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Outdoor procession at dusk on a paved courtyard under palm trees and a dark leafy canopy. In the centre, a man in rust-orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland and walks forward holding a tall gold-tipped staff. Around him, attendants in orange, saffron and white dhotis carry long ceremonial staffs and a tall orange and gold banner. On the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border holds a brass vessel with a tasselled cloth and walks, while another in white dhoti stands with palms pressed together. Red-pillared shrine structure and a patterned pillar stand in the background.

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A photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard beside a red-roofed building and palm trees. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-and-gold dhoti, a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, walks barefoot with his hands joined near his chest. Behind him a bald man in a red-and-gold dhoti carries a tall wooden staff, and a second man in similar red robes raises a pointing finger. Several rows of people in saffron-orange robes walk with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari stands among them. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with a red and gold canopy is held aloft, and palm fronds hang overhead. The scene reads as a ritual procession.2014-11-26October 31 20142014-10-31Outdoor procession at dusk along a sandy path under palm trees. In the centre, a man in rust-red sannyasi robes with a white and red flower garland and a dark prayer-bead mala stands with his palms possibly raised near the chest, looking to his left. Behind him, devotees in orange and saffron robes carry gold-tipped staffs and a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella with a bird emblem. A young man in a white dhoti and white shirt holds a folded gold-bordered cloth, and a man at left in orange clothes presses his hands together in namaskar. Several people walk in procession wearing rudraksha malas. The scene suggests a ritual walking procession.2014-10-29A procession at dusk under a canopy, with a central man in a rust-red robe wearing a long white and red flower garland with a rudraksha-style brown bead garland, smiling and looking ahead. Behind him, saffron-robed men carry tall gold-topped staffs, ornate banners and a decorated pole, while drummers in orange robes play large drums on the right. Paved ground, trees and a low wall frame the scene.2014-10-29Dusk procession on a dirt path with palm trees and a lit float in the background. A central man in rust-red robes and a white-and-red flower garland over a brown rudraksha-bead necklace smiles and walks forward. To his left a bare-chested young man in orange with a white forehead mark holds a tall gold staff, and behind them a red and gold canopy with fringe is held aloft. Several other people in orange and saffron robes, rudraksha malas and marigold garlands walk in the procession, and one man on the far left raises a camera on a pole. The scene reads as a ritual parade.2014-10-29 +1 copiesOctober 31 20142014-10-31Evening procession at a temple courtyard at dusk, with palm trees silhouetted behind. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange robes and red waist sash holds a gold-framed deity image garlanded with white flowers, and a trident-bearing attendant in orange stands at left. Beside them, a man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style cloth with a gold waist band and a white flower garland with orange and blue accents, and white tripundra forehead marks, walks smiling. Behind, a man in white dhoti with a red-marked forehead carries a tall pole, and several devotees in white follow. A decorated kalasha-style pillar and a black stone deity murti garlanded with flowers stand at right.2014-09-30November 26 20142014-11-26August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesNight procession at an ashram with a group of devotees in red-brown and white ritual clothing, many with white and sandalwood tripundra forehead marks and rudraksha malas. A man in white dhoti with gold border carries a tall silver staff, and a standing figure in a maroon-and-gold top with a leopard-print lower garment and a fresh white and red garland holds his palms together in greeting. Behind them a woman in white carries a brass vessel with flowers, and a golden banner and trident-topped staffs appear in the background.2013-11-17 +1 copiesDecember 02 20172017-12-02August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copies