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December 18 20182018-12-18December 18 20182018-12-18Photo 11724272 +2 copiesNovember 16 20152015-11-16November 23 20182018-11-23Photo 11724240 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20162016-09-15November 16 20152015-11-16November 23 20182018-11-23Night procession on a paved path lit by two handheld torches. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis carry flaming torches at either side. In the centre, a man in an orange-and-red dhoti with a bare upper body and a rudraksha mala holds a red and gold ornate umbrella aloft. Behind him, more red-and-gold umbrellas and figures in orange and white move through the dark trees.2016-03-02 +1 copiesNight photograph of a torch procession moving along a dark road. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and bare upper bodies carry flaming torches on long poles. The central man wears a rudraksha mala and walks slightly ahead. Another man on the right holds a bell-like ritual item and wears a white garment with white hair band. A man in a white shirt on the far right looks upward. Crowd members stand behind, lit by distant bright lights and signage.2015-11-16Night-time ritual outdoors where a woman in a saffron-orange shawl and matching head wrap holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and red waist cloth beside her. Behind them stands a figure in a decorated ceremonial headdress and ornate garments near a lit torch, under a black ceremonial umbrella. Several men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas, including one in white ritual dress, stand around the lamp, and a flaming torch rises at right. Smoke drifts above the scene.2013-02-11