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July 12 20062006-07-12June 07 20162016-06-07January 12 20092009-01-12December 27 20082008-12-27June 07 20162016-06-07A festival procession moves along a dirt path past green foliage. At the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, heavy gold necklaces and a red-and-white garland, with a red-and-gold ceremonial ornament, and a large red-and-yellow umbrella with the printed name a person above. Behind him a man in orange holds a tray of marigolds and an attendant carries a second umbrella. Around them, devotees in saffron and orange robes, rudraksha malas and white dhotis carry brass kalasha pots with flower decorations, and a drummer and a conch-blower lead the group. A bearded man in white clothes walks in the foreground.2016-07-19A street procession of young men in saffron-orange dhotis, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, dancing and gesturing toward a drum. A decorated deity murti garlanded with bright marigold and flower garlands sits under colourful fringed parasols carried above. Spectators and a white van are visible in the background, with a bright sunlit road and a wire fence. Procession and devotional dancing scene.2017-01-11June 07 20162016-06-07June 07 20162016-06-07June 07 20162016-06-07Outdoor procession on sandy ground beneath palm trees, with large colourful ceremonial umbrellas carried on long poles, their red and multicoloured fringed canopies overhead. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears a white and gold dhoti-style garment, a red flower garland, gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala, holding hands together in greeting. Beside them, a bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a gold pendant walks barefoot, while nearby saffron-robed sannyasis and men in white dhotis and red kurtas carry umbrellas and a trident-topped staff. Women in red and orange saris follow along the procession route. A banana plant and a palm frond appear at the right edge.2009-01-01January 12 20092009-01-12