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Photograph of four men descending white stone steps beside a red wooden railing and a terracotta wall, with green trees behind. In front, a man in a lime-green and red silk dhoti-style garment with a green and gold sash wears layered white pearl necklaces, bangles and a red bindi, and holds his hip while stepping down barefoot. Behind him an attendant in an orange cloth and a beaded mala carries a brass vessel. A bald man in white kurta and dhoti, holding a long wooden pole that supports a red, blue and gold fringed umbrella overhead, walks at left. Another orange-clad man with white tilak stands at the back. Ceremonial procession setting, with a shaved-head priest in white and attendants in orange; no printed name is visible.

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A photograph of a procession descending white stone steps beside a red and white railing. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in a lime-green silk sari with a red and green border wears layered silver necklaces, silver bangles and a red forehead mark, walking barefoot and glancing sideways. Behind on the left, a shaved-headed man in white kurta and dhoti holds a long wooden pole supporting a red and blue fringed umbrella. Two men in saffron-orange robes with white tripundra markings and rudraksha malas follow, one carrying a brass tray. Trees and a red-ochre wall stand behind.2011-12-16December 16 20112011-12-16December 16 20112011-12-16December 16 20112011-12-16December 16 20112011-12-16December 14 20112011-12-14December 16 20112011-12-16Outdoor temple procession under a fringed multicoloured canopy. A shaven-headed man in a green silk dhoti with gold border and a beaded multi-strand necklace carries a ceremonial staff, with white tripundra marks on his forehead. Beside him, a younger man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha on a tray of red flowers. A third man in an orange robe and mala walks at right. At right stands a bronze deity murti with a tall crown and raised arm, draped in red cloth. Behind them are white-clad devotees, a woman in a teal sari and a few children, with white stone sculptures and palm trees in the background. The scene reads as a temple procession or puja.2011-12-13Outdoor temple procession at sunset. A man with long swept-back hair, a red bindi, a multi-strand silver necklace and silver armlets wears a green and yellow silk garment and walks beside a large brass and wooden palanquin-style carriage decorated with red cloth and yellow-orange flower garlands. An attendant in white kurta holds a long wooden ceremonial umbrella with green leaves and orange tassels above the procession. Another attendant in white folds his hands in greeting, and a man in a dark jacket stands behind. Red walls and palm trees frame the scene.2011-12-16 +1 copiesDecember 18 20112011-12-18A photograph of a procession descending a white-railed stone staircase beside a red-and-white painted wall. In the centre, a person with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a leopard-print garment over orange cloth, with a red-and-white flower garland, gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind and to the left, several men in saffron-orange robes with white markings on their foreheads and arms carry an ornate umbrella with a red and yellow canopy and a long wooden staff, and one holds a small orange bag. Gold scroll motifs decorate the metal railing.2013-03-10January 01 20122012-01-01