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April 24 2019

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July 12 20132013-07-12August 04 20132013-08-04August 04 20132013-08-04Outdoor temple entrance procession with a man in the centre wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border, a long beaded garland and long dark hair, walking on a red carpet. Behind him a bald man in orange cloth and a younger boy in orange with yellow trim carry offerings, one holding a woven basket with flowers and leaves. To the right a shaved-headed attendant in orange and rudraksha malas follows. In the background a gold-framed arch with orange flowers frames a deity murti in a palanquin-like setting, under palm trees and a tiled canopy.2013-03-20July 12 20132013-07-12November 21 20142014-11-21July 17 20132013-07-17A procession of young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl drums on round hand drums through a tiled hall, with rudraksha malas and white face markings. One drummer at the front right wears a long rudraksha mala and a bangle, and an orange turban is visible on a drummer in the middle. Behind them women in orange and a woman in a teal and purple sari carry offering trays with flowers and fruit. Seated devotees in white clothes line the left edge. Framed paintings hang on the pale pink walls and a wooden instrument stands at the right.2018-04-17An outdoor procession on a wet concrete courtyard moves toward a small open-sided shrine with a thatched canopy and a deity murti set in an ornate niche. A long striped runner in pink, green, blue and white stretches across the ground. Around a dozen men in orange and saffron cloth lead the procession, several carrying tall brass-tipped staffs; a central figure wears an orange shawl, a long beaded necklace and a bare upper body with adornments. Two drummers in white dhotis and a red-clad drummer play drums on the right, and palm and tree foliage surrounds the scene under overcast skies.2013-08-04August 04 20132013-08-04September 14 20152015-09-14May 14 20122012-05-14