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December 30 2018

Night procession under coloured fairy lights and stage glare. A shirtless young man in an orange-red dhoti with a long reddish cloth draped over his shoulders walks at left. Behind him, a figure in a red turban and a multi-strand marigold and rose garland stands beneath an ornate gold-and-black umbrella with a red pole. A man in white dhoti with a gold border and red shawl holds a brass tray of offerings with white cloths and flowers. Other men in white dhotis and red shawls walk nearby, and a blurred man in white stands at right.

Night procession at an outdoor event lit by colourful string lights and a bright stage light, with smoke haze in the air. A sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth with a long swept-back hair and a red-and-yellow garland walks at the front on the left, bare-chested with rudraksha beads. Behind him a man in a red turban and red shawl with a garland is raised on a platform, and a white-clad priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a silver tray with white flowers and offerings. Another man in a red shawl holds a golden-tasselled ornate purple parasol with a jewelled rim. Devotees in white garments with rudraksha malas walk in the foreground on the right, and a red-and-gold decorated palanquin or chariot is visible at the lower left.

Night ritual procession under a crystal chandelier with smoke or incense haze drifting through the frame. A central figure in a red turban with a white tilak, wearing a long multi-coloured marigold and rose garland, a red-and-white lower garment and a red-and-gold shawl, raises one hand in blessing while smiling. To the left, a man with white hair in white dhoti and red-bordered cloth holds a brass tray of yellow flowers. On the right, an older white-haired man in white dhoti and shawl holds a tray of white flowers. Other devotees in white dhotis and shawls stand around them, and an ornate golden deity murti with flower offerings appears at the lower left.

A night procession on a stone-paved path lit by strings of coloured lights, with umbrellas of gold, blue, green and yellow carried over the group. At the centre a man in a rust-red robe with a red head cloth and a rudraksha mala walks behind a silver ceremonial umbrella. Men in white dhotis with gold borders walk barefoot beside him, some bare-chested with white sacred markings and garlands, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth on his shoulder leads the group. Women in white saris with gold borders and a woman in an orange-and-yellow sari walk among devotees holding umbrellas, forming a ritual procession.

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Night procession on a gravel ground with a lit golden temple chariot in the background. A central man in a rust-red saffron wrap and dhoti wears a red flower garland and a large gold pendant, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead; a bright red-and-gold umbrella with fringed embroidery is held above him, and he walks forward with a smile. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis walk with palms pressed together in anjali, some with rudraksha malas. A man in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala stands at the right, and a woman in white with a red shawl joins hands in front of her. A lamp-carrying attendant walks at left.

Night procession of devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and red-orange shawls, carrying tall blue-shafted red flags bearing a blue emblem. A large ornate golden umbrella and a red-and-gold parasol are held above the procession, with a decorated palanquin-like structure visible behind. In the foreground, a bespectacled man in white with gold borders and an orange shawl walks beside a young boy in white holding a flag, and a smiling woman in white with gold border carries a flag pole on the right. Drums and other participants are visible in the background.