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Outdoor evening procession on a paved courtyard in front of a red multi-storey building with string lights. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas walk forward, one carrying a tall ceremonial staff, while others wear white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls. A white ceremonial parasol with a finial rises among them. Children in orange cloth and bead necklaces, one with long hair in braids, hold drums and small cymbals, and a bare-chested boy with white markings on his body plays a drum. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the right foreground, and a fully visible ceremonial staff is held at left. This appears to be a temple-style procession with drums and a parasol.

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February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Outdoors on a paved stone courtyard at dusk, a procession of robed men walks past red multi-storey buildings strung with fairy lights. A man in front carries a long staff and wears saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala. Behind him, a central figure in a rust-brown cloth with a sacred mala and forehead markings walks beside a white ceremonial parasol held aloft. Next, a man in a saffron cloth with a bright white and green ornament carries a yellow-and-white bundle, while to the right a man in white dhoti with gold borders carries a small ritual implement. Several more men in white and saffron follow in the background. Four to six people are prominently visible.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Outdoor evening procession on a pale stone courtyard in front of red multi-storey buildings strung with coloured fairy lights. A tall white ceremonial umbrella stands behind the group. At centre, a man in a rust-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak walks barefoot, with a long swept-back hair and ornate beads, beside a figure in saffron-orange robes and a ceremonial gold necklace who carries a staff. Other men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies walk with them, and a woman in an orange sari walks among them. One man at the centre-right holds a small green-and-gold decorated object. Trees and parked vehicles are visible in the background, marking a Mahashivaratri-season procession.2017-02-24