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A festive outdoor ceremony under a decorated white tent with golden foliage trees, banana leaves and colourful hanging festoons. A central man wears a maroon-orange turban, a long white garland and an orange-brown robe, and stands beneath a silver ceremonial parasol with a trident-topped staff. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas gather, some bare-chested with sandalwood markings. A cameraman with a video camera films at the right edge. a person is the central figure in the orange-brown robe, turban and garland, shown in person, with the parasol and trident marking him as the honoured person of the procession.

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December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a festive procession under a tented pavilion with leafy decorations and a silver-and-gold umbrella overhead. At the centre, a bearded man in a red-and-maroon turban and heavy gold necklaces with a white floral garland smiles broadly and extends his hand to a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border. Around them, men in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas, a bare-chested attendant on the right, and older men in white and saffron stand close together.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A procession under a white tent with a red carpet. At the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown ochre robe wears a crown-like turban, a thick white and yellow flower garland, gold ornaments and a rudraksha mala, with hands folded and a smile; a gold-tipped staff and a decorated umbrella stand above him. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron-clad sannyasis walk around him, and on the right, a shaved-headed attendant in ochre cloth and beads watches. In the background, priests in white sit before brass lamps, flower-filled baskets and a decorated altar. Full ritual procession.2016-12-23July 19 20162016-07-19December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 14 20162016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03A festive procession moves through a palm-shaded courtyard under ornate parasols in orange, yellow, green and blue. At the centre, a bearded man in a maroon turban and a heavy multi-strand gold necklace with a large pendant walks through a crowd. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas walk closely, and some in saffron cloth carry ceremonial staffs and trident-topped standards. A bald man in saffron robes in the right foreground holds a microphone near his mouth. The scene suggests a ritual procession with attendants and umbrellas.2016-12-23