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An outdoor procession moves past a red brick wall under a bright sky. Above the crowd, a multicolored fringed canopy in red, green, purple, yellow and white is carried on a gold pole. Men in saffron and orange dhotis, many bare-chested with ash and ornaments, carry flags and ceremonial items. Women in white and green saris hold brass pots with yellow flowers and carry lamps. A man with a long dark cloth and ornate headwear stands near the centre. Several white-clad devotees raise hands in greeting. A camera operator films on the right, and a golden horn-like staff rises at the top edge. Many people are visible in the crowd.

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Outdoor procession on a paved courtyard beside a red boundary wall and trees. A multicoloured fringed canopy with a red flag is carried above a central figure in red robes wearing a long flower garland and gold ornaments. Around him, many devotees in orange and saffron clothing, white dhotis, and sarees in red, green, pink, and maroon walk alongside, some holding brass kalasha pots and offering trays, while people with cameras and phones film the procession. Several women in red and pink saris and a child in white stand in the foreground with hands folded. Hindu procession and ratha-style ceremony with devotees, kalasha pots and multiple onlookers.2017-12-30Outdoor procession on a sunny day beside a red boundary wall with palm trees behind. A large white canopy with multicoloured fringe (red, green, yellow, blue) is carried over a crowd, and a smaller yellow umbrella is held aloft at right. Many participants wear saffron and orange garments, with some in white dhotis and a few bare-chested men with rudraksha malas. Women wear traditional sarees and jewellery, and some carry red flags and ceremonial staffs topped with ornaments. A cameraman with a shoulder rig films at right, and a figure in white with a bare upper body stands near the centre-back.2017-12-30A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty path under colourful umbrellas with tasselled fringes and red ceremonial flags. At the centre, a bearded man in a reddish-brown dhoti and gold necklaces wears a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers and walks barefoot, a person whose appearance shows a bare-chested adornment cue with ornate gold jewellery and a garland, not a distinctive crown or saffron robe alone. A golden trident stands above the procession. Behind him, a woman in an orange sari with a tiger-striped shawl and a crown-like headpiece follows beside devotees in orange and saffron robes, some with rudraksha malas and one with a red turban. A videographer in a white dhoti films the scene at left, and a crowd of many people in orange and white fills the background.2017-12-31December 30 20172017-12-30A festive procession moves across a sandy courtyard beside a red wall. Under a multicoloured fringed canopy and red and orange flags, a man with a garland of flowers and a tilak, wearing a gold-trimmed orange robe, walks at the centre. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron robes, white dhotis with gold borders, and women in red and white saris carry brass vessels and kalasha pots, some with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a red sari presses her palms together at left, and a young woman in a white dress carries a brass pot. Several participants wear rudraksha malas, and a cameraman with a tripod and camera at right films the procession. Yellow and orange parasols and palm trees complete the scene.2017-12-30April 14 20182018-04-14Outdoor procession on a red-and-white patterned mat under bright sun, with palm trees behind. At centre, a man in a dark red-brown robe and a dark turban, wearing a long gold-beaded garland and a rudraksha-style neck mala, holds his hands in namaste. Around him, saffron-clad men carry tall ceremonial umbrellas, flags and a brass kalasha with flowers, and a woman in a purple sari with a red-and-saffron garland stands nearby. Attendants in white dhotis and saffron cloth walk alongside, and a cameraman films at right. Ceremonial procession with devotees.2018-04-14A procession of people in saffron and orange robes walks past a red-washed wall. At left, a man holds a tall gold staff supporting a yellow canopy with a fringed silver edge and a small circular emblem. A man in the centre wears a thick red-and-yellow flower garland over a golden shawl and a dark rudraksha-style necklace, with a long dark braid. Behind him, a man in an orange turban and saffron wrap walks alongside a woman in a white garment and children in orange cloth with beaded necklaces. A woman with long braided hair and a pale ash-marked face wears a dark red top and beaded jewellery. Red flags and string lights are visible overhead, and a shadowed tree trunk stands at right.2017-12-30July 09 20172017-07-09December 30 20172017-12-30A procession in a crowded street. A man in a brown dhoti and gold-and-rudraksha necklaces, garlanded with red, yellow and pink flower malas, walks beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy on a pole. Behind him, attendants in orange cloth and a man in an orange turban carry a ceremonial fan and a trident, and a figure in a tiger-striped orange garment walks at the right edge. Onlookers and a few people in white crowd the background under bright sunlight.2017-12-31A festive procession moves along a sandy path beside a red-washed wall, with a multicoloured canopy and red and pink parasols overhead. A man in the centre wears a white garland and a heavy beaded necklace, and a bare-chested man near him wears orange cloth; both are walking under the shade of the canopy. Women in saris and dresses in red, pink, white and green walk with palms pressed together, and several men in saffron and orange robes and turbans follow. A brass vessel is carried in front, and a man in white dhoti and a dark backpack walks on the right while a cameraman films. Trees and a hill are visible behind.2017-12-30