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November 16 20152015-11-16January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA procession walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low brick wall. At the front, men in white dhotis and shirts carry large ornate parasols with embroidered red, gold and blue panels. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe and sandals walks at the centre of the procession, holding or carrying a small orange-clad deity murti garlanded with flowers. Other men in white clothes, some with yellow shawls and orange scarves, carry orange flags and trays of offerings. Multi-coloured umbrellas and orange flags extend behind them against a pale sky.2008-08-07A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a red brick wall. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth wrapped around his waist and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, carrying a tall pole with a red, blue and yellow fringed canopy. Beside him a man in orange robes and a bald head walks with an orange flag. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and saris and a boy in an orange shirt follow. In the background a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy, with orange flags and a white umbrella-like parasol. Ornaments and a conch-shaped object appear near the canopy. The overcast sky and wet earth suggest a village temple procession.2010-11-11December 07 20072007-12-07December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A procession walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a concrete block wall. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange or red shawls over their shoulders. Two men carry ornate embroidered parasol-like umbrellas on long poles, one with red and gold embroidery and one with a pink and blue canopy. Orange flags are visible at the left. A man in an orange robe walks near the centre holding a small figure or offering, with garlands and flowers carried by others. A white building and a van sit in the background.2008-08-07November 11 20102010-11-11Outdoor procession along a dirt road beside a white boundary wall, with palm trees behind. Leading the procession, a woman in white holds a large gold ceremonial conch-shaped standard on a pole. Behind her, a drummer in white and a pink-shirted musician play instruments. Near the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland and rudraksha mala walks with an orange-and-white umbrella raised above him, while others in white dhotis and yellow sashes follow. Several saffron and multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas are carried above the crowd, and a long line of white-clad devotees, including children, stretches down the road. This appears to be a temple procession.2010-07-26A procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees under a clear sky. Two large ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow and blue striped canopies and golden finials are carried above the group. In the centre, a man in an orange robe wears a long white-and-red flower garland and walks barefoot beside a figure in an orange robe. Around them, men in white dhotis and kurtas, several with yellow shawls and red scarves, walk in the procession; one older man in white holds a brass pot aloft and another holds a ceremonial staff. Some participants wear white-and-yellow attire and rudraksha-style necklaces. A few men along the sides wear white shirts and dark trousers.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a wire fence. At the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl carries a brass kalasha vessel in both hands. Around him, many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas wear yellow shawls, and several carry tall decorated umbrellas and staffs. Two women in orange sarees with orange head coverings walk near the front, one of them wearing a large orange and red garland. Others in white carry long poles and ceremonial items. Procession, kalasha, umbrellas, ashram devotees.2010-01-02 +1 copies