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September 18 20152015-09-18Four men in rust-orange and saffron-bordered robes walk across a paved courtyard at night. The central figure, wearing a layered multi-coloured flower garland with a red and white lead and a gold pendant, is shielded by a bright orange umbrella held above him. Two men on the left carry a red bag and a dark case, and a man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and a white tripundra on his forehead. Behind them a brightly lit temple cart with golden figures and string lights stands beside a plain building wall.2015-09-09A procession of saffron-robed men walks along a paved path beside a railing, with red and gold temple structures behind them. On the left, a man holds a large orange umbrella over the group and a trident-tipped staff rises behind him. The man in the centre-right has long dark hair, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold-beaded necklace, and smiles with a vertical tilak on his forehead. A woman in a dark garment follows behind. On the far right, a man carries a silver kalasha with a yellow fruit and red flowers on a silver tray. Several figures in orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas walk together in ceremonial procession.2014-03-14A night-time photograph of a smiling man with short dark hair and a white vibhuti stripe with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing a rust-red robe with orange-gold borders and a dense rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant. Beside him a younger bald man in glasses and matching red-and-orange robes with a gold necklace holds a red umbrella over them, while an older man in a yellow dhoti walks behind carrying a white cloth. The wet ground suggests rain during a procession-like walk.2015-09-18September 18 20152015-09-18September 18 20152015-09-18December 31 20152015-12-31January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor night procession on gravel in front of a red-painted building with strings of coloured lights. At centre, a man with a shaved head... no, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a red-maroon garment, a red garland with white flower accents, an ornate gold pendant and orange shoes, and is smiling while walking. A man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth holds a large ornate decorated parasol above him. To the left, a man in an orange shawl and maroon dhoti with gold borders walks beside a small blue-painted cart. Background figures in white dhotis wear red beaded necklaces. a person appears in the centre wearing red-maroon robes, a red garland, a gold pendant and orange footwear, with an attendant holding the parasol overhead, as part of a ceremonial procession.2016-01-03December 17 20112011-12-17February 24 20172017-02-24Photograph of a group walking along a stone-paved ghat by water at night, with a crowd and temple structures behind. Foreground: two shaved-headed men in maroon-red and gold-bordered dhoti-style robes wear heavy gold necklaces, rudraksha malas and white tilak marks on their foreheads; the man on the right speaks while walking. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl and a gold necklace, a man in orange robe with a red-and-gold headwrap, and an elderly woman in an orange sari follow. Background devotees and a red flag are visible.2015-09-16