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Four men in rust-orange and saffron-bordered robes walk across a paved courtyard at night. The central figure, wearing a layered multi-coloured flower garland with a red and white lead and a gold pendant, is shielded by a bright orange umbrella held above him. Two men on the left carry a red bag and a dark case, and a man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and a white tripundra on his forehead. Behind them a brightly lit temple cart with golden figures and string lights stands beside a plain building wall.

Night street procession in a busy Tamil town market. Several men in saffron-orange silk garments with rudraksha malas walk together. On the left, a bearded man in orange silk and a silver-beaded mala stands with hands folded. The centre figure wears a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl, a long garland of white flowers with red blossoms, and a heavy gold necklace, with a headband and a tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange shawl, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured ornate necklace, hands clasped. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind. A gilded palanquin-style canopy and an ornate metal umbrella rise in the background among shop signs.

September 18 2015

September 18 2015

A night procession on a wet street lined with people and small shops. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a group, most wearing red-maroon garments with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white tripundra markings on their foreheads. In the centre, an elderly man in a plain orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a dark bead necklace and a white forehead band, is supported by an attendant in orange on his arm. A devotee in yellow walks to the right edge. Behind them, a tree, a wall with signboards and a temple-like spire can be seen. Whether the centre figure is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so the identity is not asserted.

September 10 2015

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June 05 2012

Street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu market lane lit by shop lights, with shop signage above. Several orange-robed sannyasis walk together. A man in the centre wears a dark red-brown cloth, a long garland of white flowers with red blooms, a gold necklace, and a red headband, and holds his hands together at chest level. To his right, a bearded man in an orange wrap and rudraksha beads is seen with a green cloth in hand. On the far right, a figure with long swept-back hair, a beard, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace wears an orange robe and holds his hands clasped. Other people in white shirts and dhotis, some in orange and white, stand around them. Background shop displays show red and orange cloth goods.

Night procession on a crowded Indian street lit by colourful lights and an illuminated float behind. A central smiling man with a raised arm wears a rust-red silk dhoti and wrap, a flower garland with red blossoms, and layered gold chains. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas walk, and white-clad men in shirts and dhotis follow. Shops with signage line the street.

A street procession moves through a crowded urban lane with people watching from balconies and doorways. In the centre, a man in a deep red-orange turban and matching robes wears a large white and red flower garland and raises one hand in blessing; he holds a tall silver trident. Beside him, a bald man in orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold necklaces raises one arm and speaks. To the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a red sash carries a long staff with a microphone and wears a gold pendant, and other devotees in white and saffron walk behind. Several ceremonial umbrellas and a red-and-saffron flag appear overhead and at the edge. Marigold garlands and rudraksha malas are visible.

April 29 2012

Street procession in a busy Indian town under a bright blue sky. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange cloth wears a long white flower garland with red and orange blossoms and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. To his left, a bald man in orange robes wears a gold bead mala; to his right, a man in a maroon shawl with gold border and white dhoti carries a long wooden pole under a tasselled canopy. A multi-coloured gopuram temple tower rises behind, beside shop signs and tangled overhead wires.