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A photograph of an outdoor procession in a courtyard with yellow walls and trees. A large ceremonial umbrella with red, green and blue panels and fringed tassels shades the group. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in front, one holding a plate of white flowers and a garland of white and red blossoms. A boy in white with an orange sash also carries an offering plate with flowers. A man in grey trousers stands at the left edge, and a woman in a light sari watches from the right. A stamp in the corner reads 15.10.2006.

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Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered around a ceremonial aarti during a procession. A figure in an orange shawl holds a brass lamp with a bright flame, while a man beside a tall wooden pole supports a red, green and gold canopy fringed with colourful tassels. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a man in white holds a silver tray. Women in saris and children watch from behind, beside a tiled-roof building with a red curtain. A date stamp reads 15.10.2006.2006-10-15A street procession in a village lane on a bright sunny day, with trees and white-walled houses behind. At the front, a man in an orange dhoti and white shirt holds up a large red and multicoloured umbrella with fringed tassels, shielding a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a vibhuti forehead mark. The priest carries a brass tray of flowers, a red-cloth-covered offering and a garland. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis walk, some with hands folded in greeting, and one man on the left plays brass cymbals. Several children watch from the side. A date stamp reads 15.10.2006 along the left edge.2006-10-15October 15 20062006-10-15Photograph of a temple porch with blue painted pillars and a red-and-green column in the background. A young man in the centre wears a white shirt, an orange dhoti sash, a rudraksha mala and a garland of white flowers with red roses and green leaves, holding a silver tray of offerings and smiling. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a kumkum mark on his forehead stands with hands clasped. On the right, men in white shirts wear blue and white rosette badges. A photo date stamp reads 15.10.2006.2006-10-15A photograph of a street procession with a bare-chested priest in the centre, holding a round brass-edged tray with a red cloth, a coconut-like offering, green leaves and a white jasmine garland, and walking beneath a large red and green umbrella with multicoloured tassels held by an attendant. The priest wears a white dhoti with a coloured border, rudraksha beads, and a white forehead mark with red centre. Around him are men in white shirts and dhotis, one in an orange cloth, and a bespectacled man in glasses. A white temple gopuram with painted figures stands behind among trees. Several people walk in the procession, with a child at right.2006-10-15Outdoor procession with a young man in a saffron-orange shawl and white shirt holding a long wooden pole and a small brass handbell, while another man at right extends a brass aarti lamp with flame toward the group. Behind them a red and gold ceremonial umbrella with fringed trim stands above a line of men in white shirts and dhotis, several with palms pressed together in namaste. White flags with a blue emblem wave among green trees and a thatched hut. The scene suggests a ratha yatra procession with aarti.2006-10-16October 15 20062006-10-15October 16 20062006-10-16July 29 20082008-07-29October 16 20062006-10-16Outdoor photograph of a procession near a tiled-roof building in bright daylight. An elderly bare-chested man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala holds a long wooden pole at left. A man in a white shirt with a blue rosette badge stands beside a young woman in white. Another man in a white shirt stands at right. In the foreground at right, a person in an orange saffron garment reaches toward a golden ornate palanquin decorated with red cloth, white flowers and green leaves. A date stamp in the corner reads 15.10.2006.2006-10-15October 15 20062006-10-15