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April 28 2018

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April 28 20182018-04-28April 29 20182018-04-29December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesDecember 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04February 11 20132013-02-11January 16 20182018-01-16December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night procession with a bare-chested priest in the centre holding a decorated brass kalasha pot wrapped with white jasmine garlands and purple flowers, a poorna kumbha welcome. Behind him, a young man in saffron robes and a white garland smiles while walking. Nearby, men in white and saffron garments and rudraksha malas move through a crowd beneath a red and gold ceremonial umbrella with tassels, strings of coloured lights and red flags overhead. No individual is identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2009-01-11A dense crowd in a temple corridor with ornate pillars. At centre, a bare-chested sadhu with dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark turban, wearing orange cloth, rudraksha malas and a large garland of white, yellow and pink flowers, holds a ceremonial ladle-like object in both hands. Several saffron-clad sadhus with long matted hair and beards surround him, one carrying a tall red and gold ceremonial staff at right. Devotees press in around them, some with shaved heads and white or saffron garments. A red and white sign hangs on the pillar in the background.2018-04-29Night photo of a dense crowd at a festive street procession lit by strings of multicoloured bulbs and a decorated canopy umbrella with a lotus emblem. At centre, a man in an orange-red garment with a white flower garland carries a tray of offerings, flanked by bare-chested men wearing gold chains and rudraksha malas. Men in white shirts and a man in a pale yellow shirt holding a microphone stand nearby. Lit tubes and a flag appear at the upper right.2009-01-11