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Night photograph of a crowd walking along a dirt path lit by strings of coloured lights and a light pole at the upper right. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with lanyards and name badges, and a few wear orange or saffron cloth. A boy in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with a marigold garland and a white forehead band walks in the lower left, and a woman in an orange saree with rudraksha beads stands at the lower right. A man in the centre wears white with an orange waist cloth. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance.

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A photograph of a night-time ritual gathering in an open outdoor courtyard with a dark sky and string lights overhead. A shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange robe with a golden-yellow border and a rudraksha mala stands at the center, facing away, receiving a folded orange-and-red cloth offering from a man in a white dhoti with a red shawl. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and red shawls stand with hands folded in anjali, and women in saris press palms together. Several participants have white vibhuti and tripundra markings on their foreheads. On the right, a dark stone deity murti with a garland stands on a red-tiled dais. The crowd of roughly twenty people stands in a loose line around the courtyard.

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Night photo of a crowd standing at an outdoor temple event lit by a string of red lights above. In the foreground a young man in a white dhoti with a maroon border and a heavy gold chain stands with his hands clasped. Beside him a shaved-headed man in a plain orange saffron robe stands facing forward. Women in yellow shawls and white or green-bordered saris and men in white clothes stand nearby, and a parked van with a person signage is behind them. A bright ceremonial bell-like object hangs on the right wall.

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Night procession on bare dry ground lit by dim lights. A decorated palanquin with a colourful striped canopy and a red-and-gold draped carriage is carried forward at the centre. A man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands near the palanquin with a tall conical headdress. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange or saffron shawls, walk alongside holding long ceremonial staffs topped with brass ornaments and a trident. Women in white and yellow saris and garlands follow on the right, with some clapping or holding brass items.

Night procession on a road lit by bright lamps and string lights, crowded with devotees in white dhotis and saris. A man in white kurta with a red garland raises both arms in the centre of the crowd. Men in saffron-orange dhotis and a woman in white sari walk nearby, and ceremonial golden staffs with ornate tops are carried at left. A decorated illuminated vehicle with green lights appears at upper right, and a trident is visible among the crowd. A basket of flower petals sits in the lower right foreground.