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April 20 2016

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April 20 20162016-04-20April 20 20162016-04-20May 13 20162016-05-13April 21 20162016-04-21A procession moves across a dusty open ground beneath a large open-sided tin-roofed shelter with palm trees behind. Drummers in white dhotis and orange shirts play a drum and a wind instrument at left. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry brass plates and offerings, with a few in orange saffron shawls and garlands leading. Ornate orange and red decorated banners on poles and a white canopy umbrella rise at right. Several people in white and a woman in a green sari and a purple-clad woman stand or walk along the route, and a child in a red shirt watches at lower right. Sacks and pots lie on the ground in front.2006-12-29Outdoor procession under a corrugated metal-roofed pavilion. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a white and orange flower garland walks forward, with a white fringed canopy and two ornate red-and-orange umbrellas with peacock-style emblems above. Men in white dhotis and kurtas flank and follow, some carrying trays of offerings. In the right foreground a drummer in an orange-red shirt and saffron shawl plays a dhol-style drum, and a large bass drum appears at the far right. Red and orange bunting hangs from the rafters.2006-12-29May 13 20162016-05-13A photograph of a procession on a dirt ground in front of a large open-sided tent structure with a metal roof, strung with orange and red bunting. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a line, and one carries a brass plate with flowers and fruit. A man in a saffron-orange shawl with a white garland walks among them, and a drummer beats a hand drum. A decorated umbrella canopy with a white and red fringe stands on the right, and two large ornate banners on poles flank the scene. Palm trees and tents appear in the background, and a few people stand at the right edge.2006-12-29June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA procession moves through an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof strung with orange pennants. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a long white and red flower garland, walks barefoot at the centre, flanked by men in white dhotis and kurtas. On the left, a man in white holds a long ceremonial staff topped with a finial, and another carries a small metal vessel. Drummers with long drums in white clothes walk on the right, and colourful umbrellas or canopies float above the group. Concrete pillars and white plastic chairs line the hall, with a few onlookers at the back.2006-12-29May 13 20162016-05-13April 23 20162016-04-23