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A procession inside a hall decorated with orange pennants and ornate pillars, with a crowd of devotees seated on both sides. A central man in a white dhoti with gold border, long dark hair and a white tilak, wearing a red and white flower garland, gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style ornament, walks with palms pressed together in greeting under a multicolored canopy topped with a trident. Two orange-robed attendants flank him wearing gold chains, and a woman in a blue and gold sari carries a silver pot of flowers.

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A procession inside a decorated hall with bunting and hanging paper ornaments. A man in the centre wears saffron robes, a long rudraksha mala, a gold chain and a red tilak, with long swept-back hair and a warm smile, walking forward. Behind him another saffron-robed man holds a silver bowl of white flowers and greenery, and a third man on the left carries a gold-capped staff. Above them a multicoloured canopy topped with a gold trident is held aloft on poles. Women in white saris with red shawls and onlookers stand along the flower-lined walkway. +1 copiesJanuary 01 20092009-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23January 01 20092009-01-01December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a festival procession at an outdoor temple-like setting. A central man with long dark hair and a red-and-gold garland stands barefoot in white and gold dhoti-style clothing, smiling and joining his palms in greeting. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes wear ornate gold beaded necklaces, and one holds a golden staff. Behind them, a crowd of devotees with hands folded looks on under colourful decorated ceremonial banners in red, gold and teal. In the lower right, a person in a blue garment holds a silver kalasha pot decorated with yellow marigolds and red flowers. Adjacent sentences: the central figure's long hair and white and gold attire are visible, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-01-01A photograph inside a hall decorated with orange and red pennants, where a procession moves down a red-carpeted aisle between crowds of seated and standing devotees, many with hands pressed in namaskar. In the foreground, a man in a turquoise-blue silk kurta with a gold-and-orange shawl and layered gold and bead necklaces carries a polished silver kalasha decorated with green leaves and yellow flowers, his head slightly bowed. Behind him, two men in saffron-orange robes with bead malas walk, one carrying a staff. Between them, a figure in white dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl with red flower garlands, forehead marked with tilak, holds hands in greeting beneath an ornate multicoloured umbrella canopy. Devotees on the left kneel and fold their hands. Most people visible are in traditional attire, white and cream clothing, and saffron.2009-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor procession at a Jayanti celebration. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with gold border, a gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, several men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas walk closely, one holding a golden trident-topped staff and another a golden staff with a finial. A multicoloured decorated umbrella is raised above the group. A man in cream kurta with an orange shawl walks at the right edge, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.2009-01-01December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copies