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Outdoor 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.2017-01-13January 13 20172017-01-13A 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 20172017-01-12A 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.2012-01-01A procession moves along a paved street lined with palm trees, with colourful umbrellas overhead. At the centre, a bearded man in a maroon-red robe and gold necklaces wears a red turban with a gold ornament and walks with his hands folded, carried under a silver ceremonial umbrella. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders hold silver staffs topped with a trident and a ornate finial, several with white ash marks on their foreheads and arms and rudraksha malas. Women in cream and white saris walk among them, and spectators stand along the edge of the road. The scene reflects a ritual street procession.2016-12-14January 10 20172017-01-10A procession on a dirt path flanked by green bushes and palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry tall wooden poles topped with ornate yellow, red and blue embroidered umbrellas, one bearing a white bird motif. A woman in a white sari with a red border carries a brass vessel with leaves on top. Behind her, a person in a saffron-orange robe with a garland walks in the center of the procession, and a man in white holds a white cloth-covered item. Other umbrellas and devotees follow in the distance. A man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and vibhuti on his forehead.2006-07-11Outdoor religious procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and thatched structures. Umbrellas with red, orange and gold canopies embroidered with flowers and bird motifs are carried on tall golden poles. A man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala walks at left. A central figure in orange robes with a vermilion forehead mark and gold necklace carries a silver-rimmed vessel wreathed in yellow flower garlands. Other robed men in orange and women in saris with yellow shawls follow, and a decorated ratha-style float with colourful garlands appears at upper right.2009-12-27A procession on a dirt path in a village setting with trees and a low white building behind. At the front, a man in white with a yellow shawl carries a long pole supporting a decorated red-and-orange canopy. Next to him a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl walks beside saffron-robed sannyasis. A central sannyasi in orange with bare feet carries a brass kalasha topped with orange and yellow marigold garlands and a coconut, and a dark-haired sannyasi in orange holds a golden trident. On the right another saffron-robed attendant holds a gold staff. Several women in white saris and men in white follow, and ornate canopies and tridents rise above the crowd. Printed copyright text overlays the lower right.2009-12-27January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20172017-01-12