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Night procession with devotees in saffron and orange garments. At centre, a bearded man in orange robes wears a multicolored flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style necklace, hands folded in namaskar and face lifted. Beside him a young man in orange holds a tall gold pole supporting a colourful fringed canopy with red, blue, yellow and green tassels. Around them, women in orange and cream saris and men in white dhotis stand with hands joined in prayer, with a small child in white at left. Dark trees and a rustic wooden fence form the background, lit by warm lamplight.2016-09-05Night procession of saffron-robed devotees on a paved ground under a large decorated canopy with coloured streamers. At centre, a man in a rust-red robe with a white flower garland and a red-and-white garland, hands folded in namaste, walks beside a tall golden pole. Behind him, shirtless men in orange dhotis with white tilak marks walk in step, some wearing rudraksha malas. A devotee at left holds a deity murti decorated with a flower garland and gold ornaments. Red and orange powder is spread on the ground in the foreground, and a red umbrella and mirror-work parasol stand at left. Crowd members in white dhotis and orange robes appear in the background.2016-10-30A night procession on a paved path under a large ornate red-and-gold canopy with fringed tassels. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a long multicoloured and white flower garland walks at centre, holding a rudraksha mala and a bangled wrist, smiling. Around him, many men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis, some bare-chested with white tilak and sandal marks, carry a green-and-pink floral offering and walk in step. A green banana-leaf decoration and a golden ceremonial pole frame the scene, with spectators behind a chain barrier.2017-10-19February 17 20162016-02-17Photograph of a ceremonial procession at night under a large fringed canopy with a gold pole. A central man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl wears a gold necklace, a patterned cloth turban with a crescent ornament, and a red and white tilak; he walks with hands folded along a striped runner. Behind him a shirtless man in orange garments holds a pink and white decorated kalasha with a green leaf bouquet, and several men in orange and maroon dhotis with white tilak and bead malas walk alongside. On the right, women in white saris and orange garments stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings.2017-10-08December 05 20112011-12-05February 17 20162016-02-17December 31 20152015-12-31 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple, with devotees in saffron and orange robes walking on a dirt path. A man in the centre wears a red-orange turban, a long marigold garland with blue tassels, and a gold beaded necklace, and holds a silver trident-topped staff. Behind him a man raises a silver staff under a fringed golden canopy. Two women in red-orange saris wear rudraksha malas and carry mobile phones, and a bald man on the right in orange clothes with rudraksha malas carries a black case. Behind them white-clad devotees, some with forehead vibhuti, walk among illuminated golden temple structures and deity figures with lit lights strung overhead.2015-11-22February 09 20172017-02-09Evening procession at an outdoor ashram setting lit by night. In the centre, a man in orange-red robes wears a long red and orange flower garland and walks barefoot; he has a tilak on his forehead and a gold necklace. Behind him, several men in matching orange-red dhotis carry ceremonial staffs and a large silver umbrella on a pole, with a silver tray held by one attendant. On the left, a line of women in saris and men in white stand with hands folded in namaskar, watching. Hanging decorations of leaves and beads frame the background, with a banana plant and a white stone platform at right.2013-07-22December 05 20112011-12-05