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Outdoor evening procession at dusk with string lights and palm trees. Men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas carry tall ceremonial poles topped with ornate red and gold canopies embroidered with floral and bird motifs, plus brass ceremonial fans and a long-handled brass implement. Rows of small clay lamp-stands and fire pits with burning wood and offerings line the sandy ground, where seated women in saris and a bald child in yellow kneel near the offerings. Onlookers stand behind a wooden barrier. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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Outdoor evening ritual on sand beneath palm trees and strung flags. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, carry tall golden fan-shaped staffs and a long pole with a flag, walking in a procession. A colourful decorated canopy umbrella stands behind them. Along the sandy ground, rows of small white brick fire pits with burning wood and offerings, plates and brass bowls are being tended by people, including a young girl in a red dress and a bald child in a yellow shirt kneeling beside the pits. Bright lamps light the scene.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Outdoor temple procession at dusk with a crowd of devotees. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry tall ceremonial standards and decorated umbrellas in orange, blue and gold, with gold-tipped staffs and a golden fan-shaped ornament. A man in an orange shawl over white clothes walks at the front holding a silver staff. Women in saris sit on the ground beside small white brick platforms holding brass plates with offerings and lamps. Banana trees, a white backdrop and a string of blue and white pennants frame the scene. A large crowd of standing and seated people fills the background.2007-02-11A festival procession moves along a dirt path past a decorated gold and pink draped backdrop with orange bunting and banana leaves. Front ranks carry long poles with orange and red embroidered pennants and tall gold-tipped staffs. Several umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and green with gold tassels shade the procession. Many women and girls in white and orange-yellow shawls carry silver trays and pots. Near the centre a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a garland of flowers and rudraksha-style beads walks beside a gold staff, with other saffron-robed attendants and white-clad men nearby.2008-12-31February 11 20072007-02-11A photograph of a procession on sandy ground beside palm trees, with a large crowd of people dressed mostly in white dhotis, kurtas and saris, many wearing lanyards. Several ornate multicoloured parasols with fringed edges are held aloft, and tall saffron-orange flags line the right side. Participants carry long ceremonial staffs and a white fan or whisk, and a row of orange-red and white markers borders the path. Small bowls or lamps are set along the edge of the walkway. A young child in a yellow shirt stands in the foreground near a man in a striped shirt, and a woman in white stands at the far right.2007-12-23December 20 20062006-12-20December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight outdoor temple scene with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saris and colourful clothing. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a white headband stands beneath a multicolour umbrella with tassels, holding a ceremonial staff and performing a ritual. Several people in white kneel or stand, one woman in a gold-and-brown sari sits on white blocks, and a woman in yellow holds her palms together in prayer near small brass offering dishes. Strings of flags and a painted panel are visible behind, with a child in a blue shirt at right. The orange-robed figure may be a person, given the saffron robe and white headband, though the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm.2007-02-11Outdoor evening gathering at a temple-like open area with stone pillars in the foreground. Many people in saffron-orange and white clothing move through the scene; several women in orange saris and men in white dhotis with gold borders stand or walk. Colourful umbrellas in red, orange and yellow with ornate tassels are raised above the crowd. Some participants hold green leafy branches and bundles of greenery, and others wear rudraksha malas. A figure in a white dhoti stands centre-left near a low platform with offerings. Dusk lighting, dirt ground, dense crowd of children and adults in the foreground.2016-01-16