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A photograph of a ritual procession across an open sandy courtyard at an ashram. A line of people in white clothes carries metal pots or kalashas on their heads, led by a man in white with a yellow shawl and a garland of yellow and white flowers. Behind them, a decorated yellow float with garlands and framed images stands beside a white vehicle. Simple white buildings with tin roofs, palm trees, and a red-and-white painted platform frame the scene. A drummer in grey shirt and a woman in yellow saree watch from the right, and a woman in a maroon saree tends a plant bed. Several people sit under a canopy at the back.

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A photograph of a procession on a dirt-and-paved courtyard at an ashram, with palm trees behind. A decorated yellow float with a deity murti and garlands is parked at the back, beside a small yellow vehicle. Several women in white and cream saris carry brass kalasha pots on their heads, some with yellow garlands. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt wearing a yellow garland leads, with drummers in dark shirts and a man in a red shirt nearby. Simple white ashram buildings line the right side.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28An outdoor procession on a dirt courtyard lined with palm trees. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl, a man in white with a yellow shawl and marigold garland, and a woman in a cream sari with an orange border each carry brass pots and small vessels, with yellow marigold garlands around their necks. Behind them a long line of people in white, cream and yellow clothes follows. A decorated yellow and gold ratha or palanquin with a deity murti and floral garlands stands at the back, beside a table with white cloth and offerings. Printed banners with portraits are attached to the ratha, and a white stupa-like structure is at the left edge.2009-12-28A procession of devotees walks across a sandy courtyard toward a tiled stepped platform decorated with white kolam designs. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt wears a yellow and green garland and carries a silver pot, followed by a woman in cream and yellow sari with a yellow shawl and a garland. Behind them, several women and men in white and cream clothes balance silver pots on their heads. A yellow and gold decorated palanquin or ratha with a deity murti stands at the left, and a red-based kalasha sits on a pedestal at the right. Coconut palms and white buildings form the background.2009-12-28Outdoor procession at a temple-like compound with palm and banana trees. Many people in white clothes, some men in white dhotis and women in white saris, carry brass trays of flowers, lamps and offerings. A man in a plaid shirt and dhoti plays a large drum, and another in a cream shirt holds a drum with a pink cover. A central raised shrine shows a deity murti in a yellow-and-red canopy base, with colourful rangoli patterns on the ground. A woman in orange robes walks among the crowd. A man in white at right wears a lanyard.October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A dirt-road evening procession moves between palm trees and a striped red-and-white compound wall. Drummers in front play drums: a man in white dhoti and shirt carries a drum on a strap, a figure in a red shirt and dark lungi beats another, and a boy in a blue shirt plays a drum. Behind them a crowd of people in white kurtas, dhotis and saris walks, including a figure in a saffron-orange robe near the centre. Several decorated ratha-style canopies and colourful umbrella-like ornaments rise above the crowd. On the right a thatched hut stands beside a man in a pink checked shirt watching, and a woman in a yellow sari walks at the front of the group.2010-02-12A procession of devotees walks along a dirt road toward a temple area. In the foreground, a young woman in a cream sari with an orange-and-maroon border and a yellow sash carries a metal pot wrapped in a yellow-and-white marigold garland. Beside her, a man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow sash and marigold garland carries a similar pot. Behind them, several women in white and cream saris balance brass or steel pots on their heads. Palms, flowering shrubs and a striped temple gateway appear at the left edge.2009-12-28A festival procession moves along a dirt path lined with palm trees and a low white-and-red boundary wall. Drummers in white clothes beat large barrel drums, and a row of devotees in white dhotis and saris walks behind a decorated chariot topped with colourful umbrella-like canopies. A man in an orange robe walks near the centre of the group, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl walks alongside. A thatched hut stands at the right edge, and a man in a checked shirt watches from the roadside.2010-02-12