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Outdoor ceremonial procession under bright sunlight beside a reddish-brown wall and leafy branches. In the centre, a man in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-brown robes walks forward, holding a long ceremonial staff with flower garlands wrapped around it. He wears heavy gold necklaces, bangles and a rudraksha-style neck mala, with a gold pendant. Behind him, a bearded man in white dhoti with gold border walks close. To the left, women in yellow and green saris stand with palms pressed together in greeting. On the right, sannyasis in orange robes with white forehead markings and a woman holding a brass plate with a flame and offerings stand near the procession. Several people stand in the background, some with hands folded in prayer.

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Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial procession under leafy trees. A central figure in a rust-orange turban, orange-brown robe, a long ceremonial staff, a heavy gold necklace and a white-and-pink flower garland stands with head bowed, hands at his chest. Behind him a man in a white dhoti with gold borders holds a staff, and a woman in a yellow sari and green skirt holds a tray with a red cloth. To the right, figures in orange robes and rudraksha beads carry a tray and offer folded-hand greetings, while others with painted white foreheads and ash marks smile and press palms together. Smoke or incense haze drifts in the air.2016-12-23December 12 20162016-12-12December 14 20162016-12-14Outdoor photo of a celebration in a leafy courtyard. A central bearded man in a rust-orange turban and saffron-orange robe, wearing a heavy gold necklace, a white flower garland and gold armbands, smiles broadly while embracing a long-haired sannyasi in rust-orange cloth on the right. Behind him, a man in white dhoti stands near a wooden pole. To the left, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a rudraksha mala and tilak smiles and folds her hands, beside women in gold and teal saris with palms pressed together. Several other people stand in the background among green foliage and red walls.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 12 20162016-12-12December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A man with a full dark beard and a rust-red turban stands with palms pressed together in namaste in front of a tall gold flagpole during a temple dvajarohanam flag-hoisting. He wears a dense red and white rose-and-pearl garland, layered gold necklaces, a gold pendant, gold bangles and a rust-brown cloth. A small red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him, bare-chested attendants in orange-striped white dhotis pull ropes and raise the flag. Green leaf bundles hang from the top of the pole.2016-12-14Outdoor ritual procession beneath a large banyan tree. A central bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti and a matching brown turban with a jewelled ornament wears a long garland of white and orange flowers and a heavy gold necklace, with his hands together holding a small object. Around him, young men in orange and saffron cloths carry brass plates of flowers and offerings, and an elderly white-bearded man in orange robes stands beside them. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and red-and-brown shawls with rudraksha malas stand nearby, and a man holds a long ceremonial staff with a tassel. A tall white ceremonial umbrella or canopy is visible above the group, and the setting is a shaded ritual gathering of devotees and attendants.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a ritual procession outdoors under trees. In the centre, a bearded man in a maroon-red turban with a pearl and gold ornament, a gold and white flower garland, layered gold necklaces, a gold pendant and matching armbands stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind him, a white-bearded elderly man in orange robes and glasses stands beside another figure in orange. On the left, a young man with a painted forehead and red-and-gold rudraksha malas holds a silver tray of flowers and offerings. Men in white dhotis with gold borders stand at the right. a person (saffron/maroon turban, ornate gold garland and jewellery, central role in the procession) is shown in person.2016-12-23