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A procession inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and paper cutouts hanging from the ceiling. A man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland and walks at the centre, smiling, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a bearded sadhu in orange robes walks at the left. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls carry long ceremonial poles and decorated umbrellas in red, gold and blue, one with a ceremonial fan-like canopy. A man in orange holds a green leaf decoration at the right, and a videographer's camera is visible at the left edge. Banana leaves and a metal railing line the walkway.

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January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23A procession inside a covered hall with a corrugated roof and tiled floor mats. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes walks barefoot and wears a long white and red flower garland around his neck. Beside and behind him, saffron-robed men walk with him, one bearing a decorated umbrella. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls line the sides, some with hands folded in greeting. Colourful painted pillars, hanging decorations and a golden lion figure frame the scene. Printed panels and a painting line the left wall.2009-11-16A procession inside a covered hall with a metal roof frame and white walls. At the centre, a smiling man in a white cap and orange-saffron robes wears a long white flower garland and walks beneath a multicoloured ceremonial parasol with a gold finial, as the bearer holds it. Figures in orange and saffron robes and rudraksha-style beads walk on either side, with a man in a white shirt and dark sash, and a man in white holding a brass vessel. Men in white shirts stand along the left, and a man in a dark jacket appears at the right edge. Hanging white T-shirts with red prints and a framed notice are visible on the walls, and small lanterns are strung across the entrance.2008-12-29A procession inside a hall with a tiled floor and metal railings. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long white flower garland with red and yellow blossoms and smiles while walking forward. Beside him, a monk in orange robes with a red sash and a shaved head walks with hands together. Behind them, women in white saris with yellow shawls stand along the railing with hands folded in greeting. On the right, a man in white with a yellow shawl carries a tall ornate ceremonial umbrella with a red, yellow and blue fabric canopy decorated with birds and floral embroidery. Framed photographs and banners with bird emblems hang on the walls behind. a person is the central figure in orange robes and a flower garland, matching the page's welcome event.2009-11-19January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA procession inside a covered hall with a concrete floor and a mat runner. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and a long red-and-white flower garland with a red bead necklace, walking beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy umbrella held on a pole by an attendant. Around him, orange-robed men with beards and long hair walk barefoot, and a white-clad attendant in a yellow shawl holds a long metal staff at left. At right, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a large drum. Photographs and framed prints line the walls, and the ceiling is corrugated metal with fluorescent lights.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20092009-12-23A procession inside a covered hall with a metal roof and hanging decorative strands. In the centre, a man in saffron robes and a purple flower garland, with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala, walks with hands folded in front of him. Beside him, a man in saffron dhoti and shawl holds a tall gold trident (trishul) upright. Behind them a canopy with red, yellow and green tassels is visible. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the right, a man in white clothes and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala walks along a red-carpeted path beside a metal railing, with more devotees in white and orange behind.2008-12-31