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Night procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walking barefoot along a mat-lined path with blue tape guides. In the foreground, a man in a red turban with a long red and orange flower garland and gold ornaments walks at left; a man with a silver vessel and a bare-chested man with a tall ceremonial staff stand beside him. Behind them, shaven-headed men in white forehead bands and rudraksha malas carry a golden ceremonial staff, a trident-topped rod and a metal gong. A multicoloured fringed canopy and banana leaves frame the scene, and men in white shirts stand at right, one photographing. Procession, ritual walk.

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July 22 20132013-07-22October 04 20142014-10-04A procession on a paved path beneath palm trees. In the centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl wears a long multicolour flower garland and a red bindi, walking forward. Beside him, a bald man in rust-red and gold-bordered cloth carries a folded cloth and wears a rudraksha mala and a saffron sash. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees and a man in white ritual dress carry brass plates and lamps. A golden trident and a decorated canopy umbrella rise at the right, and a folding table with offerings stands at the left. Several people in orange and red clothing stand with hands pressed together. Roughly ten to twelve people are visible.2014-09-09Photograph of a ceremonial procession at night under a large fringed canopy with a gold pole. A central man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl wears a gold necklace, a patterned cloth turban with a crescent ornament, and a red and white tilak; he walks with hands folded along a striped runner. Behind him a shirtless man in orange garments holds a pink and white decorated kalasha with a green leaf bouquet, and several men in orange and maroon dhotis with white tilak and bead malas walk alongside. On the right, women in white saris and orange garments stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings.2017-10-08Night procession with a group of devotees in maroon and rust-coloured dhotis and shawls, many with white and yellow tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. At left, a smiling man wears a maroon and gold turban, a long white and red flower garland, gold necklaces and a leopard-print lower cloth. Centre, a young man in a patterned blue and silver conical headdress holds an oil lamp with a flame, with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man with a bare shoulder holds a silver bowl. Behind them are silver staffs, a trident and a decorated palanquin canopy, with spectators in white in the background.2013-11-17 +1 copiesJuly 31 20152015-07-31October 19 20172017-10-19Night procession on a red carpet under a open-sided shed. A central figure in a deep reddish-brown robe and a long gold-chain necklace, wearing a red and multicolour flower garland, walks barefoot and smiles, holding a silver ceremonial staff with a silver canopy umbrella raised above. Around him, saffron-orange robed devotees with white head-bands, rudraksha malas and bare feet carry trident-topped staffs, a kalasha-style decorated pot, and bright lights. Other attendants hold silver ceremonial implements aloft, forming a festive ritual procession.2013-07-22April 21 20152015-04-21A photograph of a ritual procession under a red and gold canopy with fringed trim and palm trees behind. In the centre, a man with a white tilak on his forehead wears a red-orange dhoti with gold borders, a thick gold-and-red ceremonial necklace, and a long red-pink flower garland. Barefoot, he walks forward with his hands at his sides. Around him, saffron-robed attendants in orange and red garments, several wearing rudraksha malas, walk alongside. A man at left in a red-orange garment holds a small object, and a woman in orange stands at right beside a decorated ceremonial umbrella and staff. Behind them, white-clad devotees stand with folded hands. On the right, a granite platform holds a gold plate, fruit in a basket, and a pink cloth, beside a gilded ornamental stand. A standing fan is visible at right.2015-04-21A nighttime procession at an outdoor temple setting with banana leaves and a golden structure at the right edge. A bearded man in a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and multicolour flower garland, dark rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, walks at the front holding a silver staff beneath a fringed canopy. Behind him, men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walk with clasped hands and folded palms; one man in a maroon garment holds a microphone. A bare-chested man in orange carries a golden cloth bundle wrapped with pink flower garlands, and a figure with white markings on the arms walks nearby. Several onlookers and devotees stand behind in the background, with a red carpet-like mat on the ground.2017-10-19July 22 20132013-07-22