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Outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A bare-chested boy on the right blows a long curved golden horn, wearing a red dhoti with gold borders. Behind him a line of young boys and men in red and orange robes walks toward a shrine. The central figure wears an orange-gold dhoti, a gold necklace and a beaded rudraksha mala, with hands held together. Others carry a golden horn, and a red-draped altar or shrine sits in the background, with a deity murti near an orange cloth. Green foliage surrounds the scene.

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July 20 20132013-07-20Outdoor procession under a large banyan tree on a dirt path with a woven mat laid down. A central man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace, long hair, a red tilak and a rudraksha-style garland, walks forward with his hands at his sides. Around him, young men and boys in orange and red robes play long brass horns (kompu) and a large drum, while others walk behind. A dark stone sculpture and a red-painted stone platform with a green cloth stand in the background, with a tree-lined garden setting around them.2013-08-04August 15 20132013-08-15Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl walks along a narrow mat path toward a red-painted mound with an orange cloth draped over a shrine on the right. He wears a long gold necklace and a long rudraksha mala, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and gold armlets. Around him stand about nine young boys and girls in saffron, orange and red-maroon garments with white or yellow borders and forehead markings; one boy holds a metal cymbal-like instrument and another holds a long brass horn. A brass bell hangs at the upper right.2013-07-20June 06 20132013-06-06Outdoor photo beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. A bare-chested man with a red-brown forehead mark and long swept-back dark hair walks centrally on a narrow path, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a wide golden-yellow waist cloth, with a rudraksha mala and a multi-strand ceremonial gold necklace with a large pendant. Around him, young people in orange, saffron and maroon-red garments stand with palms pressed together in namaskar or holding small metal and brass items; several have white tilak marks and rudraksha beads. A woman in a red sari with gold border stands at right with hands joined, and another attendant in red sari reaches toward a shrine or altar with a flower garland and a dark stone deity murti at the far right. A red stone-like base sits at the lower right.2013-07-12July 09 20132013-07-09A barefoot procession moves along a blue-and-white patterned runner laid over dirt under shady trees. In front, a man in a red-brown dhoti with a golden-yellow shawl wears a long gold necklace and gold armlets; his hands are open at his sides. Behind him, a girl in a red sari and a boy in saffron robes with rudraksha malas walk with palms pressed together in greeting. Other participants in red and orange robes follow, and a horn player in orange appears at the right edge. The setting is a shaded garden path beside a red brick wall.2013-08-15July 12 20132013-07-12Outdoor procession on a concrete path between a red brick wall and green trees. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a gold necklace pendant walks on a woven mat; a second man in saffron wears rudraksha malas and a white forehead band; a third in saffron wears a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead band and holds a beaded wand. Behind them younger attendants in maroon-red robes with gold borders walk barefoot, one with palms pressed in anjali and another raising a long brass horn trumpet. A red iron gate with gold ornaments stands at left.2013-06-25July 12 20132013-07-12 +1 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03