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A procession at an outdoor temple path. A smiling man with a shaved head and a red-brown ochre dhoti and shawl walks barefoot, wearing layered gold and white flower garlands and a gold waist belt with a gold pendant. Behind him, young men in saffron-orange robes carry a brass kalasha with a green leaf and white flower garland, and others play drums with white drumheads. Yellow brick paving bears coconuts and offerings, and white crowd barriers line the path.

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A procession on a paved courtyard path at a temple event. A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing layered gold and white garlands with red beads, a gold waist belt and a large gold pendant, smiles and walks barefoot down a striped cloth runway. Behind him, saffron-clad young men with shaved or tufted heads and rudraksha necklaces carry a brass kalasha wrapped in flowers and mango leaves, while others play drums and walk in a line behind white metal barriers. Yellow brick borders hold coconuts and offerings with lamps and flowers on the left.2017-09-27A photograph of a procession on a paved path at an outdoor temple-style site. In the foreground, a bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap is smiling, wearing layered gold-and-white floral garlands with a pink-and-white garland, gold bangles and a gold waist belt, his right hand raised. Beside him, a younger man in saffron-orange cloth carries a brass kalasha topped with green leaves and a garland. Behind them, several people in orange and red robes, some with rudraksha malas, follow along. On the right, two drummers beat drums next to a white railing. Yellow brick borders line the path with coconuts and offerings. The image is washed out and overexposed.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27Photo 11706639 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27Outdoor temple procession under a canopy at Adhi Kailasa during Navaratri. A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing layered gold necklaces, a gold waist belt, bangles and a long red-and-white flower garland, walks forward smiling with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, saffron-robed attendants and devotees follow; a man in a white-framed glasses and bare chest holds a microphone and sings, a young attendant at left presses his palms together in anjali, and a figure at right carries a yellow-cloth-covered tray. A long staff is held overhead at the upper right. Six people are visible, most partially cropped by the frame.2017-09-27December 23 20162016-12-23September 30 20172017-09-30December 23 20162016-12-23A standing man in a rust-brown dhoti and matching upper cloth, with a long red and white flower garland and gold ornaments, presses his palms together in anjali and looks upward, smiling. Gold bangles and a gold waist ornament are visible. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron robes, some wearing orange turbans, stands behind white metal barriers; a boy in orange holds a drum. Scattered flower petals cover the floor, and a silver puja vessel rests at the right. a person: the standing man has long swept-back hair, a beard, a rudraksha-style gold chest ornament and a flower garland, matching the event title's Durga festival context.2017-09-27December 23 20162016-12-23August 07 20172017-08-07