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November 16 20152015-11-16August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesA procession on a stone-paved path lined with palm trees and a parked dark SUV. Rows of people in white dhotis and white shirts or tops hold long wooden poles that support large colourful umbrellas, red, green and blue with bird and floral motifs and fringed tassels. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in the middle distance, and a few figures in white stand near the umbrella bearers. The scene reads as a ceremonial walk with umbrella-bearers escorting the group.2015-11-16A procession on a paved courtyard in bright daylight, with palm trees and a leafy tree behind. Two rows of men in white dhotis and shirtless or white upper cloths hold large ornate umbrellas in red, orange, green and yellow with beaded fringes, shading the walkway. A man at the far right, bare-chested with a white dhoti, holds a red umbrella and looks toward the camera. Among them are women in saffron and orange saris and a man in a yellow garment near the centre. A brass ritual vessel with a lamp stands on the left, with incense smoke rising. Speakers and scaffolding are visible in the background. The scene suggests a temple-style procession with umbrella bearers.2017-01-01 +1 copiesA procession moves across a paved courtyard in front of a covered temple-style hall with a large tree behind it. Women in white saris with red borders and red shawls carry decorated parasols in blue, white, red and patterned designs. Men and women in orange and saffron robes walk in the background, some holding flowers. A bare-chested man with a red shawl stands at left among devotees. Barefoot participants walk on the stone path, and onlookers in white clothing line the edge.2017-08-15January 03 20162016-01-03A procession on a dirt path under a leafy tree, with people in white dhotis and white garments trimmed with yellow borders carrying tall ceremonial standards. Each standard has a teardrop-shaped canopy with yellow fringe, red and blue embroidered panels decorated with floral motifs and a central blue emblem with a white bird. A woman with long loose hair walks in the middle in white with a yellow shawl. Some people wear orange-toned garments. Red and multicolored festival banners and flags stand in the background under a clear blue sky, part of a Brahmotsava procession.2008-12-23November 16 20152015-11-16Outdoor evening procession on a dirt ground walking past a row of colourful triangular and umbrella-shaped ceremonial canopies with red, blue and green panels and gold fringe. Women in white and cream saris with gold borders and orange-bordered saris carry the poles, and men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside. A woman in an orange sari with a flower garland stands at right. A man in a black shirt and dark trousers walks at the front right. A string of white and blue flag pennants runs across the background, and a silver staff is carried at left.2006-12-31A procession on a sandy path under palm trees. A young boy in white clothes on the left holds a long orange-and-white flag staff with a sword-like tip. Behind him, an older man with glasses and a white shawl with red borders walks beside a woman in white sari. In the centre, a woman in a white and gold sari wears a flower garland and walks between two decorated umbrellas with red fringe. On the right, a person in a white kurta with a red shawl holds a tall flag staff, and a woman in a cream and green sari with a rudraksha mala walks nearby. Several devotees in white follow, carrying flags and ceremonial items.2006-01-01August 15 20172017-08-15January 03 20162016-01-03