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January 22 20142014-01-22January 12 20092009-01-12August 27 20162016-08-27A barefoot procession moves along a paved road beside parked white vehicles. At the centre, a man in a rust-red wrapped robe with gold-edged cloth carries a silver vessel with greenery, walking with his right hand raised. Behind him, a figure in saffron-orange cloth and a figure in red-brown robes follow, and a woman in orange walks beside them. A red and yellow umbrella with fringe is held above the group. On the right, a man in a dark green jacket and white trousers photographs the procession with a camera. Trees and a building stand in the background.2014-01-22January 12 20092009-01-12January 02 20092009-01-02A photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard beside a red-roofed building and palm trees. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-and-gold dhoti, a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, walks barefoot with his hands joined near his chest. Behind him a bald man in a red-and-gold dhoti carries a tall wooden staff, and a second man in similar red robes raises a pointing finger. Several rows of people in saffron-orange robes walk with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari stands among them. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with a red and gold canopy is held aloft, and palm fronds hang overhead. The scene reads as a ritual procession.2014-11-26December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 11 20132013-12-11A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a concrete wall. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in front, including one in the center with a red tilak mark on his forehead and another bearded man in orange on the right. A man in white kurta with a brown shawl and rudraksha mala walks among them. Behind, devotees in white and blue saris follow. An ornate red and gold umbrella canopy with tassels shelters the group, and in the background a decorated float or palanquin carries a framed portrait and deity murti with flower garlands, with orange-clad attendants standing beside it.2009-01-02A crowded outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style site. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk together in the centre. On the left, a woman in a rust-brown wrap and matching headwrap smiles. Beside her, a man in an orange robe with a bushy beard and a red-and-white rudraksha mala walks, with a bearded elder in a deep orange robe and a large red bead necklace on the right. Behind them, men in white dhotis with red sashes and rudraksha malas move through the throng. An orange and red umbrella overhead shadows the group. Behind them stand decorated temporary structures with garlands, a golden palanquin-like float and a cameraman with a large lens on the right edge. Many devotees and spectators fill the background.2016-05-04August 27 20162016-08-27