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A photograph of a ceremonial procession under a covered open-air structure. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange garment with a red-brown shawl wears a long multicoloured flower garland and a gold necklace, and holds a tall umbrella canopy with a striped multicolour fringe. Beside him, a bare-chested man in white dhoti carries a silver vessel, and young boys in orange and white garments blow long brass horns. Several robed attendants in saffron and orange walk behind, with ornate red-and-gold pennant banners beside them. Brass horns, a drum and a painted white-and-red wall frame the scene, with a blue-trimmed shrine at right.

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A procession under an open-sided metal-roofed pavilion. Two long golden horn-shaped trumpets curve upward at left and right, played by young boys in orange and white. Central figure in the foreground wears a red and white floral garland and orange clothing, holding a silver vessel with green leaves; behind him a figure in orange with a shaved head and rudraksha mala walks beside a long ceremonial pole with a multicolored tasseled canopy. Other devotees in orange and white follow, some carrying drums and a palanquin-like orange canopy. Red-and-white pillars and a sign with a crescent emblem frame the scene.2015-02-23Outdoor photo of a procession under a pink canopy on a wet concrete floor. A man with a garland of white and red-orange flowers, a gold necklace and a sandalwood-marked forehead walks in a brown-orange robe along a striped runner. An attendant in an orange cloth holds a large multicoloured umbrella with tassels over him. Behind them, many young men in saffron robes and orange headwear walk in a line, and a man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at right beside a drum and a camera operator. Red brick walls and a chain-link fence sit behind the group.2017-09-02Outdoor temple procession at a covered pavilion with paved stone floor. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, wearing rudraksha malas and gold armlets, stand in a group; one holds a silver pot with a green leaf and another holds a silver plate of red flowers. Behind them a large umbrella with red, green and yellow fringed canopy is held up, and women in orange and white saris with garlands stand to the left. Brick-red pillars, hanging decorations and a framed portrait on the right frame the scene.2015-04-21Outdoor procession scene at an ashram-like site. A man in a maroon turban and rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, stands with palms together on a red-brick step. Behind him, several young men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders hold a red umbrella, a decorated pot of offerings with greenery, and drums, while a man in white clothes stands with hands folded. Banana leaves and a chain-link fence appear behind.2015-07-31March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesA procession under an open-sided shelter with a corrugated roof. At the centre, a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a thick red and white flower garland and gold-bead necklaces, walks smiling while holding a long-handled pink and multicoloured ceremonial parasol-umbrella. Around him, several shaven-headed young men in saffron-orange dhotis with white forehead marks and rudraksha malas carry a white pot with green leaves, and others in white dhotis with gold borders stand behind. On the right, a boy with a shaved head and white forehead marks blows a curved brass horn, and a decorated ceremonial umbrella with a red and blue motif hangs above.2015-02-23A photograph of a procession under a covered shed with a fringed canopy umbrella in white and red overhead. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange robe, a long white and red flower garland, rudraksha beads and a red tilak, with long swept-back hair; he walks forward with hands clasped, and the appearance is consistent with a person candidate but the cues are not strong enough to confirm. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around him; one on the left carries a tray of flowers, and one on the right in white with a red and gold shawl holds a decorated basket with flowers. A young boy in a red checked shirt walks at the left, and devotees in white and saris follow behind with decorated umbrellas and drums visible at the right edge.2006-12-29A procession inside a temple corridor with a red-and-yellow tasselled umbrella held over a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a red beaded necklace, red bangles and a red forehead mark, with long dark hair. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and a red tilak holds the umbrella pole. Behind them devotees in white, cream, grey and red saris stand along a metal railing above a red carpet. A painted deity panel with bright colours is at left and decorated pillars with floral and bird motifs stand at right.2011-12-22June 07 20162016-06-07July 22 20132013-07-22March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesDecember 02 20172017-12-02