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January 13 20172017-01-13January 15 20172017-01-15Outdoor procession on a paved path lined with a low brick wall. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured edging, wearing a dark rudraksha mala, carries a tall gold trident staff with a finial. Behind him to the left a bare-chested man in a white cloth walks, and on the far left a yellow banner with red, blue and green floral embroidery and a white bird emblem flutters on a gold pole. Several people in orange and saffron robes follow, and on the right a woman in a pink kurta holds an orange ceremonial umbrella. Pink, orange and yellow decorated umbrellas are carried overhead, a white vehicle appears in the background, and the setting is a procession with ratha-style ceremonial pageantry.2017-01-13A young man with a shaved head and white ash marks on his forehead and arms walks forward in a procession, holding a tall brass trident with a decorative finial. He wears a white dhoti with gold borders, a dark rudraksha mala and a small pendant. Behind him, other figures in white and saffron follow along a paved road lined with trees, under red and yellow umbrellas, with a white van in the background.2017-01-12January 12 20172017-01-12January 11 20172017-01-11January 13 20172017-01-13Outdoor procession under a bright blue sky at a Kumbh Mela-style shahi snan event, with several saffron and yellow-orange parasols held aloft. In the foreground a bald young man in white dhoti with gold-bordered sash and heavy gold bead necklaces, with a sandalwood mark on his forehead, looks ahead. Behind him a robed figure wears a rust-brown garment, an orange turban and layered gold necklaces and rudraksha beads. Other marchers in white and orange-red robes, some with long hair and bead malas, walk among them, one holding a conch-shaped ceremonial object. Roadside trees, a pole and a small shrine dome appear in the background, and a red flag is visible on the right.2016-04-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 16 20162016-01-16January 11 20172017-01-11A procession of men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders carries tall gold staffs and trident-topped poles under a large orange and gold umbrella decorated with floral motifs and a white bird emblem. Several men wear white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces; one man in front wears an orange shawl and a gold chain. Spectators stand along a covered walkway behind them under a corrugated roof with hanging lamps.2012-01-01