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January 13 2015

January 13 2015

A procession outdoors on a bright day. A man with long dark hair and a garland of white flowers over a maroon and gold robe walks at the centre, smiling, beneath a large yellow parasol with fringed edges and a red border. Around him, men in maroon and gold-bordered dhotis and matching shawls, with gold-and-maroon turbans, wear black and rudraksha malas; one man at right wears a bare-chested style with beaded necklaces. Men in white and saffron-orange clothing stand nearby, and a cameraman raises a camera overhead at left.

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February 17 2015

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A photograph of a procession on red-painted steps under a bright sky. Several people in saffron-orange robes and gold-and-rudraksha necklaces move along the steps. At the right, a smiling man in orange garments with a gold sash and gold necklace raises his hand in greeting beneath a large orange umbrella held by an attendant. In the centre, a bald monk in orange carries a small orange staff. At the left foreground, a shaven-headed man in orange with a rudraksha mala kneels near a white cloth and a red bundle. A decorated palanquin or canopy with gold ornamentation and floral garlands stands at the left edge, with a small figure in orange on it. Behind them, many people in orange line the stairs.

A procession inside a hall with a red carpet runway. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line; the front figure, with a shaved head and wearing an orange robe and yellow flower garland, leads, while a man in an orange robe with a white beard walks at the right edge. A bald monk in brown-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks among them. Bright umbrellas in yellow, orange and pink are held above, and gilded deity murti and decorated shrine structures with red banners line the background. Men in white shirts and dhotis watch from the sides. Several people are visible, including the procession members and onlookers.

February 17 2015

A procession walks along a red carpet under a large open-sided shelter with a corrugated roof and hanging decorations. A central figure with long dark hair wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders, a heavy gold necklace, and a red-and-white flower garland, with a rudraksha mala across the chest; he smiles and walks barefoot. Around him, shaven-headed men in orange and rust-coloured robes carry a tall golden staff with a decorated orange-and-red pennant and ceremonial staffs. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas walk at the sides, one carrying a brass ritual vessel. An elderly bearded figure in orange stands behind. a person by appearance: the long swept-back hair, gold necklace, garland and rudraksha mala suggest the central procession figure.

January 11 2016

Outdoor procession on a stepped stone ghat at dusk, with a central woman in an orange-red sari wearing a red turban, a long marigold garland and a heavy gold pendant necklace, smiling and walking with her hands together. Around her, sannyasi-style attendants in saffron-orange robes with gold borders carry a long ceremonial staff topped by a multicoloured umbrella canopy with a golden emblem, and trishula staffs with silver tridents. Several attendants wear white forehead bands and rudraksha malas. Spectators in white clothes stand on the steps and at the edges, and a cameraman in white is at left. Dark blue backdrop with green foliage and hanging decorations.

A 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.