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Outdoor procession on red stone steps at dusk, with a row of devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and some in ochre garments. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial bead necklace walks barefoot down the steps at centre. Beside him a person in orange carries a bundle wrapped in gold cloth. Behind them a figure holds a tall ornate parasol with dark tassels, and red-and-saffron flags line the scene. A metal railing runs along the steps, and rows of seats fill the right side. A black backpack sits on the lower left step. Several men on the left, one bare-chested, watch the procession.

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A photograph of a ceremonial procession descending a red-brick staircase beside a railing, with red flags fluttering along the route. At centre, a bare-chested man with a long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot in front of a companion in orange robes who carries a bundle wrapped in yellow cloth. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders carry a large ceremonial umbrella and a long staff. On the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti watches. Spectators seated on tiered stands line the right side, and a black backpack rests on a step in the foreground.2017-02-24Photograph of a procession descending red stone steps at an outdoor temple-style venue. A central bearded man with long dark hair wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala and a bracelet, and walks barefoot. Beside him a woman in a long orange-red sari carries a yellow bundle. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders carry a tall ceremonial parasol and walk in a group. Red and orange flags fly along the railing, and a black backpack sits on the steps at left. Rows of seats and a red brick structure stand at the right. This image shows a procession moving down steps, not a seated ritual.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Outdoor procession descending a long red stone staircase at a riverside ghat. A bare-chested devotee in white dhoti stands at left, back to camera. In the centre, a bearded man in an orange-brown robe and long rudraksha-style beaded mala walks down the steps barefoot, with a light-coloured ceremonial umbrella with a fringed canopy held above him by a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl. Behind, a man in orange robe carries a yellow cloth bundle, and attendants in white and gold dhotis stand nearby. Red and orange flags line a metal railing, and a crowd of onlookers watches from the steps and along the rail under a pale sky.2017-02-24A procession descends a red-painted stone staircase at dusk outdoors. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange-saffron garment and a long rudraksha mala, and holds a round parasol-like canopy above him. Behind him, several men in saffron and orange robes walk down the steps, one carrying a folded orange cloth. On the left and right edges, two men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and bead necklaces hold tall ceremonial staffs; the right staff ends in a golden finial. Red flags on poles and a banana-leaf arrangement frame the scene, with a white lantern-like structure at right and a golden kalasha-topped pillar behind. The scene reads as a ritual procession with saffron-clad participants and attendants.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Outdoor procession on a red-painted stone staircase at a temple-like site. A bearded man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a long white flower garland, walks barefoot down the steps with raised hand. Behind him, a man in orange holds a yellow cloth bundle, and a shaved-headed man in orange follows. Attendants in white dhotis with sandalwood tilak stand to the sides, and a woman in a cream sari holds a long staff. A large palm-leaf umbrella hangs above, with red flags, a small kalasha-topped shrine and a row of black stone shivalingas on the left. This is a procession scene with multiple people in ritual dress.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24December 12 20162016-12-12Outdoor procession descending a red-brick stepped ghat at dusk. A man in reddish-brown dhoti and shawl with long dark hair, wearing rudraksha and a white-and-red flower garland, walks down the steps. Beside him an orange-robed figure carries a bundle wrapped in yellow cloth. A man in white dhoti with gold border holds a tall ceremonial parasol with an ornate top, and a bare-chested man with a white dhoti kneels in the foreground facing the procession. Saffron and red flags line the railing, and devotees in orange and maroon stand behind metal barricades. Palm fronds and floodlights appear at the left.2017-02-24