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Outdoor procession on a red carpet with saffron-robed devotees and children. A man in a maroon-brown dhoti and a long white flower garland walks at the front, hands at his sides, with a rudraksha mala across his chest. Beside him, a barefoot man in maroon garments holds a tall wooden pole topped by an orange and red fringed canopy umbrella. Children in red and orange robes walk on both sides with hands pressed in anjali, some wearing rudraksha malas. Brass horns are raised at the edges, and a small open-sided shrine with a golden roof stands among green trees behind them. Ornate ritual procession with palm trees and dry ground in the background.

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June 12 20142014-06-12June 12 20142014-06-12August 17 20142014-08-17A procession on a paved courtyard with a red carpet runner. At the centre, a man with a shaved head and a long red-brown robe wears a large red floral garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, walking barefoot toward the camera. Around him, young men and boys in saffron-orange robes carry curved brass horns and ornate pennant-style staffs with red and gold emblems. A large orange-and-blue parasol is raised above the group. A boy in red with a golden crown and beaded necklaces walks at the front. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks behind. Palm trees and a open-sided roofed hall stand in the background.2014-08-20 +1 copiesA procession walks barefoot along a red carpet outdoors in bright sunlight beneath trees. In the centre, a man with a tall black turban and a long rust-brown robe, garlanded with red flowers and wearing a rudraksha mala, walks slowly forward. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a saffron cloth and rudraksha malas walks with hands at his sides. Attendants in saffron and orange robes carry large ornate umbrellas with red, orange and gold fringes, and one holds a silver pot. Behind them, people in white, orange and red robes stand with palms pressed together. A yellow-roofed shelter and a shrine with painted deity murti appear in the background.2016-01-11June 06 20142014-06-06June 15 20142014-06-15 +2 copiesAugust 31 20142014-08-31August 31 20142014-08-31August 31 20142014-08-31A procession on a red carpet under a open-sided pavilion with colourful tassels. In the centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair, a red-and-gold dhoti, a red garland, a gold necklace and a tilak walks with hands held together in greeting, flanked by saffron-clad attendants carrying a ceremonial staff. Behind them, orange-robed young men with sacred ash markings play long brass horns and drums, and a bald man in red robes and rudraksha malas walks at the front. A white-clad man stands at the left edge. A ceremonial palanquin-style standard and trident-like staffs are visible in the background.2015-04-21A procession walks along a red carpet on a pale paved ground in front of a open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. At the centre, a bearded elder with long white hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a white and red flower garland, walking barefoot. Beside him a man in a brown-orange robe with a gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala carries a long staff. Around them, saffron-clad men and youths in orange robes and white forehead markings carry drums and walk with hands folded, while a man at right holds a long brass horn. Two saffron and gold banners with emblems rise above the group, and a white and gold ceremonial umbrella is held aloft. The scene reads as a ritual procession.2013-11-05