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Night procession on a stone-paved temple courtyard. Two musicians in white dhotis and orange-red shawls play silver saxophone-style brass horns, one in the foreground left and one center right. Behind them a crowd walks, including several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. One central figure in orange robes wears a large red-orange flower garland and walks beneath a fringed umbrella with red, yellow and dark trim. Other devotees in white dhotis and a man in a grey shirt stand at the edges. Tree foliage and a stone pillar frame the scene.

December 30 2006

Photograph of an evening procession on a dirt path in front of a grey concrete building with a red flag on a pole. Banana leaves frame the scene. Two musicians in white dhotis with orange borders play brass horns (nadaswaram-style trumpets), one wearing a cream shirt and the other a white shirt, both with beaded garlands. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis walk and play drums, and a man in an orange cloth stands among them. Two colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed borders are carried above the group, and a few onlookers in dark clothes appear in the foreground, one holding a rope.

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A night procession under a corrugated metal roof with bright hanging lights. In the foreground a young man in white shirt and dhoti plays a long wooden nadaswaram-style wind instrument. Behind him, a man in white kurta and dhoti holds a small brass lamp and cymbal-like object, and an older man in white at right plays a long curved brass horn. In the centre, a figure in an orange saffron robe with a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala walks among devotees dressed in white, many wearing beaded necklaces and orange shawls. The group walks across a sandy floor as part of a ritual procession.

Night procession at an ashram path lit by lamps. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a double-headed drum tied with maroon and gold cloth, while beside him a man in white shirt and shawl plays a long wooden horn-like instrument (nagaswaram-style). Behind them a woman in a red sari with red blouse and beads walks, and several men in white dhotis and shawls, some with bare upper bodies and rudraksha malas, follow beneath a red and multicoloured fringed canopy on a pole. A signboard with a map stands at left. Several people are visible, and the scene is a ritual procession with musicians.

Night procession on a dirt path with devotees carrying orange flags and multicoloured decorated umbrellas. In front, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow sash plays a long wooden pipe, and beside him a woman in a deep red sari with gold border also plays a pipe. Behind them, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long orange-red garland and a rudraksha-style neck mala, walking among men in white kurtas with orange shawls. Several people have white tripundra markings on their foreheads. A brass trident-like standard is visible above the crowd.

Night procession at a temple, with a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts carrying a palanquin-style deity murti decorated with a garland and a red canopy overhead. Several wear red or orange shawls and one wears a yellow sash, while some hold cymbals or musical instruments. Strings of lights and a decorated umbrella-shaped canopy appear in the background, and a bald man in white and orange sash stands at right, with an orange-robed figure at far left. Lamps and dark surroundings suggest an evening ritual procession.

Night procession on a dirt path lined with bamboo and a low orange wall. At the centre, a palanquin-style ratha with a blue canopy and a lit deity murti sits beneath a striped red and yellow umbrella, carried forward by men in white dhoti and shirts. Two drummers in white beat drums, and a man in white plays a long wind instrument. Children in yellow, maroon and red kurtas and white dhotis walk in front, one boy with a tilak, and a woman in white and a man in green kurta follow. A trident and ceremonial umbrellas accompany the group. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable here.

A night procession of devotees walks along a dirt road. Musicians in white dhotis play long wind instruments (nadaswaram-style pipes), one drummer at the left in a brown shirt beats a drum. Several people carry tall umbrellas with colourful tasselled canopies and handles, and others hold saffron-orange flags aloft. Men and women wear white and orange, with orange shawls, sandalwood or vibhuti marks on foreheads, and garlands. A gilded ornamental disc or deity murti is carried at the back. Torchlit darkness surrounds the procession.

A photograph inside a marble-floored temple corridor during a procession. A drummer in white dhoti and an orange-banded drum leads, followed by saffron-robed men and a man in a red shawl. A parasol with a white canopy is held above the group. A photographer in a striped shirt with a camera bag films them at right, and a man in a striped shirt stands by the wall. Carved temple walls and painted panels line the corridor.

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