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A photo of a procession moving along a covered walkway lined with metal railings and colourful painted pillars. At left, a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a large barrel drum, and a younger man in white beside him carries a small ceremonial item. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange robes walks with garlands, including a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a woman in orange sari carrying a metal pot. Seated devotees in white and orange line the foreground, and a striped umbrella is visible at upper right.

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June 01 20092009-06-01December 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesJanuary 1st 2013A photograph of a hall with a corrugated roof and a seated audience on mats. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt beats a blue-and-tan drum (mridangam-style) slung across his body, holding a microphone. Beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a silver kalasha/pot topped with green leaves, and a man in white with a red shawl walks alongside. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white clothing sit on mats, some with prayer beads. Orange draped cloth hangs on the left, and tall striped decorative poles line the room. A framed portrait sits on a stand on the left. Bags and sandals lie on the floor at right.2009-06-01November 22 20102010-11-22A procession moves down a white-walled hall with a red carpet, decorated with hanging green leaves, coconuts and colourful cloth at the doorway. In front, a man in saffron robes with a dark red shawl, rudraksha-style gold necklaces and white tilak marks carries a silver vessel with white flowers and a yellow fruit. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis wear flower garlands and gold chains, and a man in saffron with a white turban and long hair walks at the centre, with a trident and ceremonial staff raised ahead. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with lanyards, walk on the left and in the background. Banners in red and gold hang near the doorway.2008-12-30December 22 20102010-12-22June 01 20092009-06-01July 08 20092009-07-08January 1st 2013A photograph of a procession inside a temple hall with orange-painted walls, a corrugated roof hung with orange pennants and white paper cutouts, and a red carpet runner over matting. In the centre, a man in saffron robes with a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads walks forward beside a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth, who is partly shielded by a large round orange-and-yellow umbrella held overhead. Behind them on the left, musicians in white dhotis play a drum and a wind instrument, and several white-clad attendants move along the hall. On the right, a man in white with a yellow sash gestures, and framed photographs hang on the wall beside a colourful textile panel.2010-07-26June 01 20092009-06-01