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Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial procession in a sunlit grove on dry ground. A central figure in a red-orange sari with gold border, wearing layered gold beaded necklaces, a large gold pendant, rudraksha malas and gold armbands, holds a silver handbell in one hand and a flaming silver lamp (aarti) in the other, with a red bindi and a tall dark swept-back hairstyle. Behind them, several men in orange and saffron robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas carry silver plates of yellow flowers and offerings. A man in a white shirt and white trousers crouches at left, filming with a handheld camera. Red-orange sari and orange robes against green foliage.

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January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of an outdoor ritual procession under trees. A cameraman in white shirt and dark trousers films from the left, holding a professional video camera. Central figure, a woman with long black hair, wears a red sari with gold border, gold necklace and gold bangles, and carries a plate. Behind her a man with a white tripunda on his forehead, white garland and a dark red-and-gold dhoti and shawl carries an offering plate. On the right a bald man in a red and gold robe with sacred ash marks on his arms walks with a white garland. Metal barricade railings, an orange and green floral garland on a stone platform, and a colourful flag in the background. No one's identity is determinable from appearance cues here.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesA procession outdoors under tropical trees and banana leaves. In the centre, a figure with a voluminous dark swept-back hair, crown-like headdress, large gold-and-white flower garland, a gold pendant, a rudraksha mala and red-brown shawl over a red garment walks forward holding a tall gold staff. Men beside and behind wear red-orange and cream dhotis with gold borders, bare-chested with white sandalwood markings, rudraksha malas and gold bangles. A microphone is held by a man at right. A decorated umbrella and a round red-and-gold floral ornament appear at left. a person: the central figure has long hair and ceremonial gold garland, matching the visible cues for the page subject, presented as a procession leader.2016-01-03