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A festival procession moves along a red-carpeted path lined with white railings strung with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with red borders carry offerings, including a woman's-style basket of pink flowers balanced overhead and a brass kalasha-style pot held by a man in a white turban. Behind them, colourful arched decorations and a shrine-like structure with a deity murti are visible under a red and white canopy. Spectators in shirts and dhotis stand along the rail on the left.

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February 18 20082008-02-18December 30 20072007-12-30Photograph of a Hindu ritual homa at a temple hall decorated with marigold garlands and red and orange paper lanterns. Several shirtless men in white dhotis with gold borders stand around a brick fire pit where a small flame burns, surrounded by stacked yellow-and-pink flower garlands and offerings on the ground. A man at centre wears a magenta head cloth, a gold chain and a shawl over his shoulder, holding a brass vessel. Another man in white dhoti with gold border holds a white cloth-wrapped object, and a man on the right wears rudraksha beads and an orange-red cloth. Behind them, saffron-robed participants stand near a purple ornamental umbrella, and brass lamps and a plantain tree stand nearby.2018-04-14A ritual puja scene inside a temple hall, with decorated ritual vessels and a deity shrine draped and garlanded in flowers. In the foreground, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a gold-patterned cloth stands beside another bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a red cloth over the shoulder, both wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind them, saffron-turbaned men in orange robes and white-clad devotees stand near a canopy of red and gold fabric. Round kalasha-style pots with marigold and rose garlands, coconuts, banana leaves, and mango leaves sit on a magenta cloth. A man in a white dhoti with a purple shawl pours from a vessel near the garlanded shrine. Brass vessels and scattered flower petals lie on the red floor.2018-04-14Outdoor procession under bright sky with red and multicolour fringed umbrellas overhead. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti carries a flower-garlanded brass pot on his head. Beside him a man in a white dhoti holds a floral offering, and several saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees with garlands surround them. A saffron-turbaned man wearing a long garland stands at right, and an orange-robed figure with a white beard is at far right. Ritual procession with floral offerings.2007-02-02December 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a procession under a tent roof decorated with orange pennants, banana leaves and hanging garlands. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls carry woven baskets topped with leaves and coconuts raised overhead. A woman in a gold-bordered sari and a woman in white stand near the centre, one holding a long wooden instrument. Behind them a colourful painted pillar with red and blue patterns and a deity murti is visible. Many devotees in white stand around the procession.2007-01-01A procession of priests in white dhotis and orange-and-cream shawls walks down a red carpet under a white tent lit with hanging oil lamps. In the foreground, one priest with white hair and a white tilak raises both arms high, while a second priest beside him walks with hands joined. Behind them, others follow in line. At right, an ornate golden palanquin with deity murti and floral garlands sits beside a decorated chariot-style structure, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the edge. The setting appears to be a temple festival procession at night.2016-12-12 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14Outdoor procession on a paved courtyard under a tent-roofed pavilion with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a matching cloth crown walks at centre atop a red carpet, wearing a heavy rudraksha and ceremonial gold necklace. Around him, sannyasis in saffron and rust-red robes and orange turbans carry golden staffs and a trident, while a bearded bare-chested elder in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks to the right. A large multicoloured parasol with tasselled edges is held overhead. Men and women in white dhotis and saris line the sides, several wearing marigold garlands, and some hold brass or gold staffs. A camera operator stands at the far left edge.2015-01-13December 29 20082008-12-29