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A young girl in a red dress wears an ornate gold crown and heavy jewelled gold necklaces, holding a large brass tray piled with red roses, red petals and white garlands toward the camera. Behind her, several women and girls in saffron-orange saris and robes stand under a red-and-white canopy, with a woman in pink and others in white and red visible at left. Hexagonal paving stones and a pair of orange sandals lie on the ground, and a decorated floral procession setup appears in the background.

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August 20 20142014-08-20A young girl stands centre frame holding a large silver tray heaped with red rose petals, red flowers and white bead strands, an offering for a ritual. She wears an ornate gold crown set with red and green stones, a heavy jewelled gold necklace with a heart-shaped pendant, and a rudraksha mala, with a red garment on her body and a vibhuti or kumkum mark on her forehead. Behind her, women in orange and maroon saris stand under a red-and-white metal shelter, and a small framed portrait of a bearded man hangs on the girl's necklace. Other attendees in orange robes stand in the background among a crowded procession area.2014-08-20 +1 copiesA large group of young devotees in traditional temple attire stands in a covered outdoor area with a paved floor. Many wear deep red and maroon garments with gold borders, while others wear saffron-orange cloths, some with rudraksha malas. Several have hands folded in anjali and forehead markings. In the foreground at right, a boy wears an ornate gold crown, layered white and gold necklaces and a red dhoti, holding a staff. Ceremonial curved horns and a tall decorated pole are visible at the upper right under a tent canopy.2014-08-20 +1 copiesMarch 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesA ceremonial procession under a corrugated roof outdoors. In the foreground a woman in rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala holds a long garland of pink and white flowers with yellow marigolds. Beside her a young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with white tripundra on his forehead and an earring, carries a silver kalasha draped with red and yellow marigold garlands on a tray. Behind them, devotees in red and orange robes stand with palms pressed together, and a decorated ornate banner and trident-topped staffs are visible. Sandals lie on the stone floor at left, and the scene shows a devotional procession.2014-09-09Outdoor photo of a festival procession under red umbrellas beneath coconut palms, with national flags on poles behind. At centre, a young man in saffron-orange robes wears a long garland of white and multicoloured flowers, with a rudraksha mala at his neck, and gestures with his hands. Around him, young people in saffron cloth, one holding a ceremonial staff, and others in costume with a crown, gold necklaces and bow and arrow evoke mythic figures. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. Dozens of onlookers fill the background. a person candidate is visible, distinguished by the garland, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, in the centre of the procession.2007-12-25Outdoor procession on a stone courtyard along a red carpet. In the centre, a man in a deep red-maroon dhoti and matching shawl with a large red and white floral garland walks forward, and a smaller child in red-maroon clothing with a gold crown and layered silver-and-white necklaces walks beside him. Behind them, robed attendants in saffron and orange garments carry a tall orange parasol with fringe and a tasselled fan-like staff. A figure in white dhoti holds the parasol pole, and a bald man at right in maroon cloth and rudraksha beads carries a silver tray of flowers and fruit. A small shrine with a deity murti and colourful flags stands in the background among palm trees, and people in orange and white continue the procession.2013-08-20Outdoor procession on dusty red earth with saffron flags overhead. A young girl in gold ornamental costume, crown and rudraksha-style beads walks beside him holding a decorative star-tipped staff. A woman in a white sari with gold border, rudraksha mala, carries a silver tray of white flowers and scatters petals. Other devotees in white, saffron shawls and orange clothing surround the procession, and a man in a white shirt with a moustache is in the foreground.2007-12-25August 20 20142014-08-20January 11 20162016-01-11November 05 20132013-11-05A group of young women in traditional festival costume stand in a line outdoors, wearing ornate gold crowns with pointed finials and peacock-style side arches. The foreground woman on the left, in an orange and pink sari with floral garlands in her hair, presses her palms together in namaste and holds a pink flower. The central young woman in a red blouse and green sari with a gold border smiles and joins her palms, wearing red choker and pendant necklaces and a red bindi. Behind them, others in yellow, pink and green saris wear white jasmine garlands and gold crowns, some holding up phones. Green foliage forms the background.2017-12-16