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Outdoor procession under a multicoloured umbrella with red, purple and yellow tassels. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange robe and a white-and-red-and-green flower garland, smiling and holding a brass bell and a small ritual vessel, while nearby a bearded man in orange robes and a gold necklace stands with a brass pot. A bearded devotee in orange wears a gold-bead mala, and a man in white with a red-stained forehead stands behind them. Behind is a crowd of people in white and orange clothing, with ceremonial gold and orange flags with blue emblems and a trident-shaped brass ornament at left. In the foreground a tray holds flowers and a gold vessel, and a man in yellow and orange with a gold mala stands at right. Puja and procession setting outdoors.

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December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession on bare ground with a multicoloured canopy umbrella (red, yellow, blue and green panels with lotus motifs) and gilded staves carried overhead. Central figure in saffron robes wears a long white and multicoloured flower garland and a gold necklace, walking barefoot. Men in saffron and white robes with gold necklaces surround him; a woman in white with a yellow shawl holds a silver tray of fruit, and a man in white with a gold necklace extends a hand toward it. A camera operator stands at left filming. Behind, a crowd gathers under a grey sky with trees and low buildings in the distance.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20092009-12-23An outdoor procession on a paved path with colourful striped and tasselled ceremonial umbrellas overhead and a tented pavilion behind. A young man on the left wears a long dark-brown hair, a saffron-orange shawl and an orange headwrap, and walks with hands clasped. Beside him a bald man with a white beard wears a hooded saffron-orange robe and a white tilak mark, walking forward. Behind them a man in white dhoti holds a brass tray with a yellow coconut-like offering, fruit and marigold garlands on a netted basket, while other men in white kurtas and some with red lanyards follow. A bare-chested man in white dhoti walks at the right edge. Other attendants in white and a small red umbrella complete the scene.2005-01-01 +1 copiesA festival procession on a dirt road under trees and bright sunlight. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a heavy gold-toned garland and sandals, walks forward at the centre. Behind him, a man in white kurta and dhoti holds a tall gold-ornamented staff, and a woman in white with an orange shawl carries a gold-edged tray. Other people in white follow, and a large red, green and yellow canopy umbrella with a painted emblem and tassels is held overhead, with a smaller red umbrella and a painted fan-shaped banner beside it. In the distance, a raised palanquin or ratha carries a figure in orange. a person: the central figure in orange has long swept-back hair and a gold garland, but the cues are not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A festive procession on a palm-lined road. A man in an orange turban and orange robe with a white and red flower garland smiles with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a bespectacled man with a grey beard wears an orange robe and gold-bead necklaces. Behind them, an orange-robed young man with a sandalwood-marked forehead holds a silver kalasha filled with yellow and red flowers and leaves, while another orange-robed devotee folds his hands. Ornate orange and green umbrellas with gold finials and a golden ceremonial staff are visible overhead, and devotees in white follow in the procession.2008-07-17December 23 20092009-12-23