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A procession of saffron-robed devotees carries ceremonial items outdoors beneath colourful embroidered parasols. On the left, a young woman with a bindi and rudraksha mala holds a red and gold embroidered parasol edged with orange fabric. Beside her, a man in orange robes carries a gold pyramid-shaped kalasha-like vessel. A younger man in orange holds a small golden deity murti decorated with red flowers. On the right, a figure with long dark hair in orange robes and white forehead markings walks with a ceremonial staff wrapped in orange cloth. Behind them, a man in white and other devotees in white and orange follow among trees. Multiple devotees are visible, carrying parasols on poles, in a ratha-style religious procession.

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Night procession on a dirt ground in front of a scaffolded temple structure. A man in saffron robes and an orange head wrap walks barefoot at the centre, his hands at his sides. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts, with orange shoulder cloths, carry large ornate umbrellas with red, green and gold fringed canopies. A tall ceremonial staff with a metal finial is held among them. A bright floodlight glows in the upper right, and a small brass vessel sits on the ground at lower left.2006-12-20December 23 20092009-12-23July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesJune 07 20162016-06-07Kailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamOutdoor photo of a procession beside a palm grove. A bearded man in saffron robes and a gold necklace stands at left, while a long-haired man in saffron with a multicoloured flower garland stands at right, holding a golden staff and a trident-topped standard. Behind them, an attendant in saffron holds a golden staff, and a bald man in orange robes stands at right edge. A large ornate parasol with colourful fringes and tassels rises above, and men in black shirts with rudraksha-style pendants form a line at left. White-clad devotees stand in the background beside a yellow-gold shrine and coconut palms.2009-12-23A procession walks along a dusty path beneath a white canopy at an outdoor event. Under a large multicoloured umbrella with red, green and yellow panels, a man in saffron robes and an orange-and-gold turban wears a long white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, while a golden trident-topped staff is carried nearby. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk beside him, some holding ornate golden staffs. Along the edges, attendants hold decorated gold-and-red umbrellas with blue dove emblems. A woman in a white sari with gold border and rudraksha beads walks in the foreground, holding a small umbrella. Other people in white dhotis and kurtas follow in the background.2008-12-27March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesA procession on a paved path with a central man in a rust-red robe and a long white flower garland walking barefoot under a multicoloured umbrella with red, yellow, blue and green fringes. A bearded man with long hair and a red tilak mark on his forehead holds the umbrella pole overhead while the robed figure walks on a striped woven mat. Around them, shirtless young men wear orange dhotis, beaded necklaces and long braided hair, carrying drums and holding cymbals and a flower-decorated pole. Trees fill the background.2017-03-11December 23 20092009-12-23A procession on a red carpet walks toward a temple shrine under a yellow canopy. A central man in a saffron-and-gold dhoti and white flower garland, with a rudraksha mala, walks with hands folded. Two men in orange cloth carry a teal-fringed ceremonial parasol and a decorated staff, and others carry flagged poles and a tray of flowers. Women in orange and red saris line the path with hands folded in greeting, while people in white and red clothing stand behind. A stone temple with a small deity murti sits in the background among trees.2014-08-31September 26 20162016-09-26