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Night photograph of a procession walking barefoot along a paved path beside a long wall striped in cream and reddish-brown, with a street lamp and palm trees behind. Several men in traditional dress lead the group: the central figures wear saffron and orange cloths and carry tall staffs, one with a trident-topped rod, and wear rudraksha malas and ochre garments. A man at the right in white dhoti with a yellow-and-purple shawl holds his hands joined in greeting. Others in white and orange cloths follow, and a few people stand further back near the wall.

March 11 2018

March 11 2018

Night photograph of a crowd walking across a stone plaza, lit by distant street lamps and a temple structure at right. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala smiles while walking. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and people in white kurtas with orange shawls walk together, some carrying bags. A man at lower right in orange robes holds a dark umbrella. The scene suggests a devotional procession at dusk, with many people visible in the frame.

Night photograph in a dimly lit temple corridor with brick-patterned floor. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk toward the camera in front. The man on the right wears a copper-red and gold-edged cloth, a red beaded rudraksha-style mala, a red headband and a small red tilak; he looks ahead with a calm expression. The man on the left, older and bare-chested with a gold-and-rudraksha necklace, a white headband and white markings on his body, walks beside him. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts carry objects, including a green-and-gold ceremonial fan on the left and a yellow cloth bundle in the centre. Several other devotees in orange stand further back. Strings with dried leaves hang across the upper frame and stone pillars stand in the background.

A photograph of a procession walking along a stone-paved temple corridor at night, past a carved stone pillar on the left. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls lead the group; the central figure wears an orange garment with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and an ornate crown-like headband, and two others in orange have garlands and white headbands. Men in white dhotis and white shirts follow, one carrying a green and yellow cloth bundle, and a man in a white shirt walks at the right edge.

April 29 2018

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October 30 2016

Night procession across a paved temple-ground courtyard lit by floodlights, with small temple shrine towers and a decorated chariot-like structure in the background. Foreground men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare chests marked with ash and sandalwood paste; one wears a red garland. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown saffron robe wears a long pink-and-white flower garland and rudraksha beads, walking barefoot among attendants. A woman in an orange sari with a gold border walks nearby. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in red-and-gold ritual cloth holds a folded paper. A young girl in purple folds her hands. Several people walk in the group, and a crowd stands behind.

February 07 2017

A dim temple corridor at night where a procession of men walks toward the camera. In the centre, a smiling man wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a red-beaded rudraksha necklace, a crown-like headpiece and a sandalwood-toned bead garland, carrying nothing in hand. Beside him, a bare-chested man in orange garments with a white headband and mala beads walks barefoot. Other devotees in orange robes and men in white dhotis follow, one holding a bundle of yellow cloth and another a round blue-and-white decorated object. Several figures appear partly in shadow, and a uniformed arm is visible at the right edge. The procession suggests a temple ritual walk.

Night photograph of a group walking in procession along a stone-paved temple path past carved granite pillars and walls. Several men in white dhotis and shirts wear orange shawls over their shoulders, and some carry name badges. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style bead necklace walks among saffron-clad companions. A green-lit lamp post and distant temple lights glow in the dark background.