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A dense outdoor procession crowded along a street, with many devotees in white dhotis and saffron or orange garments. A large blue and gold embroidered umbrella and a green umbrella shade the scene. At the center, a man in a white bhagwa-style shawl with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands near a white car decorated with garlands, while a bearded man in orange and a yellow turban walks beside it. Several men carry long wooden poles and a golden trident-shaped staff is visible in the foreground. Many onlookers, including women in white saris and children, press around the procession. Ritual and procession imagery, with a deity murti absent from view.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23July 19 20162016-07-19January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01July 09 20172017-07-09A crowded outdoor procession seen from behind, with many devotees in orange and saffron garments and rudraksha malas. At centre, a figure with long dark hair wears a rust-red turban and a garland of white flowers over black clothing, holding a long ceremonial staff; attendants around him wear orange cloths. Ornate umbrellas in yellow, green, purple and red-and-yellow with decorative tassels are held aloft, along with a trident-topped staff and ceremonial metal implements. Many people in white and orange dress surround the group, and a shaven-headed devotee in the foreground wears layered red and dark beaded necklaces.2016-12-23May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense outdoor procession crowd on a sunny day. Foreground devotees wear yellow turbans and gold-embroidered vests, some with red tassels and rudraksha malas. Gold ceremonial staffs topped with finials and trident-shaped tips rise above the crowd. A man in white with an orange turban and orange shawl stands at centre, gesturing with one hand. Green and gold umbrellas, banana plants and marigold garlands line a tented grounds area behind. Many onlookers press close, and a cameraman films the scene.2016-12-23A large outdoor procession moves along a paved courtyard beside a red brick wall, with a white tent canopy and colourful umbrellas overhead. Several large umbrellas are carried above the crowd: a red one with a gold-embroidered pattern in the foreground, a bright blue one with a portrait medallion, and another red umbrella with fringed edges. Many devotees walk in white dhotis and kurtas, while women wear saris in red, gold and yellow, and some children are carried on shoulders. Men carry ceremonial gold kalasha-style staffs and a drummer plays on the right. Several people in saffron and orange clothing walk among the crowd. Lush green banana leaves are visible near the centre.2016-12-23A festive outdoor procession at a dusty open ground under colourful umbrellas with yellow, red and blue panels. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a white and orange turban-like headpiece and a long white flower garland, holding a tall ceremonial staff with a golden finial. Around him, men and women in saffron and orange clothing, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, dance and clap. Women in white sarees with yellow shawls dance in the foreground, and a man in white holds a brass tray of offerings with a small plant. Onlookers crowd the background under trees.2008-12-27A dense crowd during a festival procession under a canopy of coloured parasols in orange, pink, green, purple and blue. At the centre, a man in a maroon-and-gold turban and a cream-and-gold shawl stands among devotees. Beside him, a man with long swept-back hair wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace over a saffron-orange garment, and a younger sannyasi in saffron cloth with rudraksha beads holds a yellow flower bundle. Women in white saris with red and brown shawls and bronze lamps or vessels fill the foreground, and a cameraman films at lower right.2016-12-23