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Outdoor ceremonial procession on white stepped platforms with a red carpet running down the steps. Women and attendants in orange saris and dresses carry a tall ornate flag and ceremonial staffs, and a figure in a brown-and-cream garment stands at the front. Robed attendants in white and orange line the steps, and a large orange and gold canopy umbrella shades a central area. Men in orange robes and orange turbans stand on the right beside a drum player. Trees and a clouded sky form the backdrop.

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June 07 20162016-06-07A procession of devotees in orange and maroon robes walks along a red carpet toward a temple entrance, with an orange umbrella with fringed edges held overhead on the left and a tall flagstaff with a banner on the right. Several people hold palms together in greeting. A bald man in orange robes carries a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth bag, while a bare-shouldered devotee in maroon with a white flower garland stands with back to camera. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala walks at right. Trees and a canopy frame the background, and a small pavilion with lamps stands near the temple.2014-08-31June 07 20162016-06-07Backlit outdoor procession on a red carpet under a bright sky with clouds. In the centre, a man in a maroon dhoti with orange-and-gold border and a beaded garland holds a large round umbrella with a fringed orange canopy. Beside him, another person carries a smaller ornate parasol. Behind, several people in saffron and orange robes walk in line, and a figure in white stands further back. A woman in orange carries a parasol on the left, and a small child is visible near spectators on the left edge. Spectators in white and grey clothing line the route.2014-08-17June 07 20162016-06-07A procession on a paved path with a red carpet runs toward the camera under bright sunlight. A central figure in a deep purple garment and a large white and gold garland with a rudraksha-style mala walks at the front beneath an ornate umbrella-style canopy with fringed edges. Attendants in orange and saffron robes flank the procession, and some carry tall staffs with triangular orange-and-red banners and a trident-shaped standard. Behind them, people in white dhotis and orange robes, women in saffron saris, and onlookers in casual clothes fill the scene. Palm trees and a golden pavilion roof stand in the background.2014-08-17Night procession at an outdoor temple-style courtyard lit by a distant green light and a lit shrine or deity murti in the background. A large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with fringed panels in red, green, purple, orange and white is held aloft over a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a white forehead mark and bare shoulders. Beside him, a man in a red dhoti and red turban stands with hands folded. Attendants in orange and red garments carry tall trident-like staffs and a ceremonial instrument. Devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis stand on the steps with palms pressed together. A red carpet leads toward the shrine, and the red-and-white painted wall frames the right side.2015-07-31June 07 20162016-06-07November 05 20132013-11-05Outdoor ceremonial procession on a paved courtyard with a red carpet leading toward a small open-sided shrine with a canopy and a deity murti inside. A woman in a dark red sari with a red-and-gold border stands with her back to the camera at the front, facing the shrine, hands joined. Lines of devotees in saffron and orange robes stand on both sides holding ceremonial tridents and staffs; a child in a golden crown and jewelry at right holds an embroidered ceremonial banner. Palm trees and trees surround the courtyard under a bright sky.2014-08-20March 11 20172017-03-11February 24 20172017-02-24