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December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16Outdoor festival procession at Bidadi Adheenam during Brahmotsavam. A young boy with long dark hair tied up, wearing round glasses, a red tilak on his forehead, and an orange cloth draped over bare shoulders, carries a small wooden orange-painted object in his hands, with rudraksha beads around his neck and wrists. Beside him a smiling young girl wears an ornate gold crown, gold necklace and holds a golden staff with a star finial. Behind them a man in an orange shawl and white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and pendant, and other devotees in white and orange stand among flower garlands in the crowd.2007-12-24December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A procession of devotees in orange and saffron clothing and turbans, many with rudraksha malas and tripundra marks on their foreheads, stand with palms pressed together. In the centre, a man with a dark turban and full beard holds his hands in anjali and wears a heavy garland of yellow, red and white flowers over gold-toned beads, a visible rudraksha mala and a golden-coloured ceremonial necklace. A large silver trident carried upright stands beside him. Behind them are a woman in a purple sari with gold border, and above the crowd colourful umbrellas and decorated red and blue poles. Ritual procession at a temple inauguration.2018-04-14December 31 20172017-12-31A photograph of a festival procession on a dusty open ground with orange flags and a gold-tipped pole behind. Children and young people in costume lead the march: a boy on the left wears a gold crown, a gold chest collar, a green-and-red patterned skirt and a sheer orange cape, and carries a staff. Next, a boy in a leopard-print orange tunic holds a trident and a gold arm ornament. A girl in a red and gold sari carries a trident, and a small child on the right wears a gold crown, beaded necklaces and a gold waist piece. A young person on the right wears an orange robe, face markings and a dark wig. Adults in white and cream clothes, some with flower garlands, walk behind them. Whites tents and buildings are visible in the background.2007-12-25December 16 20172017-12-16July 22 20132013-07-22