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April 29 2012

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Outdoor street procession in daylight with a tall brass-tipped ceremonial pole overhead. Two central men walk side by side: the man on the left has long dark hair in a bun wrapped with a gold bead headband, wears a rust-orange wrap, a heavy gold bead necklace with rudraksha beads, a white jasmine garland with red flowers, and gold bangles. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe and a gold bead necklace with a small pendant walks barefoot. Onlookers in white and dark shirts surround them. Behind is a scaffold and a building with signage.2012-04-29June 07 20162016-06-07Outdoor street procession in daylight. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a long white jasmine garland with red flowers over his shoulder, a thick gold necklace with rudraksha beads, a gold headband, and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a bald man in orange robes and a gold bead necklace walks in step. Behind them, another robed attendant holds a tall staff topped with a bird figure, and onlookers and a man in dark clothing stand nearby. Scaffolding and buildings line the street.2012-04-29Three men in saffron and orange ochre garments walk barefoot along a paved courtyard beside a temple building with white pillars and a gopuram in the background. The man on the left has white marks on his forehead, a white and red garland and a rudraksha mala, and holds the hand of the central man, who wears a dark headband, a white jasmine and red rose garland, a rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed orange cloth. The man on the right has a grey beard, a pink flower garland and a red cloth with gold border, holding a folded green-and-white cloth. Behind them several more people in orange and white clothing and a uniformed police officer walk in the crowd.2012-05-24A procession on a street with an ornate umbrella-style canopy and a trident-topped parasol above. In the centre, a smiling man with hair tied back wears a red-orange silk robe, layered gold-bead and rudraksha necklaces, and a thick red-and-white flower garland with yellow marigolds. Around him, several monks in saffron-orange robes and gold beaded necklaces walk alongside, while a man on the right in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala looks down. A brass horn is visible among the crowd. The scene reads as a temple or ritual procession.2013-11-11December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a procession along a stone-paved temple corridor with tall carved pillars and a hillside with palm trees behind. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a red-and-orange shawl wears a gold ornamental necklace and a sacred ash marking, and walks with a pink cloth in one hand. Beside him, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white ash mark on his forehead, wearing an orange robe and a multi-coloured flower garland with a gold pendant, presses his palms together in greeting and smiles. Behind them, men in orange robes and gold-bordered white dhotis with yellow shawls follow, and a cameraman is visible at the left.2010-01-08January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor procession scene with a central man in reddish-brown dhoti and shawl wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a long multicolour marigold and rose garland, smiling and holding his hands together at the waist. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts and saffron-orange robes wear white jasmine and yellow marigold garlands. A bald man in orange and a bespectacled man in white with a gold chain stand nearby, and a golden ceremonial umbrella with hanging ornaments appears at upper right under palm trees and a clear sky.2013-11-11Photo 11725616 +2 copiesJune 07 20162016-06-07May 24 20122012-05-24