the right, women and sannyasis in orange robes hold long ceremonial staffs and a palm-leaf or book bundle. A Western man in a black hooded sweatshirt with orange scarf and a elderly sadhu in orange stand on the left. Several devotees in white and red shawls walk behind. No one is clearly identified as a person in this crowd.2014-01-22