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May 27 20132013-05-27April 09 20172017-04-09Night procession outdoors led by a woman in a rust-red sari and matching red headwrap, smiling and holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) in both hands. She wears a red and white flower garland, a gold pendant and rudraksha-style beads. Around her, men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders, some with rudraksha malas, and men in white dhotis walk with her; one man in a white kurta carries a small torch. Behind them a red and gold ceremonial umbrella (chhatra) and a ceremonial staff are visible. The a person candidate's appearance is not clearly established here, so the identity is unsure.2014-12-05December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesMay 29 20152015-05-29December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesFebruary 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesNight outdoor scene lit by a large bright fire burning behind a crowd. At the centre, a man in a rust-red robe with a red and white flower garland stands on a path, with a tall metal staff held upright beside him. Behind him, a monk in orange robes holds the staff, and another man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala holds a torch. On the left, a figure with long hair and a bare upper body wears a white dhoti with gold borders and a red shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a headband. Several women in white and blue clothing and a crowd of onlookers fill the background.2016-02-17A photograph of a nighttime ritual beneath a large banyan-type tree. A bare-chested priest in a red and gold patterned dhoti, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a bangle, holds a silver lamp with a flame and offers aarti. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste. One figure at left wears an orange shawl and orange turban and has long swept hair, while a man in a maroon checked shirt wears spectacles and a red tilak. Brass lamps and a shrine area appear in the background.2006-12-20A nighttime procession of devotees in saffron and orange robes walks past a dark background. At centre, a figure in a deep red turban and red-and-white floral garland holds a lit oil lamp in both hands, the flame bright in the dark. The figure wears a red garland with white flowers, a gold necklace and gold armbands, and a rudraksha mala. Behind, men carry tall ceremonial staffs topped with gold and silver finials, a gold disc emblem and a gold ornamental standard. Some men wear white dhotis with gold borders and beaded malas, and one man on the right wears a tall gold ornate headdress. Several participants carry drums or wooden percussion instruments.2014-12-05November 12 20162016-11-12Night procession photographed with flash, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts walking closely together. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking with hands near his waist. Behind him, a man in a white shirt has an orange scarf. On the left, a man holds a red and orange umbrella-topped lamp on a tall brass pole, and another man on the right carries a lit torch and a red oil lamp on a brass stand. Several people wear name badges. Oil lamps and torches light the scene against a dark background.2006-12-23