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A large outdoor procession moves along a sandy riverbank with scattered debris. Two purple umbrellas with gold patterned fabric and fringed edges are carried on long red poles above the group. A bare-chested young man in orange cloth carries a brass tray of offerings. Many women in orange saris with plain gold-tone necklaces walk in rows, some with hair in braids. Behind them, people in white, pink and red kurtas and mixed casual clothes walk among the crowd. A large vertical banner-style portrait of a man with a red turban and red-and-white garments is held up in the middle of the procession. A speaker stack stands at left. Several visitors in Western clothing are visible in the background.

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January 13 20172017-01-13January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Outdoor procession of saffron-robed devotees, many with white vibhuti stripes and rudraksha malas, carrying a brass tray of offerings on the left. A man in white holds an ornate purple and gold umbrella with a beaded fringe over a central figure in a pink-red robe with white flower garlands and rudraksha beads, who raises one hand in blessing; a young man in saffron with a red tilak carries the offerings tray. Women in orange saris and bindis walk alongside, some holding umbrellas. The ground is sandy with construction-like structures in the background. Possibly a ritual procession.2017-01-08January 11 20172017-01-11January 13 20172017-01-13January 11 20172017-01-11January 08 20172017-01-08January 13 20172017-01-13A procession of women in orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings walks along a riverside ghat under two purple embroidered parasols. At the centre, a man in a red turban and a garland of white flowers carries a brass tray of offerings, with a gold necklace and an orange shawl over white clothing, and a man in orange stands beside him. Men in white dhotis and shirts and a man in a red embroidered jacket walk nearby. A white vehicle and a dark loudspeaker stand at left, and water and boats are visible behind.2017-01-11A procession of many people in saffron-orange dhotis and garments, several with white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas, walks beneath two decorated umbrellas with purple and gold brocade and beaded fringe. A shaved-headed man in the centre, bare-chested with white markings and a mala, holds a brass tray of offerings with a lit flame, flanked by a young man with white forehead markings and a mala. A woman in red with a floral garland and a red-and-gold headdress walks nearby. Several other devotees in white kurtas and mala necklaces stand at the sides, and a few women in orange saris with flower garlands follow. Sandy ground and a few onlookers fill the background.2017-01-08Outdoor procession of many devotees in saffron-orange robes, several with white and reddish face markings and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a young man in an orange wrap carries a brass tray of flowers and a gold-coloured ritual vessel, while a woman beside him holds a long orange pole supporting a purple and gold brocade umbrella with fringed edges. Another woman with a rudraksha mala and orange sari holds a second umbrella pole. A sunlit sandy or stone ground and open background complete the scene, with a red-painted, bare-chested figure visible behind the umbrella. The scene reads as a ritual procession.2017-01-08