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February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27April 21 20152015-04-21September 27 20172017-09-27A procession of men in ceremonial clothing walks across a paved courtyard beneath a red and gold umbrella with tasselled fringe. The central figure wears a maroon garment with gold border and a heavy dark rudraksha mala across the chest, with long hair and red-brown forehead marks. Beside him a man in orange with gold-bordered cloth and a yellow-flower garland carries a silver tray holding a kalasha with mango leaves and marigolds. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and a red-clothed man follow, and at right an orange-robed man with rudraksha beads and an orange wrist band walks with hands joined. A white vehicle is visible at upper left.2011-12-15A photograph of an outdoor temple-style procession. In the centre, a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings wears a rust-orange garment with gold border bands wrapped around the body, a saffron-orange mala necklace and a long gold bead necklace. Behind and to the left, a second man in rust-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white vertical markings on his arm walks. At right, a young attendant in orange robes with a maroon border and white forehead marking carries a brass tray holding a potted plant and a lantern. Blurred deity murtis and a gold arch stand in the background.2013-05-04November 16 20152015-11-16A smiling man in a red-maroon dhoti and shawl with gold borders walks down red stone steps. He wears a long garland of pink, red and yellow flowers, a gold pendant on a gold chain, and a dark rudraksha mala, with a white vertical tilak and a dark bun on his head. Behind him, men in saffron-orange dhotis carry a brass pot with green leaves and other offerings, and a man on the right wears a maroon dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Banana plants stand in the background under a pale sky.2016-01-03May 26 20172017-05-26January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesA procession of saffron-robed sannyasis descends a stone staircase beside a red-and-white painted wall and an ornate iron gate. In the foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a large red-and-white flower garland, a gold chain, a saffron shawl and gold-banded saffron cloth, walking with downcast eyes. Behind him shaven-headed men in saffron with white forehead bands and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces carry a silver ceremonial staff topped with a kalasha-like finial and a trident. Others follow in saffron robes and a red bag is held by one man. Trees and orange-robed figures are visible through the gate. Overlaid text credits a person and2013-04-24