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September 30 20172017-09-30A procession on a paved courtyard at an ashram. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and white sandalwood markings on their bodies, walk and play instruments. One young man in front holds a brass kalasha decorated with flower garlands and a coconut-topped pot, and another carries a tray of flower garlands. A tall golden parasol with red and yellow fringe is carried overhead. Drummers with white drums and a player with a long brass horn march beside them. Behind them are carved ornamental panels, potted trees and an open tent-roofed hall, with white kolam designs on the stone floor.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20172017-09-02A festival procession moves along a paved path under trees. A young man at the front, in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas, holds a brass tray of yellow and orange flowers. Behind him, a man in orange cloth carries a decorated pot. A tall striped canopy umbrella in red, yellow, green, blue and white, with tassels, is held aloft by a man in orange clothing with a gold pole. Musicians in white dhotis play a brass trumpet and a drum, and a drummer wears a red drum harness. Several saffron-robed attendants and white-clad men follow, and a pink-and-silver umbrella appears at the right edge.2017-08-15August 15 20172017-08-15September 26 20162016-09-26December 23 20162016-12-23May 25 20172017-05-25March 01 20162016-03-01A procession of young men and boys in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans walks across a paved courtyard past a red wall and green plants. Several figures wear rudraksha malas and some are bare-chested with ash markings. A man in front holds a large ornate red, yellow and blue canopy on a pole, and another figure at right carries a yellow fringed umbrella. One boy in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala walks barefoot near the center. Potted plants and a tree stand behind the wall.2017-08-31December 14 20162016-12-14A procession at an outdoor ashram courtyard under a shade canopy, with palm trees and a red-painted pillar behind. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line, several with hands folded in anjali, and one drummer on the left beats a drum. A man in a maroon dhoti with a gold-toned garland of flowers leads the group, holding his hands together. Beside him a young man in saffron cloth carries a silver tray with a plant sprig. On the right a man in a white dhoti with gold borders holds a tall ceremonial parasol, and a woman in white stands near him. The scene resembles a ritual procession.2013-11-22