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February 07 20172017-02-07Night photo of a crowd at a temple procession in a street. In the foreground a young man in a white patterned shirt holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp, marigold flowers and a coconut, while a woman in glasses and gold earrings stands at left. At right an elderly man with white beard and moustache wears an orange head wrap and orange shawl over a red shirt, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, and holds a similar tray with a flame. Behind them police officers in uniform and onlookers fill the street, with lit shop fronts and banners overhead.2017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesNight photograph of a dense crowd of men at a temple procession. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a red-orange cloth around his waist carries a brass tray of bananas, betel leaves, flowers and a lit flame, held on wooden poles at shoulder height. Around him many devotees in white shirts, red garments and kumkum marks press forward, some holding up mobile phones. Behind them temple pillars, lamps and a decorated ceremonial element are visible, with the crowd stretching back under a dark sky.2012-04-05February 11 20132013-02-11October 29 20062006-10-29July 01 20142014-07-01Evening street scene at a festival procession with a silver-covered decorated edge on the left. A young man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange shawl holds a lit brass multi-wick oil lamp in both hands, looking ahead. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl holds a lit brass oil lamp and a small brass bell, and a young man in white with a yellow cloth and rudraksha mala kneels with a lamp. Several people in white and orange stand and kneel along the street, and orange banners hang across a row of shops and stalls lit by fluorescent lights. A printed poster with two portraits is pinned on a building above.December 23 20162016-12-23A blurred night photograph of a dense crowd moving through a temple-street procession. A bright flame from a lit torch or lamp is held at left, lighting faces and white clothing. A man in the centre wears a plain white dhoti and shirt with a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder, seen from behind. Many devotees in white and cream clothes, some women in white saris and head coverings, press around him. Painted pillars and a lit shrine entrance with a small deity figure or decorative stand are visible in the background, with a dark tree branch at upper right.2006-10-29June 04 20062006-06-04Night procession at a temple courtyard with a lit gopuram-style shrine and illuminated structures behind. At centre, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha-style beads walks with a group of priests and devotees; the surrounding men wear white dhotis and shirts, and a shaved-headed youth in white with gold borders walks in front. A woman in a white sari carries a tray of pink flowers and offerings, and a crowd fills the background.2012-04-05