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May 09th 2016

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A procession outdoors in bright daylight, with a young man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl holding a red pole, smiling, and a young woman in a cream sari with an orange-and-red blouse and red shawl beside him. Both wear rudraksha malas. Behind them, red flags and a large red banner with a painted figure, red and green umbrellas, and a decorated ratha or palanquin with orange marigold garlands and bells. Several other people in white and red garments walk in the crowd.2016-05-09September 15 20152015-09-15A procession of devotees in saffron-orange clothing walks outdoors. In the foreground a young man with tousled brown hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange wrap, holds a golden tray of offerings with both hands. Behind him an older bald man in glasses, bare-chested, wears rudraksha malas and a gold bracelet. A woman in a pink-and-orange sari and pearl and rudraksha necklaces holds a purple, gold-patterned umbrella on an orange pole. Other women and men in orange and white dress, some with white tilak marks on their foreheads, fill the crowd, and an open sandy area lies in the background.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08A procession moves along a paved path with a crowd of devotees in orange and white. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala holds a gold-handled umbrella with a maroon embroidered canopy. Beside him, a young man in white dhoti with gold border holds a second gold pole with another umbrella. Children in orange saris stand nearby, and devotees in white and orange clothing fill the background, with red and gold ceremonial banners and flags visible.2016-01-11April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession under colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow, green and purple tassels on tall poles. A crowd of devotees in white clothes fills the frame; a woman in the centre wears a white head wrap and a white and orange flower garland and smiles. A man in the foreground left wears a white kurta, and a young woman at lower right holds a basket of yellow flowers. Orange flags rise at the right against a pale sky, and a few people in orange and white stand behind the umbrellas.2005-01-01A festive photo inside a decorated tent with hanging colourful tassels and string lights. At the centre, a smiling man in an orange-saffron head wrap and saffron clothing, with a rudraksha-style and gold bead necklace, stands beneath a large orange parasol and is surrounded by devotees. A man in white dhoti and shawl, holding a silver trident, stands at left; a bare-chested man in white with a red-and-yellow shawl and gold cloth stands at right; women in yellow and pink saris and a child are among the crowd. Two ornate pink floral-decorated pots with peacock-shaped ornaments stand near the centre. Several more people press in around the group.2016-05-01Outdoor procession in front of a red brick wall. Two purple and gold brocade umbrellas with beaded fringe are carried on poles above the crowd. Beneath them, a man in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl with a pink sash holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings, flanked by a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a tilak. Around them, many people in saffron-orange sarees and dhotis, some with white sandal marks on their foreheads, walk in the procession. A woman in an orange saree and rudraksha mala stands at right. Their faces are not described.2017-01-07A street procession moves forward with a decorated deity palanquin in the background, its canopy and ornate frame in red, blue and gold. Under lavender and red fringed umbrellas, a central figure in an orange saffron robe, with long dark hair, an orange head cloth and a long beaded ceremonial gold necklace, walks with hands clasped in front. Around him, orange-robed sannyasis and devotees in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, carry staffs, a silver kalasha-shaped vessel and orange flags. Trees and vehicles line the road behind. The central figure shows cues consistent with a person, though his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2005-12-31Outdoor procession scene with a crowd of devotees pressing around a ratha/palanquin carrying a canopy with a red and yellow embroidered panel decorated with green flower motifs and a blue emblem. In the foreground a young woman in white clothes holds a silver trishul, a rudraksha-style brown bead strand around her neck, and a red bindi. Men in white shirts and a man in a red and navy striped shirt carry or steady the poles, and garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang from the carriage on the right. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2010-12-22