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A procession at a temple entrance in misty daylight. A tall temple tower draped with colourful streamers rises behind a striped red, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrella carried on a pole. Several men in white dhoti-style clothing with gold borders and maroon shoulder cloths walk forward, one carrying a ceremonial staff. A central figure wears a red turban, a heavy gold necklace and a maroon garland-laden shawl, with a rudraksha-style mala. Uniformed police officers stand at the sides, and a woman in a maroon sari holds a large bundle of red flowers. Stone steps and a small shrine appear in the background.

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September 13 20152015-09-13September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15A procession on a paved courtyard in front of a stone wall, with a hilly backdrop and a red-and-multicolour fringed parasol held above the centre. A man in white dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body, wearing a red-orange shawl, leads by clasping hands with a man in a red turban and orange garland. Several men and women in maroon and rust-brown robes with gold-bordered garments and beaded necklaces walk behind. Two uniformed police officers stand on the right. A man in a white dhoti and red shawl walks at the right edge. The mood is ceremonial, with a trident emblem on a wall in the background.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15A procession at a dark stone temple with a tall curvilinear shikhara spire and a scaffolded entrance. In the foreground, a man in a red-brown dhoti and red turban holding a trident-topped staff walks under a colourful striped parasol with tassels, flanked by a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with bare chest and armbands. Several men wear marigold and white garlands, rudraksha malas and brown-red robes, while women in white saris with red shawls stand at the left. Clasped hands greet the group, and devotees gather behind. a person is not visually identifiable, so the central figure is a sannyasi in saffron-red dress.2015-09-15A procession outside a stone temple with a tiered grey spire, strings of coloured flags draped along its façade. Under a red, green and yellow fringed parasol, a central figure in a deep red-maroon wrap with gold borders, wearing a red turban, a thick gold-and-orange marigold garland and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot while raising a hand in blessing and holding a silver trident. Flanking him, devotees in maroon and orange robes with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands stand on the wet stone pavement, while bare-chested men with saffron cloths and a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala look on. Trees and rain-soaked ground complete the scene.2015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13Outdoor photo at a stone temple courtyard with carved dark stone walls on the left and hills behind. In the foreground two men in white dhoti-style garments with gold borders and red sashes clasp hands, one holding a trident-like staff. Behind them a robed sadhu in dark maroon-red ochre garments with a red turban and a large gold-and-white beaded necklace raises a hand, holding a tall staff, flanked by other robed sadhus with rudraksha and beaded necklaces. A large ornate red and multicoloured fringed umbrella stands above. Men in orange-yellow dhotis and bare chests line the right side with hands raised in greeting, and a uniformed police officer in a cap and face mask stands at the left edge.2015-09-15Outdoor photograph of a wet stone temple courtyard with an ornate shikhara spire and a red-and-white umbrella at the left edge. A man in a deep maroon robe with a golden shoulder border, orange turban, heavy gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala holds a silver trident and raises one hand in greeting. Beside him a bare-chested man wears an orange dhoti and a white-bordered wrap, and to the right a man in white dhoti with green-bordered shawl stands near others in white and maroon. Marigold garlands hang on the temple doorway and a strand of marigolds appears at upper right. Several people wear maroon robes and garlands, and one wears a white dhoti with a saffron-bordered shawl. The shaved-headed men in maroon wear sandalwood tilak on their foreheads. Two men at left wear white dhotis and garlands. Nearby stone steps lead to the doorway.2015-09-15Outdoors before a dark grey stone temple with a tall curvilinear shikhara, its doorway framed by orange and yellow marigold garlands and strings of colourful flags. In the centre a man in a maroon-and-gold robe, a large gold necklace and a red turban holds a silver trident and raises one hand in greeting. Around him stand several men in maroon, orange and white robes, one wearing a white shawl and marigold garlands, and a uniformed police officer with a cap and baton at the left. The paved ground is wet and the scene is overcast.2015-09-15