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Night photograph of a nighttime procession under a tin-roofed pavilion strung with hanging garland decorations and fairy lights. At center, a smiling man in a maroon garment with orange-gold borders wears a heavy gold necklace and a white-and-orange headband, with white tripundra marks on his forehead, and holds his hands together in greeting. Around him stand men and women in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas, some with palms joined, and a woman in a green sari and red blouse at left with hands folded. A curved gold-tipped ceremonial horn rises at left and right, and a woman in a white sari with gold border raises her hands at right. A dim palanquin-like structure and white-clad figures stand in the background.

November 17 2013

Night procession at a temple courtyard lit by strings of coloured lights. Several men in saffron and ochre robes walk in a line, some with bare chests and gold waist bands, one wearing a gold necklace and a white face marking. A man in white dhoti and shirt carries a tray of offerings. On the left a woman in a green shawl watches, a man in orange turban blows a long brass horn. On the right a teal canopied palanquin and decorated altar with a golden deity figure stand beside the path. Crowd members in white behind the procession.

A procession at night under trees, with a central figure in a brown-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a long red and white flower garland, layered gold necklaces and a beaded mala, smiling broadly while walking across a dark tiled floor. Around him stand about a dozen men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead bands and bare upper bodies, holding long staffs and ceremonial banners on poles. The man at right carries a silver tray of flowers and offerings, and a few men in the background hold small items. A visible gold-trimmed banner and a wooden canopy frame the scene.

A procession on a red carpet under a open-sided pavilion with colourful tassels. In the centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair, a red-and-gold dhoti, a red garland, a gold necklace and a tilak walks with hands held together in greeting, flanked by saffron-clad attendants carrying a ceremonial staff. Behind them, orange-robed young men with sacred ash markings play long brass horns and drums, and a bald man in red robes and rudraksha malas walks at the front. A white-clad man stands at the left edge. A ceremonial palanquin-style standard and trident-like staffs are visible in the background.

A night procession walks along a red carpet on a bare concrete floor under a corrugated roof. A central man wears a tall ornate saffron-and-gold turban with a white feather, a gold-and-brown sash, layered gold necklaces and a long red-and-white flower garland, and carries a tall silver-tipped staff. Around him, young boys in orange-saffron dhotis and rudraksha malas blow conch shells and gold long horns, while men in orange and maroon robes with white forehead bands and ash markings carry drums and ceremonial standards. The group forms a temple-style procession. a person: the central figure wears a crown or turban with ornate gold adornments, saffron-and-gold robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces.

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November 26 2014

February 19 2015

A night procession moves along a wet floor under a dark roofed hall. In the centre, a woman in a deep red sari with a leopard-print blouse wears a long white and red flower garland and a gold necklace, and carries a small brass tray. Above her a silver parasol with hanging ornaments is held up, and a figure walks beside her under an orange-and-red banner. Behind, several men in rust-orange robes with white forehead and arm markings carry long staffs and trident-tipped poles, and a row of women in matching red-brown saris follows. At the left edge, a young boy in orange cloth beats a drum while curved brass horns are raised. A bare-legged procession with ritual regalia, shown in flash-lit photography.

September 16 2015

A man in an orange-and-gold draped garment stands on a red carpet at an outdoor ceremony, smiling with a white and red forehead mark. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, plus gold armlets and bangles. Behind him, two attendants in orange robes stand near a long brass horn, and a young attendant holds a brass vessel with flowers and a green leaf on a tray. A seated man in white cloth watches at left, and a drummer's drum is partly visible at right. Palm trees and greenery frame the scene. a person depicted by rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace, orange garments and central ceremonial placement, with his role as the figure being honoured in procession.