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March 01 2016

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Outdoor procession on a paved walkway beneath palm trees and a canopy with a red-and-gold fringed parasol. A man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and orange flower garland and rudraksha mala, walks centre-frame with his hands together. He is flanked by men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas, and by saffron-robed sannyasis and women in orange saris with folded hands. Attendants carry a silver vessel with offerings and a decorated parasol on a pole, and yellow-and-red pennant banners hang behind them. Several people are seen walking barefoot in a ceremonial procession.2014-10-04March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01A procession on a paved courtyard with palm trees behind. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a red-and-gold ornate gold necklace, wearing a red-orange dhoti with gold borders and a red-and-blue flower garland, walks barefoot beside a tall ceremonial umbrella with blue fringe and red canopy. Around him, shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas carry ceremonial standards with teardrop-shaped pennants, kalasha-style vessels and golden staffs; one holds a decorated pot with a banana leaf. Women in red-orange saris and devotees in white stand with folded palms along the route, and a trident is visible among the golden ornaments. Scene reads as a ritual procession.2015-01-04January 11 20162016-01-11A procession in a temple courtyard. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis walk barefoot, some with bare chests and rudraksha malas, some wearing white flower garlands. A figure at centre wears a saffron garment and a headband, with a pink-and-white garland, and a red fringed parasol with a long pole is raised above the group. Men in white dhotis and uniformed police stand behind, with a concrete wall in the background.2012-05-30January 01 20172017-01-01January 25 20172017-01-25October 08 20162016-10-08A procession on a paved path beneath palm trees. In the centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl wears a long multicolour flower garland and a red bindi, walking forward. Beside him, a bald man in rust-red and gold-bordered cloth carries a folded cloth and wears a rudraksha mala and a saffron sash. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees and a man in white ritual dress carry brass plates and lamps. A golden trident and a decorated canopy umbrella rise at the right, and a folding table with offerings stands at the left. Several people in orange and red clothing stand with hands pressed together. Roughly ten to twelve people are visible.2014-09-09June 07 20162016-06-07A procession on a paved courtyard with palm trees behind. At the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears a large red and white garland, a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl. Two bare-chested attendants in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas walk beside him, one raising a parasol-like umbrella with a teal and orange canopy and gold finials. Behind them, a woman in an orange-red sari and other devotees in white and orange walk along, some with palms pressed together in namaste. Onlookers stand along the edge of the path. Yellow-and-red banners with a red emblem hang from poles.2015-01-04 +1 copies