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Procession scene with a young man in the foreground holding a gold tray of marigold and red flower offerings with a gold kalasha-style vessel, bare-chested with orange waist cloth, rudraksha mala necklaces and bracelets, tilak and white forehead markings. Behind him, many women and girls in orange and saffron saris and blue and teal garments stand with hands folded in devotion; an orange ratha-like pole and hanging decorative canopy appear above. a person is not confidently established from appearance, so the central figure is described as a young sannyasi-style devotee carrying a puja tray in a Nija Pada procession.

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A bare-chested young man in an orange saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala stands in a procession, holding a gold-toned plate of marigold and rose petals with two golden padukas (sandals). Behind him, devotees in orange and white clothing walk in a crowd, a girl in orange looks down, and an orange-painted pole rises at the top. A tilak marks his forehead, and a pendant hangs at his neck.2017-01-08A procession on an outdoor street. In the foreground centre, a young man with short dark hair and white sacred ash on his forehead, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and orange cloth wrapped at his waist, holds a golden tray with two ornate gold vessels and flowers, possibly for ritual offering. Behind him a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and bangles walks alongside, and a tall orange pole rises beside them under a hanging decorative canopy. Around them are many people in orange and white clothing, some with white forehead marks, and a few blurred figures in the foreground. The background shows a crowd of onlookers, many in white and orange, under a hazy sky.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Outdoor procession at a red-walled compound with two purple umbrellas with beaded fringe above the crowd. A young man with shaved-looking hair and a rudraksha mala is bare-chested, wearing orange cloth, holding a brass tray with lamps and offerings. Around him are devotees with white and grey tripundra on their foreheads, a woman in a red turban and red garment, and others in orange cloth and gold necklaces.2017-01-13Outdoor procession on a pale sandy ground. In the foreground a shirtless young man in orange lower garment and orange shawl, with rudraksha malas and a silver pendant, carries a brass tray with two gold-coloured ceremonial sandals (paduka) decorated with red and yellow flowers. Behind him a woman in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a tall orange-tipped pole, and a man in a purple kurta stands nearby. A floral-garlanded backdrop is at left. Performers in orange robes suggest a ritual procession with padapuja offerings.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor procession with devotees in orange and saffron robes. A young man in the foreground, bare-chested with an orange cloth over his shoulder and rudraksha beads, carries a golden tray of flowers and offerings. Behind him, a figure in red-orange robes wears a long rudraksha mala and gold pendant necklace and raises one hand in blessing beneath a large purple and gold embroidered umbrella held on orange poles. Women devotees in orange saris with forehead markings walk nearby, and a bald priest with white forehead markings and glasses stands among the group. Photographed in daylight with a blurred background of wooden structures.2017-01-08January 13 20172017-01-13A young man with short dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a saffron shawl draped over one shoulder stands bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas and a silver pendant, holding a gold tray. The tray holds two gold ritual vessels and red and yellow flowers. Behind him a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak holds a tall orange-wrapped staff. Outdoors on a pale ground, a floral garland is visible at the left edge.2017-01-11A young man with a bare chest and an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and around his torso carries a gold tray of flowers. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and a silver pendant, with white vibhuti markings on his forehead. On the tray are two gold kalasha-style vessels surrounded by red and orange marigold and yellow flowers. Two women in orange saris stand beside him, one on the left holding an orange pole and one on the right moving past, with colourful stalls blurred in the background during what appears to be a procession.2017-01-11