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A procession on an outdoor street. In the foreground centre, a young man with short dark hair and white sacred ash on his forehead, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and orange cloth wrapped at his waist, holds a golden tray with two ornate gold vessels and flowers, possibly for ritual offering. Behind him a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and bangles walks alongside, and a tall orange pole rises beside them under a hanging decorative canopy. Around them are many people in orange and white clothing, some with white forehead marks, and a few blurred figures in the foreground. The background shows a crowd of onlookers, many in white and orange, under a hazy sky.

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Procession scene with a young man in the foreground holding a gold tray of marigold and red flower offerings with a gold kalasha-style vessel, bare-chested with orange waist cloth, rudraksha mala necklaces and bracelets, tilak and white forehead markings. Behind him, many women and girls in orange and saffron saris and blue and teal garments stand with hands folded in devotion; an orange ratha-like pole and hanging decorative canopy appear above. a person is not confidently established from appearance, so the central figure is described as a young sannyasi-style devotee carrying a puja tray in a Nija Pada procession.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Outdoor procession at a red-walled compound with two purple umbrellas with beaded fringe above the crowd. A young man with shaved-looking hair and a rudraksha mala is bare-chested, wearing orange cloth, holding a brass tray with lamps and offerings. Around him are devotees with white and grey tripundra on their foreheads, a woman in a red turban and red garment, and others in orange cloth and gold necklaces.2017-01-13A bare-chested young man in an orange saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala stands in a procession, holding a gold-toned plate of marigold and rose petals with two golden padukas (sandals). Behind him, devotees in orange and white clothing walk in a crowd, a girl in orange looks down, and an orange-painted pole rises at the top. A tilak marks his forehead, and a pendant hangs at his neck.2017-01-08January 13 20172017-01-13January 08 20172017-01-08Outdoor procession with devotees in orange and saffron robes. A young man in the foreground, bare-chested with an orange cloth over his shoulder and rudraksha beads, carries a golden tray of flowers and offerings. Behind him, a figure in red-orange robes wears a long rudraksha mala and gold pendant necklace and raises one hand in blessing beneath a large purple and gold embroidered umbrella held on orange poles. Women devotees in orange saris with forehead markings walk nearby, and a bald priest with white forehead markings and glasses stands among the group. Photographed in daylight with a blurred background of wooden structures.2017-01-08Outdoor procession on a riverbank with several devotees in orange-saffron garments and white forehead markings. In the centre a young man, bare-chested with an orange cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, carries a brass tray of flowers and ritual vessels. Above them a purple umbrella with gold floral pattern and beaded fringe is held on orange poles. Other participants wear rudraksha malas and gold chains; a woman on the right smiles and makes a hand gesture. Water and steps are visible in the background.2017-01-08Outdoor procession with devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some with tilak markings on their foreheads. A young man in the centre, bare-chested with an orange cloth over one shoulder and beaded malas, carries a brass tray of flowers, fruit and gold-coloured ritual vessels. Behind him, a figure in red-orange robes and layered rudraksha beads holds a purple and gold embroidered umbrella on an orange pole, and a second umbrella is visible on the left. Other participants with white forehead markings and malas walk alongside, with stone structures blurred in the background.2017-01-08January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 08 20172017-01-08