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June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03A photograph of a walkway on a bridge with orange railings, where a central figure in a rust-red robe walks among blurred men in white shirts and checked shirts. The central figure has long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, and wears heavy gold ceremonial necklaces with a large gold pendant and rudraksha malas draped over the shoulders, plus a gold armlet. A woman with a red bindi and an older man in white stand nearby. a person appears as the central walking figure, identified by the swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, gold necklaces and saffron-red clothing.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03A procession walks through a covered corridor with a blue and yellow canopy and red-painted metal railings, with a wire-mesh fence on the right. A central man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl wears a white and orange flower garland, a heavy gold ornate necklace, gold armbands and a sandalwood-and-kumkum forehead mark, with long swept-back hair. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas, and a man in white dhoti and shawl on the right holds a tall silver staff. Women in red, orange and green saris stand among the crowd, and a few onlookers are visible in the foreground.2016-06-03May 08 20182018-05-08A procession at an outdoor event. At the centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti-style wrap and red-and-white flower garlands wears a large gold necklace and a red mark on his forehead; he is the central figure of the procession. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas carry a long silver staff and walk alongside him, while a drummer in orange clothing plays a drum at right. Women in orange and green saris stand at left with palms pressed together in namaste, and a woman in pink and orange at far right does the same. The setting is an open-sided pavilion with a golden ceremonial emblem visible at upper left.2016-07-02Night procession outside a temple: two sannyasis in rust-brown and saffron-gold robes wearing long white-and-red flower garlands and heavy gold necklaces walk at the centre. The taller man in the middle, bare-chested shoulders under a rust-brown shawl with a crown-like headpiece, is wearing a large gold garland; beside him an older man with a shaved head and white vertical tilak walks in a rust-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in a white shirt holds a tall staff, and a man in saffron robes stands at the right edge. Surrounding devotees in white shirts, saffron cloths and dark-red saris line the procession, with a decorated ceremonial umbrella visible at the top left and bright temple lights overhead.2012-06-05April 03 20132013-04-03Photograph of a procession moving through a temple doorway, with a crowd of devotees behind. In the centre, a bare-chested elderly priest with white forehead marks and a red-and-gold saffron cloth, a red headband and rudraksha mala walks forward holding a ceremonial object. Beside him, a man in saffron dress with a heavy gold necklace and white tripundra marks walks alongside. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Women in saffron and green saris and men in white shirts follow. Stone temple architecture frames the entrance, with a deity visible in the background. Sanskrit-style procession with devotees in ritual dress.2012-06-05