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December 03 20162016-12-03A procession of devotees walks along a stone-paved path lined with palm trees. Many carry large ornate umbrellas in yellow, red, pink and teal, with beaded fringes, held aloft over the group. Near the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a white dhoti, an orange shoulder cloth and a rudraksha mala, and gestures with his hand as he walks. Beside him, a bald man in a white kurta and dhoti holds a red umbrella. Men in white dhotis and orange garments and women in saris and pink shawls follow. A woman on the right wears a red sari and a pink shawl. Crowd-level procession with umbrellas and ceremonial dress.2016-12-03A festival procession moves along a paved path in morning haze, with palm trees behind. Many people carry colourful umbrellas on tall poles, in orange, pink, yellow, purple and blue with fringed edges. A central man in a red turban and flower garland walks in a white dhoti, with a garland and a pink cloth over his shoulder. Women in orange and saffron saris walk near him, one carrying a brass tray with lamps. Men in white dhotis and white shirts carry umbrella poles, and a drummer beats a drum on the left. Others walk behind in the crowd.2017-01-01December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03January 01 20172017-01-01A festive outdoor procession moves along a paved path under warm morning light. A central man in an orange and maroon dhoti, wearing a red turban and a long white and pink flower garland, walks at the front. Around him, women in orange, yellow and teal saris carry a brass tray of ritual items. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with bare upper bodies, walk beside them. Above the group, many umbrellas in orange, pink, yellow, purple and blue, with fringed edges, are held aloft; some display small portrait medallions on their canopies. Trees and a reddish wall stand in the background, with spectators visible behind.2017-01-01A procession of women and devotees moves under ornate ceremonial parasols with red, orange, blue and gold fabrics edged in silver beads and tassels. In the foreground a woman in white dhoti-style cloth with a red-and-brown sash and rudraksha-style beads holds a blue parasol aloft. Beside her a woman in a yellow-and-white garment walks with her head lowered. Several women in orange saris and beaded necklaces carry the red and orange umbrellas, and more people in white and orange stand behind in a covered hall with a metal roof. The scene reads as a ritual or festival procession.2017-08-15December 24 20092009-12-24January 01 20172017-01-01A procession on a dirt road under a clear blue sky and large shade trees. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas carry tall silver-tipped staffs and colourful fringed umbrellas with orange, red and green panels. At the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a beaded necklace walks among followers. Other devotees wear white and orange shawls. A woman in a red sari stands at the right edge, and small flag bunting hangs overhead.2007-02-02A procession on a dirt path under colourful fringed umbrellas in red, blue, green and yellow with tassels. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a wooden umbrella pole at left. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk with gold-tone necklaces, one carrying a tall golden staff topped with a trident-like finial. At right, a man with long dark hair, a red flower garland and gold ornaments wears a cream shawl with gold border and smiles with raised palms, a person in procession, presented as a sannyasi receiving honour in a procession. Behind him, orange-robed attendants and a man with a beard and an orange flag at the edge.2009-01-01