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Outdoor photo of a ceremonial procession ascending a broad red stone staircase toward an ornate golden throne draped with a white cloth on a dark cushioned seat. Several men in rust-red and orange garments with gold-striped borders walk up the steps; some carry metal ceremonial items and one holds a trident-like staff. Behind them, a column of people in orange and red robes and white clothing follows, with large red and patterned parasols raised overhead and a golden ornamental canopy at left. Tall white poles line the open plaza, with modern red-brick buildings in the background under a bright sky.

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February 19 20152015-02-19July 22 20132013-07-22February 19 20152015-02-19 +2 copiesOutdoor procession on red sandstone steps under a pale sky. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks down the centre, hands in front of him. Behind him, attendants in orange and white carry tall yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges, and a silver-covered palanquin-style seat with golden lion figures stands at the left. Women in orange saris press palms together at the right while a photographer kneels to shoot. Red flags fly in the background.2016-10-11December 12 20162016-12-12A procession of saffron-clad men climbs a stepped stone ramp at an outdoor event. A large ornate parasol with a colourful fringed border and golden pole is carried above the group. Drummers in orange cloth play a drum and a small hand drum on the steps, and a man near the top plays a long brass horn. Several men wear orange dhotis, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and some have bare upper bodies, with one man in front wearing a white headband and another a white turban. Stone lingam-like pillars line the steps and bright cushions are set along the edges.2018-01-01Outdoor procession descending a red-brick stepped ghat at dusk. A man in reddish-brown dhoti and shawl with long dark hair, wearing rudraksha and a white-and-red flower garland, walks down the steps. Beside him an orange-robed figure carries a bundle wrapped in yellow cloth. A man in white dhoti with gold border holds a tall ceremonial parasol with an ornate top, and a bare-chested man with a white dhoti kneels in the foreground facing the procession. Saffron and red flags line the railing, and devotees in orange and maroon stand behind metal barricades. Palm fronds and floodlights appear at the left.2017-02-24October 16 20162016-10-16December 12 20162016-12-12February 24 20172017-02-24October 16 20162016-10-16A procession ascends wide stone steps beneath a large multicolored canopy with fringed tassels on a tall pole. Several people in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps carry the canopy and walk in a line; a figure at center has long dark hair and a bare torso, another wears a striped headband and a kumkum mark, and a man in an orange turban carries a bag. Drummers in orange robes play a large drum at upper left, and a child in orange holds a white flower. Seated spectators in white clothes line the steps and terrace behind. A stone pedestal and square stone benches with striped cloths sit at right, and a man in white runs down the steps at upper right.2018-01-01