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Night procession at an outdoor temple event beneath large red, yellow and green ornate parasols edged with sequins, with a yellow and red banner behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a white cloth around his neck and an orange shawl holds a flower garland. An older man with white hair, white shawl and orange garland carries a brass tray of offerings. A man in white dhoti with gold border and a woman in a red sari with folded hands stand nearby. At right, a figure with dark skin and white forehead markings wears a gold necklace and red garland, and a deity murti is adorned with gold jewellery and flowers. Strings of lights glow in the trees.2016-12-12 +1 copiesA nighttime procession under ornate umbrellas trimmed with sequins, in red, yellow and green. A man at left with white-and-ochre forehead markings and a garland of yellow flowers stands beside a white-haired man holding a large white conch-shaped object, while a bare-shouldered priest in white dhoti with gold border carries a brass tray of offerings and flowers. A woman in a maroon sari and gold jewellery on the right folds her hands in namaskar. A yellow banner with a red border and a white emblem is raised in the background, with a green umbrella and string lights overhead. Seen are ritual procession attendants and devotees, with no clear figure identifiable as a person.2016-12-12 +1 copiesNight procession with colourful fringed umbrellas overhead. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl carries a silver tray holding a pineapple and a garland of white and yellow flowers. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls and a woman in white sari with an orange shawl carrying a staff follow. Roughly eight to ten people are visible.2007-01-01December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesNight procession under a large canopy with red, yellow and blue tassels held on a long gold pole. A man in a crown-like silver and black headdress with a crescent ornament, rust-red dhoti and shawl, gold necklace and bracelets walks centre-front on striped mats, hands folded. Beside him a man in an orange turban and bare chest carries a pink-and-white decorated kalasha with a green plant. Devotees in orange and red robes and white saris stand with palms pressed together along the right side. Drummers in orange cloth play on the left. The image shows a ritual procession; the central figure is a person in ceremonial dress, identity uncertain.2017-10-08A nighttime procession on a stone-paved path lined with banana leaves and fairy lights. Several men and women in traditional attire walk in a line; one woman in a red-and-gold sari holds her hands together in prayer, another carries a brass pot, and several men in white dhotis carry tall yellow, blue and red ceremonial umbrellas with crest emblems. A man in saffron dress and beads walks at the front. Golden kalasha vessels and garlands are visible.2016-12-12 +1 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01January 03 20152015-01-03Photograph of a ceremonial procession at night under a large fringed canopy with a gold pole. A central man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl wears a gold necklace, a patterned cloth turban with a crescent ornament, and a red and white tilak; he walks with hands folded along a striped runner. Behind him a shirtless man in orange garments holds a pink and white decorated kalasha with a green leaf bouquet, and several men in orange and maroon dhotis with white tilak and bead malas walk alongside. On the right, women in white saris and orange garments stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings.2017-10-08Night procession at a temple event. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, walks barefoot at centre. Around him women in white saris with gold borders carry a gold-and-red ceremonial umbrella and a silver trident-topped staff, while men in white dhotis walk alongside, one holding a small hand drum. Ornate gold-and-red canopies and a row of decorative flags are visible behind the group. Several women carry brass pots and flower offerings. The man in orange is an appearance-based probable Swamiji in the procession, with long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and garland as cues.2006-12-31November 15 20172017-11-15March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copies