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Night procession of saffron-robed devotees on a paved ground under a large decorated canopy with coloured streamers. At centre, a man in a rust-red robe with a white flower garland and a red-and-white garland, hands folded in namaste, walks beside a tall golden pole. Behind him, shirtless men in orange dhotis with white tilak marks walk in step, some wearing rudraksha malas. A devotee at left holds a deity murti decorated with a flower garland and gold ornaments. Red and orange powder is spread on the ground in the foreground, and a red umbrella and mirror-work parasol stand at left. Crowd members in white dhotis and orange robes appear in the background.

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Photograph 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.2017-10-08March 02 20182018-03-02Night procession on a stone-paved courtyard lit by a illuminated shrine chariot behind. A central man with long dark hair and a beard wears a maroon-brown robe, a white flower garland, a gold pendant necklace and rudraksha-style beads, and carries a tall silver staff. Around him walk people in saffron-orange robes with white forehead markings, a bare-chested boy in a magenta cloth, and women in white and grey saris. A multicoloured fringed canopy umbrella and smaller decorated umbrellas are held overhead, and a red container stands at the left edge.2017-02-09Night outdoor scene at a temple-style paved courtyard. A bearded man with long dark hair and a rust-brown robe stands in the centre with hands pressed together in namaskar and head bowed. Behind him a man with long hair, bare-chested with rudraksha mala and orange dhoti, holds a tall golden staff of a parasol or umbrella with a red and gold fringed canopy overhead. To the left, four men in orange dhotis and ornate necklaces stand with hands folded in anjali, one holding a kalasha-like offering pot with yellow flowers and green leaves. A red stone structure with a carved golden finial and a yellow metal railing stair appear at right, with string lights and trees in the background.2017-02-08February 09 20172017-02-09October 30 20162016-10-30A nighttime procession at an outdoor temple setting with banana leaves and a golden structure at the right edge. A bearded man in a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and multicolour flower garland, dark rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, walks at the front holding a silver staff beneath a fringed canopy. Behind him, men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walk with clasped hands and folded palms; one man in a maroon garment holds a microphone. A bare-chested man in orange carries a golden cloth bundle wrapped with pink flower garlands, and a figure with white markings on the arms walks nearby. Several onlookers and devotees stand behind in the background, with a red carpet-like mat on the ground.2017-10-19November 15 20172017-11-15September 05 20162016-09-05A procession at dusk in an open courtyard. A central figure with long dark hair and a full beard wears a maroon-brown robe, a large gold pendant on a beaded necklace and a yellow-and-orange marigold garland, while holding aloft a green and gold ceremonial umbrella on a tall gold pole. Behind him, a line of people in orange and saffron garments carry red and yellow flags. Bare-chested men with rudraksha beads and white body markings walk in the procession. To the right, a gold-decorated figure stands near a red-draped altar, and seated attendants with bare torsos sit by offerings of flowers and lamps. Strings of leaves and a banner hang overhead.2016-10-03February 24 20172017-02-24November 22 20152015-11-22