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Outdoor procession scene. In the foreground a man with shoulder-length dark hair and a red bindi wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-toned necklace and layered bangles, holding a silver ceremonial axe-headed staff with an orange shaft. Beside him a robed figure in a rust-red turban, orange-red robes and layered yellow-and-red marigold garlands stands under a golden umbrella with red tassels and hanging beaded fringe. A gilded ceremonial pole with stacked finials rises at right. A photographer with a camera stands at the right edge, and another person in a white and gold garment is partly visible behind.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A procession scene in which a man in a rust-red turban and saffron-orange robe sits on a golden palanquin, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold chain, garlands of yellow and pink flowers, and gold bangles. He smiles and is adorned with flower garlands. To his left stands a man with long dark hair in white dhoti with a golden border, holding a silver staff and wearing beaded gold necklaces. To the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl films with a professional video camera. Behind them hang golden bells with red, green and purple tassels and a golden canopy with orange fringe, with a yellow parasol above.2016-04-18A festive procession on a decorated ceremonial palanquin under a yellow canopy with gold fringe and red tassels. A man on the left with long dark hair and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti, a bangle and armlet, holds a silver axe-headed staff with an orange shaft. At centre, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing marigold and red flower garlands and rudraksha malas, raises one arm to the canopy and smiles. On the right, a bald man in wire-rimmed glasses and orange robes wears brown rudraksha malas and a gold necklace. Gold finials, green and red tassels and flower garlands decorate the palanquin.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Photo 11702238April 18 20162016-04-18A festive procession scene with a seated man in a deep red-brown turban and matching saffron-orange shawl, wearing a heavy gold-beaded necklace and gold armlet, seated under a decorated canopy. A second man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside him, holding a long orange-red staff with a gold top. The canopy is hung with gold bells, red, green and purple tassels and marigold garlands; red and pink flags and a blue umbrella appear in the background, with a multistorey building behind. The seated man's appearance shows some cues such as a turban and gold ornaments, but the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so he is described by role only.2016-04-18Outdoor procession on a decorated ratha. A central figure in a maroon-red turban and saffron-orange robes, wearing layered marigold and red-flower garlands, rudraksha-style beads and gold ornaments, raises one hand in blessing while seated beneath a yellow canopy with crystal drapes and gold finials. A bare-chested attendant with long hair and a white dhoti holds a silver-headed staff and a sword-like ceremonial weapon. A bald man in orange-brown robes and gold necklaces sits at right. Red and orange garlands and bunting decorate the chariot.2016-04-18A procession at an outdoor pandal with pink and yellow fabric canopy and a banana-leaf and flower-garlanded pillar. Center, a bearded man in a rust-orange turban and saffron-red robe wears a long white and orange flower garland, gold ornaments and gold bangles, and smiles while walking. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas walk in procession. A man at right in orange dhoti and orange-red shawl holds a silver-and-flower-decorated pot. A cameraman films at right. a person: the central figure wears a turban, saffron robe, rudraksha-like adornments and ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with the page's Avatar Day procession.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23April 18 20162016-04-18