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Night procession at a temple festival. In the centre, a man with white tilak on his forehead wears a rust-red robe, a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, walking forward with arms slightly raised. Beside him, a shaved-headed young man in orange robes and gold garlands walks barefoot. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloths and red sashes carry red flags and ornate umbrellas, with lit decorative lamps in the background. On the right, an older bearded man in a pink-orange robe gestures with open palms. Ratha-style procession setting, a crowd of devotees behind.

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Night procession scene with red flags and ornate umbrellas. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a maroon-brown robe, a heavy gold necklace and a beaded mala, with bangles on his wrists, and walks forward smiling. Beside him, an elderly man in a peach-orange robe with a folded shawl bends slightly toward him and gestures with his hand. Around them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and red shawls carry red flags, and a younger man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads stands at left. Bright lights glow from a temple structure at the right edge.2016-05-09November 11 20172017-11-11Night procession of saffron-robed devotees under a multicoloured fringed canopy. A bearded man in the centre wears a leopard-print cloth turban with a crescent emblem, a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, a red-brown robe and a gold-studded belt, smiling as he walks. Behind him a attendant holds a long gold staff rising to the canopy. On the left, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala carries a pink-and-white cloth-wrapped silver pot holding a green plant. Many people behind them, mostly in orange and red robes, press palms together in anjali, and some white-clad devotees stand at the left edge. Silver covered vessels sit on a striped cloth in the foreground. The scene suggests a ritual procession.2017-10-08Night procession with saffron-robed sadhus and devotees carrying orange and red flags on poles, with ornate decorated palanquin canopies and umbrellas in the background. In the centre, a man with long hair, a white forehead mark and a maroon robe wears a large gold necklace with a gold pendant and a brown beaded mala, walking between two orange-clad young men with shaved heads. To the right, an elderly bearded man in a pink robe with a shawl walks beside him. The scene is lit by evening light and crowd lights.2016-05-09May 08 20162016-05-08 +1 copiesNight procession of devotees walking along a paved path under a dark sky. At centre, a man wears a red-orange turban and a thick white and multicolour flower garland, with a gold chest ornament and a gold-coloured waist belt over red-orange cloth. Flanking him, a man in orange cloth with a white rudraksha-style necklace walks on the left, and a man in white dhoti with gold borders and silver beaded necklaces walks on the right. Behind them, women in white saris with gold borders carry brass kalasha pots, and a golden umbrella and red flags are carried in the procession. Ornate chandelier light hangs above.2017-10-18Night procession with a central bearded man wearing an ornate gold and red crown, a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, rudraksha beads, red armband, and a leopard-print lower cloth over red. Several attendants flank him: a man in orange with a silver staff and rudraksha mala on the left, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and silver staff on the right, and women in maroon and green saris. Behind them are orange and red flags, green and red lights, and umbrella-style canopies.2016-12-09October 18 20172017-10-18October 18 20172017-10-18Night procession outside a temple: two sannyasis in rust-brown and saffron-gold robes wearing long white-and-red flower garlands and heavy gold necklaces walk at the centre. The taller man in the middle, bare-chested shoulders under a rust-brown shawl with a crown-like headpiece, is wearing a large gold garland; beside him an older man with a shaved head and white vertical tilak walks in a rust-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in a white shirt holds a tall staff, and a man in saffron robes stands at the right edge. Surrounding devotees in white shirts, saffron cloths and dark-red saris line the procession, with a decorated ceremonial umbrella visible at the top left and bright temple lights overhead.2012-06-05Night procession on a road lit by string lights, with a man in the centre wearing a tall gold and red crown-like headdress, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace and a leopard-print waist wrap over red cloth, smiling and carrying nothing in his hands. Around him people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas hold tall silver staffs with finials, and women in red and gold saris walk alongside. A silver umbrella and yellow and red banners are visible behind, with a bare-chested boy in white dhoti holding a staff at right. Several people with white ash bands on their foreheads are present.2016-12-09A nighttime street procession. At centre, a man in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl wears a red turban with a gold ornament, gold necklaces and a long garland of white flowers with green and red-yellow ribbons. Behind him a red banner pole and a silver-canopied umbrella are carried. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style malas walk alongside women in purple, orange and white saris; some carry brass or silver pots and some hold their hands together in reverence. A man at right wears white clothes with gold borders and a long mala. A torch flame is visible at upper left. The scene is crowded, with roughly twenty to thirty people visible.2017-10-18