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A procession climbs a red-and-white painted stone staircase through green trees. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in white kurtas wear rudraksha malas and hold a long wooden pole topped by a yellow-and-red canopy; one also has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind them, a group of men in saffron-orange robes, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk up the steps under a decorated red and orange umbrella. A woman in a black and yellow sari stands at the top left. Painted white lettering appears on a rock face at right.

A procession climbs a stone staircase through green trees. A bald man in white kurta and white dhoti holds a long wooden pole topped by a large yellow and red embroidered umbrella with floral motifs and a white bird emblem. Behind him, a figure in an orange robe and orange turban, with a long rudraksha mala, is helped up the steps by men in white and light shirts. Another umbrella, red, yellow and green with tassels, follows, and a man in orange stands at the right beside a white and red stone railing post.

A figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, stands at the centre of a procession on red-and-grey stone steps under trees. He wears a yellow and white flower garland. Two colourful umbrellas with tassels are held above a group. Around him, saffron-robed attendants walk alongside men in white shirts and grey shirts, and a bald man in white and a dark-haired man in grey walk in the foreground.

September 04 2010

2010-09-04 +1 copies

September 04 2010

2010-09-04 +1 copies

September 04 2010

2010-09-04 +1 copies

A festival procession on a dusty dirt path during daytime. In the foreground a man in white ceremonial clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a long wooden pole of a decorated umbrella (chatra) with a red, yellow and orange floral-patterned canopy. Behind him, men in white dhotis carry similar umbrellas, one green and red, and a trident-topped standard is visible. Several sannyasis in saffron/orange robes walk in the procession; one wears a yellow-orange garland and holds flowers, another wears a long white floral garland. A man in white carries a metal vessel with offerings on the right. Women in white and orange saris and a few onlookers stand at left beside a thatched structure and flowering plants.

May 24 2011

November 20 2006

A procession walks along a street lined with decorated umbrellas in red, blue and yellow with tassels, and hanging orange cloth and bunting overhead. In the foreground on the left, a woman in orange robes, an orange head wrap and a rudraksha mala smiles and walks with hands together. Beside her, an elderly bald man in an orange shawl walks with hands folded, followed by other saffron-robed attendants. Several men in white dhotis, one in a yellow shawl and one in a black sash, and a crowd of onlookers follow the procession.

January 01 2007

A procession on a dirt road beside a grey block wall and palm trees under a clear blue sky. Central figure wears saffron robes, a white and orange flower garland with a red tassel, and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot with hands joined. Behind him, saffron-robed men carry a golden trident and a golden staff, and several colourful parasols with yellow, red and green panels and fringed tassels are held overhead. A bearded man in saffron robes and gold necklace walks at right, while men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and boys in white walk along the sides.