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Night procession in warm orange haze with lamps and tall flame-topped torches at right. Under a black-and-gold umbrella and a red fringed umbrella, a palanquin carries a bronze-coloured deity murti flanked by garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis with gold sashes walk near the front; one older priest with a shaved head wears a long beaded necklace. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt with an ID badge lifts his hands in respect. At right, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads presses his palms together. Devotees surround the procession.

Night procession at Kumbhapuri with a deity murti of Lord Venkateshwara adorned with flower garlands, carried on a palanquin amid torches and tasselled umbrellas. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a head covering faces the crowd, while a bald man in saffron robes with a dark sash stands at right, near a man bare-chested in yellow dhoti holding a flaming torch. Several bare-chested men in yellow dhotis with Vaishnava tilak and white-clad attendants surround the murti. The scene is lit by warm yellow light.

Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style ghat lit by warm sodium lamps, with a deity murti adorned with white and orange flower garlands carried on a palanquin beneath two umbrellas with red and multicoloured tassels. Men in white dhotis and red-and-gold waist cloths walk around the palanquin. A bare-chested older man in a yellow dhoti and rudraksha-style beaded necklace walks at the centre, holding a ceremonial ritual object. On the right, an elderly priest with a white beard and shaved forehead holds a brass lamp stand with bells. Several men in button-down shirts with lanyards, one in a brown striped shirt, walk alongside.

Night-time outdoor photo of a group receiving a temple flag and rope. A man in a light grey shirt and white dhoti holds a folded white cloth bundle with a yellow cloth draped over it. Beside him a shaven-headed priest in a red dhoti and bare upper body holds a bundle of rope. On the right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange turban and long dark hair stands with hands together, a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron robe and turban. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing identity lanyards, stand behind. Ornate red-and-gold umbrellas with tasselled edges and a gilded temple structure rise in the background under a light.

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Evening outdoor photograph at a temple precinct with blue dusk sky and street lamps. Two large white ceremonial umbrellas with red trim and gold finials stand above a golden, ornately decorated palanquin or deity vehicle lit with lamps. At right a silver-clad tower structure and a flaming torch are visible. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a long gold pendant necklace and a shaved head stands beside a man in white ritual cloth holding a flaming lamp tray. A tall man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl and stands with hands folded, next to a woman in a red sari and a bearded man in orange robes. Several other people in mixed dress stand behind.

February 11 2013

A night procession on a dark path, with several men in white dhotis and shirts walking together. Two men carry tall brass torches with lit flames, and a large fringed umbrella with red trim and a smaller decorated umbrella are held overhead. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl walks with hands folded in front of him, appearing to be a sannyasi or devotee. Other participants in white and an orange shawl follow behind, some holding phones or small objects. a person cues are limited here, so the centre figure is described by role only.

A night procession moves along a wide dusty road under orange sodium street lamps, with a flyover pillar structure in the hazy background. Many devotees walk in a dense crowd, most men in white dhotis and shirts, some carrying orange saffron flags on poles. A banner with a dark background and a figure is raised among the crowd, and a round decorated ornament is visible further back. A man in the foreground with a moustache looks toward the camera, and a small white-topped vehicle with orange flags is at the left edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.