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Outdoor procession on a paved courtyard under decorated umbrellas and a red-and-white canopy. At centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style robe, a heavy gold-and-beaded necklace, a rudraksha mala, and a long white-and-red flower garland, while a attendant in white stands beside him. Around them, devotees in white dhotis, a woman in red and pink sari with hands in anjali, and a man in a green jacket hold umbrellas and stand in the crowd. A bare-chested attendant in an orange-gold dhoti holds a tall umbrella pole on the right, and a kumkum rangoli design marks the ground near the feet.

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October 11 20162016-10-11A photograph of a ceremonial procession under a covered open-air pavilion with a large yellow-and-orange ceremonial umbrella overhead. At centre, a bearded man in a rust-red robe wears a long red-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant with a rudraksha-style necklace, walking barefoot on paved stone. Around him, men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand alongside a man in white dhoti with gold border and a bare upper body. A woman in purple sari and another in orange sari with gold border stand nearby. On the right, a young man in white dhoti plays a drum, and a large painted deity figure with a red face and crown stands in the background. 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