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Outdoor procession in a mountain town on a sunny day, with devotees in orange and saffron robes following a decorated palanquin carrying three deity murtis garlanded with bright pink, white, yellow and red flowers. The central figure is a deity murti in orange cloth beside two consort murtis. A man in a red shirt holds a camera and water bottle, and an orange-clad person with a long dark hair, rudraksha mala and a gold necklace walks in the foreground, a candidate appearance matching a person with orange robes and rudraksha cues. Behind them, bearers and devotees in orange caps and wraps walk past a colourful banner and a stone wall.

A dense outdoor procession crowd moves under colourful yellow, red and blue ceremonial parasols decorated with bird emblems and tasselled fringes. Many people raise their arms and dance with joy. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk near a gold trident-topped staff, while others wear white kurtas and shirts. A woman in an orange and gold sari raises her hand in the foreground, and banana leaves and palm trees stand behind the crowd under bright sunlight.

Outdoor procession photograph of devotees in saffron and orange clothing beneath a multicoloured canopy with fringed tassels on poles. A central man in an orange shawl and orange dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, raises his arm and smiles, with an orange turban and long dark hair; a bearded man in orange with glasses and gold garlands stands at right. Around them, many devotees in white and saffron clothes raise their hands and cheer. Visible people number roughly twenty to thirty, most partly cropped.

January 11 2017

Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event with dense crowds of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange clothing, many with white and orange tilak marks on their foreheads. Foreground: a large open vehicle with a canopy of gold fringed umbrella and a floral garland frame, carrying bearded sadhus in orange and saffron turbans, one wearing a marigold garland, holding a trident and ritual objects. A flower-decorated palanquin-style float and saffron flags on poles surround the scene, with illuminated bulb-lit stage arches behind. A small framed portrait sits on the float and a vehicle with a seated figure in orange sits in the lower centre. Several uniformed police officers stand at the left edge.

May 01 2016

A crowded outdoor procession moves under ornate multicoloured umbrellas with orange, yellow and green fringed canopies decorated with floral motifs and blue emblems. A golden trident is raised above the group. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a pendant on a cord and a red tilak raises one hand and gestures toward the crowd. Around him, many people wear orange or saffron garments, including a bearded man in orange with a gold necklace and a woman in orange with palms pressed together in greeting. Foreign women in orange and red shawls walk among devotees in white, and an older man in white with a white shawl and vibhuti marks is at the lower left. Trees and a low building stand behind the procession.

2008-12-27 +1 copies

Outdoor procession of a large crowd moving forward under colourful decorated parasols (umbrellas) in red, yellow, blue and green with gold tassels and sacred-symbol panels. Near the centre, a figure with a long trident-topped staff walks beside a monk in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala, wearing a red-and-yellow turban-style headwear, while others in orange and white garments follow. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas, orange shawls and saris walk or clap, some with hands raised. Trees and a tent frame sit in the background.

A festival procession on a village road beside an orange-walled compound with palm trees. Centre: a richly decorated palanquin with a multicoloured fringed canopy and layers of marigold and yellow flower garlands; a seated figure in red and gold sits on it, holding a ceremonial object. Crowds of devotees surround and follow it: men in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris, and people in saffron/orange garments. A bare-chested man with ash markings on his arms and a white-clad man with a shaved head walk near the palanquin. Orange flags line the route.

January 11 2017

May 26 2006

Outdoor procession in a mountain town with pine trees and rocky slopes behind. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, rudraksha mala and a red bindi, reaches toward a palanquin carrying metal utsava murtis of Malayappa Swami with consorts, decorated with garlands in pink, white and green. Several devotees in orange caps and orange shawls carry poles and bamboo-like rods beneath a red-and-orange canopy; a woman in a black jacket and orange shawl stands at right and a photographer with a video camera is at left. Persons visible: about ten.