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A photograph inside a crowded temple corridor with ornately carved stone pillars and hanging lamps. A dense procession of shaved-headed men in orange-saffron cloths and rudraksha malas moves forward, many carrying ceremonial staffs and tridents. In the centre, a bearded man wearing a black turban and a garland of mixed orange and pink flowers holds his hands together in front of his chest, with a tall staff topped with a metallic finial raised beside him. Devotees and onlookers, including a child in pink, stand along the walls and background, with colourful banners and a blue information board visible on the right.

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Night procession in a dense crowd lit by yellow street lamps and a torch. Central deity murti of Lord Venkateshwara, silver-clad and decorated with red and white flower garlands, is carried on a palanquin-style platform under red and multicoloured fringed umbrellas. A bald man in an orange saffron cloth and turban stands in the foreground, holding a brass plate and raising his hand to his forehead. Nearby, a bare-chested priest with a sacred thread and tilak applies sacred offerings, while other men in white dhotis and devotees with tilak crowd close. Photographers and phone-holding onlookers press in around the murti.

Night procession in a dense crowd at a temple area lit by warm lamps. A central figure in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange robe with a heavy gold-toned necklace and rudraksha malas stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, a bearded man in a red shawl beside him. Several large ornate umbrellas in yellow, red and blue with beaded fringes are raised above the crowd, and a long staff with a metal top is visible at right. Many devotees press close, some holding phones, and camera operators film from the left. a person is the central figure in the orange turban, distinguished by the turban, saffron-orange robe, and layered malas and gold necklace, shown during the Kalpataru Darshan period at Ujjain.

February 07 2017

April 29 2018

Night procession on a street lined by a dense crowd of men and women. Front and centre, a man with swept-back long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and smiles with hands joined. Beside him, a younger man in an orange cloth walks with a bare-chested devotee in a red shirt holding a tray of white flowers and purple blooms. Above them a red, yellow and orange fringed canopy on a tall pole is held aloft. Behind, many onlookers in white shirts, saris and dhotis watch; a white van is parked at right.

February 07 2017

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Night procession in a dense crowd lit by flaming torches and a warm orange glow. At top left, a deity murti or utsava image adorned with heavy red and white flower garlands is carried on a palanquin beneath a red umbrella. A man in an orange-brown robe with a heavy gold necklace stands at centre-right, hands folded in greeting, with a bearded man in a black-and-orange sash beside him. Around them, bare-chested priests in white dhotis and devotees in shirts press forward, one holding a brass kalasha-style vessel. A man in a teal shirt and orange sash stands at left, and many onlookers fill the background, some with white caps.

A crowded street scene with many onlookers pressing in from the left and background, several in white shirts and uniformed police visible behind. In the center, a man in saffron-orange robes stands with a large garland of yellow marigolds draped over his shoulders, while a priest in a yellow dhoti with a red cloth over his shoulder raises his hand toward him, apparently blessing or applying a mark. Beside them a bearded sadhu with long matted hair and rudraksha beads sits bare-chested, and another man in an orange wrap stands to the right. A yellow table sits in the foreground, and metal grilles and a ladder line the right side of the street.

Night procession under a large ornate umbrella with fringed red, green and yellow tassels. A bearded man in a saffron-orange shawl over an orange robe, with a white flower garland and a red tilak mark, walks at centre with hands together. Behind him, a figure in a white-and-orange dhoti carries a silver trishul-topped staff, while a young man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala walks alongside, and a woman in a brown-maroon sari stands near. At left, a bare-chested attendant in an orange dhoti carries a brass tray of offerings with a yellow cloth and a garland. Devotees in saris and kurtas press palms together around them, and colourful hanging decorations and illuminated trees frame the outdoor evening setting.