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A procession at dusk under a covered open-air pavilion hung with colourful paper lanterns and umbrellas. In the foreground, women in orange and red saris and salwar kameez hold ornate pink, orange and green fringed umbrellas. A woman in a teal sari carries a silver tray of flowers. Two bare-chested young men in orange dhotis, one holding a long-handled multicolour fringed umbrella over a spot near the centre, walk beside a priest in an orange dhoti with a garland. Men in white dhotis and saffron-clad devotees stand behind them on a stone courtyard floor. Photographers are visible at the right edge.

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October 30 20162016-10-30February 01 20172017-02-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20122012-01-01January 13 20172017-01-13November 12 20162016-11-12September 15 20162016-09-15September 09 20162016-09-09October 30 20162016-10-30A procession moves across a open-sided pavilion under a corrugated roof, with palm trees visible beyond. Several devotees in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls walk under decorated umbrellas in red, orange, purple and blue, some with embroidered flower and bird motifs. A bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti carries a brass tray with lamps and offerings. Another orange-clad person holds a long trident-topped staff, and a man in a white kurta and dhoti holds an umbrella at left. Behind them a large painted image of a seated figure with a red-and-pink turban and garlands is carried on a platform, amid a group of ascetics with rudraksha malas. The scene reads as a Shaivite procession for Arudhra Darshan.2017-01-12A night-time outdoor procession under a open-sided tin-roofed pavilion decorated with hanging garlands, streamers and a red ring frame. Several saffron-robed devotees and young boys in orange cloth walk in a line carrying colourful parasols in blue, orange, yellow and green. Center right, a bare-chested man in orange with rudraksha mala and a long garland stands beside a man in brown robes holding a flower garland. At left, a man in white dhoti with an orange bag walks toward a stone step, while a priest in white holds a brass kalasha with coconut and leaves on a raised platform decorated with scattered petals. A drummer stands near the middle. Multiple people are visible.2016-10-30 +1 copiesA procession moves along a paved courtyard under a corrugated metal roof. Several people carry ornate umbrellas in red, purple, navy, and yellow with beaded fringe. In the centre, a barefoot man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and bare chest holds a brass tray with lit oil lamps and offerings. Behind him, a woman in orange sari and rudraksha mala walks beside a printed portrait on a pole of a man with long hair, a red turban, and a bare chest. Other participants in orange, saffron, and white robes, some barefoot, follow in a ritual procession.2017-02-01Outdoor procession under an open roofed pavilion on a pale concrete courtyard. Several umbrellas (chatras) with fringed, embroidered canopies in red, purple, gold and yellow are carried on long poles by participants. At centre, a shirtless man in a white and cream dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace carries a brass tray holding a kalasha-like vessel and small offerings. Around him, people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis walk barefoot. A woman in deep orange sari holds a umbrella pole, and a man in a red turban and white dhoti walks nearby. Ritual procession.2017-02-01