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Outdoor procession on dusty ground at a construction site with a concrete building behind. Foreground left, a young man in a white shirt and dark trousers with a beaded necklace stands beside a shaved-headed young man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder, gold chains and bangles, holding a large pale stone sphere. A man in dark trousers and a white shirt pours liquid from a red bucket. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis walk behind carrying orange flags emblazoned with a blue emblem and ornate yellow-and-red decorated poles. A red-and-maroon canopy stands at right. Smoke rises in the background.

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December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor procession on a grassy ground in front of a white multi-storey building. A man on the left in a white dhoti with gold border and white turban, wearing a white jasmine garland, holds a brass lamp with flame and a whisk-like fan. Behind him, a man in white kurta holds a long red-and-green umbrella printed with a person lettering. Several men in orange robes with rudraksha malas carry long staffs in a line on the right. Red and white canopy tents and palm trees are in the background.2005-12-09September 03 20072007-09-03December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor religious procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms under a pale sky. In the foreground a man in saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a marigold-garlanded brass vessel on a tray leads the group. Around him devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis carry ceremonial staffs with golden finials, a trident and a yellow-tasselled standard, and a woman in cream sari with yellow border walks alongside. An ornate red and gold palanquin-style canopy rises in the background. Several men and women in white and saffron clothing process forward, with onlookers at the edges.2009-12-27A procession on a dirt path moves past a red-brick building and trees under an overcast sky. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a tall golden kalasha-like finial, colourful garlands, gold fringe and a canopy is carried forward. Men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and saris walk alongside, many holding red flags on poles and ornate orange-and-gold banners. A bearded man with long dark hair in a white dhoti with a gold border leads at left, wearing a rudraksha-style mala, while a woman in white at right holds an orange bag. Several men in white shirts and trousers wear ID lanyards, and a man in a blue turban walks among them. Visible people number roughly 30, and the palanquin contains no clearly identifiable figure.2010-12-20December 27 20092009-12-27December 22 20102010-12-22A ceremonial procession outdoors on a dirt path beside a red-tiered stadium seating area and an unfinished concrete building. A decorated ratha-style cart with a golden canopy, tassels and flower garlands is pulled forward. Beside it, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a garland holds a green coconut in both hands. Two attendants carry ornate, embroidered umbrella-shaped standards on tall poles. Other people in white shirts and dhotis, plus a woman in a red sari, walk alongside, and several spectators stand at the left edge in casual clothes.2010-12-22Outdoor procession on a dirt path during a festival, with many people in white and orange clothing. Several saffron-robed figures with rudraksha malas and flower garlands walk near the centre, one holding a long ceremonial staff. Red and orange umbrellas with gold trim and orange flags with a blue emblem are carried overhead and alongside. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a blue emblem and a white dhoti-style garment carries a brass vessel and a tray of offerings with burning flame. Women in white saris with yellow shawls walk barefoot in the procession, and men in white shirts carry metal pots. Palm trees and a bright sky are in the background.2008-12-31A festival procession on a dirt road beside a concrete wall. A decorated chariot with a flower-garlanded canopy, red and white umbrellas and a tiered structure is pulled forward by a line of men in white dhotis and shirts with red waist cloths and yellow shoulder cloths. Two men in saffron-orange garments walk among them, one with a crown-like headpiece and a beaded necklace. A man in white holds a silver pot near the chariot, and another in white reaches toward the line. Several onlookers in white and a woman in a sari stand at the sides, and a few more people are partly visible at the edges.2009-12-27A procession of devotees moves across a pale stone courtyard. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl carries a brass tray or vessel with a red cloth, flanked by men in white dhotis with gold-striped borders and rudraksha malas. Women in gold-bordered saris, some in yellow, pink and green, walk alongside, one carrying a red bag. A woman in the foreground is blurred, and a child in orange at right holds a rudraksha mala. The scene suggests a ritual procession or satsang-style gathering.2016-12-23