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November 25 20132013-11-25November 25 20132013-11-25A night procession of young ashram musicians in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders and rudraksha malas. Several boys play long brass horns (kahalas) and one plays a conch shell, while a boy at left beats a large drum. A brass parasol with a kalasha-like finial and ceremonial staffs are carried above them, and devotees in white and orange stand behind in the dark. A vehicle is visible at right. The scene is lit by dim night light.2013-11-14December 24 20132013-12-24Night procession on a dirt path with palm trees behind. Young boys in saffron-orange cloths and red-orange garments with rudraksha malas march and play large drums and long brass horns (kompu-style trumpets), one holding a flaming torch on the right. Several boys have white forehead markings. Older men in white dhoti and shawl walk at the left edge. Darkness frames the group, with the torch as the main light source.2013-11-21Night photograph of a group of young women in saffron and maroon garments playing long curved brass horns raised overhead. Several wear sindoor-style forehead markings and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A conch-shaped shell is held by a player at the right edge. In the background, white-clad men stand at a lit doorway and a bare-chested man in a darker garment stands at the right. Brick wall and dim outdoor ground surround the performance.2013-11-25December 24 20132013-12-24December 02 20172017-12-02Night procession with a large ornate palanquin canopy topped with a golden finial and fringed with multicoloured tassels. Beneath it, a garlanded figure in a white and pink turban-like crown and robe, reading as a deity murti or portrait-type form, is carried forward. Around it, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads play long golden horns and a large drum, while others hold golden staffs and a ceremonial mace. Some wear orange turbans and others white dhotis. A kolam design is drawn on the ground. Roughly a dozen physical people are visible.2021-07-23November 11 20132013-11-11November 25 20132013-11-25A night procession at a temple grounds moves along a sandy path under a dark sky. Devotees in rust-red and saffron robes walk with palms pressed in anjali. Two large silver ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges are carried above the group, and long brass horns are blown by young boys wearing red garments, gold trim and beaded necklaces. A man in the centre wears a deep red-brown robe with a gold-bordered cloth and a mala, smiling with hands folded. A man in white dhoti and red shawl walks nearby, and tall silver staffs are carried in the procession.2013-12-24