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A night procession where a smiling woman in a white blouse and orange shawl carries a silver kalasha pot topped with green mango leaves and garlanded with yellow marigolds and pink flowers. She has a white vibhuti line on her forehead and a red kumkum dot. Behind her, people in white robes with yellow and orange sashes carry long wooden staffs, and other participants in orange and red garments walk in the dim crowd.

Night-time outdoor ritual procession on a sandy ground. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders carry a decorated arch frame of marigold and yellow flower garlands, pink and purple tinsel, and a green banana leaf curved over the top. One man in the centre wears an orange-red garment with gold trim and a bag strap across his chest, and holds one end of the carrying pole. A man on the left holds a red cloth and a bundle of green leaves. Dark trees form the background. The scene resembles a Thaipoosam-style kavadi or procession, but the event is not visibly labelled in the image.

Night procession outdoors on a paved ground where several people carry floral offerings. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with gold borders balances a flower-draped tray on his head, while a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a yellow and white garland-wrapped arch. Beside her an older woman in a white-and-pink sari with a beaded necklace holds a flower-decorated pot aloft. At right a young person in an orange and gold garment and beaded necklace carries a large leaf-wrapped offering topped with yellow flowers. Behind them a magenta and gold flower arch and a green leaf-covered frame are visible.

Night photograph of a procession on a dark road. Several women in white saris with gold borders stand in a line, each balancing a decorated kalasha or flower-topped pot with yellow and orange marigold garlands and green leaves on their heads. Several wear rudraksha malas. At the left, a young person in an orange garment with gold border and rudraksha beads stands at the front of the line. Behind them, more participants in orange and red garments and gold-bordered cloth hold flower-decorated items aloft. The overall scene suggests a temple-style procession with devotees carrying offerings. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is visible.

Night procession of devotees carrying kavadi arches decorated with yellow marigold garlands, green leaves and pink-and-yellow fabric. Foreground left, a man in white dhoti with a red cloth over his shoulder and bare chest carries a kavadi on his shoulder. Center, a woman in a white sari and white upper garment with a rudraksha mala carries a gold-and-yellow decorated kavadi. Right, a woman in a white sari with floral print and a rudraksha mala holds a kavadi, and at the far right a young person in orange clothing with a leaf-covered palm frond carries offerings. Dark background with outdoor pavement, typical of a festival procession.

Night procession with colourful fringed umbrellas overhead. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl carries a silver tray holding a pineapple and a garland of white and yellow flowers. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls and a woman in white sari with an orange shawl carrying a staff follow. Roughly eight to ten people are visible.

A night procession lit by torches and a red umbrella. In the foreground a smiling woman in a white sari with a tilak on her forehead and rudraksha beads holds a flaming torch. Behind her a man with long dark hair and a leopard-print shawl over orange robes carries a small metal vessel, with a sannyasi in orange robes and other devotees in white and orange around him. Several people hold lit torches and a golden trident-like staff appears at right.

January 24 2016

January 24 2016

Night procession at a temple event. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, walks barefoot at centre. Around him women in white saris with gold borders carry a gold-and-red ceremonial umbrella and a silver trident-topped staff, while men in white dhotis walk alongside, one holding a small hand drum. Ornate gold-and-red canopies and a row of decorative flags are visible behind the group. Several women carry brass pots and flower offerings. The man in orange is an appearance-based probable Swamiji in the procession, with long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and garland as cues.

A photograph of a procession with several women in cream and white sarees with orange shawls, holding long wooden poles topped with silver and gold finials and a yellow and red embroidered banner. A central blonde woman in a cream saree with orange shawl looks sideways while holding a pole. A woman in a saree with a dark bindi smiles beside her. Thatched hut and green foliage are behind them. Several more people are partly visible on the edges, including a girl in a purple outfit at left.

Night procession with women in maroon and rust-red saris edged in gold, many wearing white floral garlands and gold bangles. A woman in the centre raises one arm high beside a golden canopy hung with gold tassels, pink and white flower garlands and a trident-topped finial. A woman at left in a white sari with a rust shawl smiles while holding a garland-wrapped pole. Behind them, red and saffron flags with a painted emblem and a large framed image decorated with marigolds are carried. Ceremonial procession, ratha-style float.

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