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Outdoor procession on a stone courtyard along a red carpet. In the centre, a man in a deep red-maroon dhoti and matching shawl with a large red and white floral garland walks forward, and a smaller child in red-maroon clothing with a gold crown and layered silver-and-white necklaces walks beside him. Behind them, robed attendants in saffron and orange garments carry a tall orange parasol with fringe and a tasselled fan-like staff. A figure in white dhoti holds the parasol pole, and a bald man at right in maroon cloth and rudraksha beads carries a silver tray of flowers and fruit. A small shrine with a deity murti and colourful flags stands in the background among palm trees, and people in orange and white continue the procession.

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August 20 20142014-08-20A procession on a paved courtyard with a red carpet runner. At the centre, a man in a red-maroon dhoti and matching shawl wears a long red flower garland and a wooden bead necklace, walking forward and smiling. A child in a red-maroon garment with an ornate gold headdress and silver necklaces walks at the right of the carpet. Attendants in orange and saffron robes carry a large orange parasol at left and ornate decorated umbrellas behind, while a man on the far right carries a brass pot with yellow-orange flower garlands. Robed attendants in white and saffron stand around the scene in front of a shrine canopy.2013-08-20Outdoor procession on a grey stone courtyard with a red carpet runner. A man in the centre wears a dark red-brown robe with gold stripes and a long red-and-white flower garland, walking toward the camera and smiling. Behind him, attendants in saffron and orange robes carry orange parasols and ornate gold-and-red standards, and a young boy in a gold crown and layered silver necklaces walks at the front right. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at the left, and a man holding a brass pot with marigold garlands is at the far right. A shaded canopy and a decorated shrine stand in the background.2014-08-20January 04 20152015-01-04June 07 20162016-06-07January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A procession walks along a path toward a temple shrine with a deity murti in an arched niche. At the centre, a smiling man in a rust-brown robe with a red-and-white flower garland, a gold pendant, a forehead tilak and a rudraksha mala walks on a red carpet. Beside him, a man in a brown robe and rudraksha mala walks with folded hands, and saffron-robed young boys with tilak march behind. On the left, women in white and coloured saris with rudraksha malas and young girls in pink and green chaniya dresses stand with palms pressed together. Ceremonial staffs with trident finials, a white canopy and orange and yellow flags are carried in the procession. a person: the central figure in the red-brown robe with garland and tilak is identified only by appearance cues such as the garland, gold pendant and rudraksha mala, in a procession setting.2014-08-17Outdoor procession on a brick-paved courtyard under palm trees. A bare-chested man in a dark maroon-brown robe and a long white and red flower garland walks barefoot on a striped runner, holding a large ornate umbrella with a gold-tipped pole, shaded by a parasol of orange and red fabric. Behind him a line of devotees in saffron-orange robes and orange head cloths press palms together in anjali, and a woman in maroon and a man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala follow. Colourful rangoli kolam patterns decorate the ground at right, and a few people in white and orange stand beside tents.2017-08-15October 08 20162016-10-08Outdoor procession under a large red and gold canopy on a red carpet inside a tent. A man with a long dark beard and forehead tilak wears a rust-brown robe, a long rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland, and walks at the front while a sun-ornamented umbrella is held above. Behind him, several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls carry offering trays and wear marigold garlands and rudraksha malas. In the background an ornate golden throne and a decorated deity murti stand under hanging fabric, with a seated group of devotees in orange and yellow saris to the left.2017-01-01June 07 20162016-06-07