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Night procession with a woman on the left in a maroon sari with gold border, red bindi and a rudraksha mala, playing a nadaswaram-style wind instrument. Behind her a man in a yellow-gold dhoti plays a drum. At centre, a figure in a full orange-saffron robe wears a large gold necklace and walks in front of an ornate multicoloured parasol with tasselled fringe. Men in white and saffron shawls carry gold-topped staffs, and a lit decorated float or palanquin glows in the background. A man on the right in white shirt and yellow dhoti, with white forehead markings, red bindi and rudraksha beads, plays a wooden wind instrument. The crowd is dim and the lights are warm.

Night procession on a paved path at a temple-style setting. A central man in a maroon-brown robe with a pink and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, and a gold pendant walks under a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella held aloft by an attendant. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk alongside, some carrying tall staffs with ornate tops. Men in white dhotis and a woman in a grey sari are among the procession. Behind, a brightly lit ornamental temple tower glows, with a red building to the left. Count of visible people is more than twenty.

A night-time photograph of a welcome procession at an open-sided hall with a tiled floor and a rangoli design. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a long white and red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him, a man holds a long-handled ornate parasol with a green canopy and multicoloured fringe. Further left, a row of drummers in saffron-orange dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, play large round drums. A man in white holds a purple and gold cloth bundle. Hanging lanterns and decorative banners fill the background, and a golden staff stands at the left edge.

January 01 2013

Outdoor temple procession on a pale stone paved courtyard under bright sun with palm trees behind a roofed shelter. A large orange and blue ceremonial parasol with tassels is carried at the centre. A man in the centre wears a maroon-red dhoti and shawl, a white floral garland and gold necklaces, walking barefoot. Around him, men in orange and maroon robes carry silver bowls, long brass horns and ceremonial fans, and a drummer beats a drum on the left. Other attendants in white dhotis and saffron sashes follow, creating a ritual procession.

January 04 2015

Outdoor evening procession under a open-sided roofed pavilion, with palm trees behind. A line of devotees walks on a sandy path. In front, a monastic in saffron and red robes carries a silver kalasha pot, and another man holds a tall pole with a blue, orange and gold canopy umbrella overhead. Several men in saffron robes with bare shoulders and shaved heads, some with white sandalwood markings on arms and rudraksha malas, walk beside them. Women in white and orange saris wear rudraksha necklaces. A man in white dhoti with gold border holds a decorated banner pole on the right, and a red and white ceremonial item is carried on the left.

Night procession at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam ashram: a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long wooden nadaswaram-style horn at the centre, flanked by a woman in a red sari playing a similar horn and a drummer in white with a yellow sash beating a barrel drum. Behind them, two large umbrellas with multicoloured canopies printed with Dhyanapeetam emblems are carried above the group. A man in a pink shirt and white dhoti walks at the front right, with sacred ash markings, holding a small hand instrument. Orange flags and saffron-clad devotees follow along a sandy path beside a wire-mesh fence.