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Outdoor photo beside a red brick wall and dry scrub. A man with a tall swept-up black topknot and a long red-and-white beaded garland is receiving a garland from a woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border, who is adjusting the garland at his neck; he wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a woman in white with a kumkum mark holds a small frame drum and wears a rudraksha necklace, while another woman in white stands nearby. Saffron and orange ceremonial flags on gold-tipped poles frame the scene, and a brass tray with a golden coconut and a pale fruit sits in front. A young man in orange with a rudraksha mala and bangles stands at the right edge, and a bald man in orange is partly visible at the left.

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January 16 20162016-01-16Outdoor 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 processional scene outdoors on a dirt path before a reddish earth wall. A man in the centre wears a reddish-orange robe, a thick rudraksha mala, a long flower garland of pink and white blooms and a gold chain, and smiles as he walks under a tall golden-staffed umbrella with red and yellow tassels. Around him, devotees in saffron, maroon and orange robes carry rudraksha malas, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a metal plate. A young boy on the left in orange and gold wears a large gold ornamental piece and carries a decorated brass-like vessel with greenery. Onlookers stand behind, several with hands joined in greeting. The whole group forms a procession.2016-01-16December 14 20162016-12-14January 16 20162016-01-16 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15August 16 20172017-08-16October 31 20142014-10-31A procession walks along a sandy path lined with trees and a red brick wall. In the centre, a man in a red-maroon dhoti and shawl wears a red flower garland, a rudraksha-style mala and a bindi, carrying a long staff. Behind him, men in red and orange robes carry ornate triangular banners with red, blue and gold embroidery on gold-tipped poles, and a man in white kurta and dhoti walks barefoot. Several people in red and saffron cloth and a woman in green and pink follow.2014-11-26December 12 20162016-12-12November 05 20132013-11-05June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copies