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A photograph of an outdoor procession on a paved path. In the foreground a gold torch with a blazing flame is held upright on the left. Behind it, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and reddish-brown shawl walks with his back to the camera, while a line of people in saffron and orange clothing follows. A white vehicle and a speaker stack sit at left, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with orange and pink canopy appears in the distance. Red bollards line the path and trees and flags are visible beyond.

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January 11 20172017-01-11A young man in white dhoti-style clothing with gold border and a rudraksha mala around his neck holds up a golden torch with a flaming black top, the flame streaming upward against a pale blue sky. Behind him, a white pickup truck with speakers in its bed moves along a paved ground, with people in orange robes and white attire walking beside it. Golden canopy frameworks and a pink building stand in the background, with a decorated orange-and-yellow umbrella-like ornament visible at right.2017-01-11Outdoor procession on a sunlit road at golden hour. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a golden trident-shaped staff with curved horns, from which thin smoke rises. Beside him a bald, bespectacled man in saffron-orange holds a tall pole topped by a large orange and yellow fringed banner decorated with blue and green flowers and a white dove emblem. Behind them several saffron-robed devotees walk, a white van and a patterned parasol appear, and a red and white wall lines the road.2017-01-15A morning procession on a wide paved road in soft hazy light. In the foreground, a young drummer in orange robes and bare chest wears a rudraksha mala and a forehead mark, playing a round white drum with a stick. Beside him, younger drummers in orange cloth also strike drums, and a figure in blue and gold stands at left. Behind them, devotees in orange and white walk under yellow and dark umbrellas, and a white vehicle carries a tall dark ceremonial structure with an orange-clad figure atop. The scene is an outdoor ritual procession with drumming.2017-02-01January 15 20172017-01-15January 11 20172017-01-11A young man with a bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala, holds up a gold-handled torch with a flaming tip while walking in a procession. Behind him, saffron-robed participants and bare-chested men in white and gold dhotis walk along a dusty road. A white pickup truck carrying speakers and a man in white travels among them. Colourful orange and yellow umbrellas and a large golden open-framed canopy structure stand beside a pink building under a bright blue sky. Visible people: the torch-bearer, several saffron-clad marchers, a man on the truck and others, roughly 6-20.2017-01-11January 01 20122012-01-01December 20 20102010-12-20Outdoor procession on dusty ground beside a red brick wall under bright sky. A decorated ratha or palanquin with a canopy and a red-and-white parasol is pulled forward by people in the centre. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some carry long red flags on poles. A bare-chested man with a long orange shawl and a garland of beads walks near the front, and a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with rudraksha-style beads and a gold pendant walks beside him. A dark-maroon-shirted man stands at right by a white van with loudspeakers on its roof. Dense crowd of men in white and orange, a woman in an orange sari at right edge.2012-01-01January 15 20172017-01-15January 07 20172017-01-07