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February 28 20132013-02-28February 28 20132013-02-28A procession outdoors on a paved brick courtyard with palm trees behind. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red-maroon dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a thick red and white flower garland, gold necklaces, and gold armbands; he walks barefoot smiling, with a red carpet on a raised platform to his left. Behind him a line of saffron-orange robed devotees and sannyasinis with rudraksha malas stand with palms joined; one holds a silver bowl, another a tray of yellow flowers. A tall ornate ceremonial standard with a red and gold embroidered banner, a trident and a gold fan-shaped umbrella rise above the group.2014-11-26A 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.2014-11-26February 28 20132013-02-28Outdoor temple-courtyard scene at dusk with palm trees behind. A man in orange robes with white forehead markings and a bare chest, on the left, steps up a metal and red-cushioned stair toward a raised platform. Beside him, a smiling woman in orange sari and bangles holds a colourful fringed umbrella overhead. To the right, a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaskar; a bald man in orange with rudraksha mala and a woman in orange sari with a white forehead mark are prominent. A red-pillared structure and a crowd of onlookers are behind them.2013-02-28June 07 20162016-06-07Outdoor procession on a paved walkway at dusk beside palm trees, with an ornate fringed parasol-style canopy and decorated banners overhead. A central man wears saffron-orange robes, a leopard-print cloth, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a long pink-and-white flower garland, with a forehead tilak and smiling as he walks. Behind him, saffron-robed men and women walk with palms pressed together in namaskar, several with white forehead markings, rudraksha malas and orange saris. A man in white dhoti stands at left near a small fire and metal ritual stands with red cushions.2013-03-10November 05 20132013-11-05A photograph of a festival procession at an outdoor temple-style courtyard under a canopy hung with colourful tassels. A smiling man in the centre wears a long pink and red flower garland, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala, gold armbands and wraps of red-brown and gold-bordered cloth; he holds his hands together in a greeting gesture. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange saris and dhotis, many with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, stand with folded hands; a bald priest in orange on the left faces him and holds a metal tray and offerings. A tall golden staff and a decorated ceremonial banner appear on the right.2015-04-21Outdoors on a paved courtyard among palm and frangipani trees, a procession of saffron-clad devotees moves past a terracotta-coloured structure with a small table of offerings. In front, a barefoot man in orange dhoti and shawl with yellow borders and a long rudraksha mala walks forward smiling. Two attendants carry ornate orange-and-gold fan-shaped standards with embroidered emblems. Behind them, men and women in orange robes stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Several women on the right wear orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Potted seedlings sit on the left by a black metal step stand with red cushions.2013-09-11February 28 20132013-02-28