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Night procession at a gated metal walkway. A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a tiger-striped saffron-and-gold garment, wearing a thick red and pink flower garland and ornate gold necklaces, raises both hands in greeting. Beside her, a woman in a red sari holds a brass vessel of yellow flowers and leaves. A man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a white ceremonial parasol on a long pole. Two attendants in red-orange robes and white headbands stand nearby, one holding a silver plate. Chain-link fencing and a dark night sky form the background.

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November 18 20132013-11-18Night procession descending red-carpeted stone steps. A man in the centre wears a tiger-striped gold-and-brown garment, a long red garland and a heavy ornate gold necklace with rudraksha beads, smiling and walking under a large silver ceremonial umbrella held aloft by an attendant in white. Around him, devotees in red and orange robes and white ritual dress carry a silver tray, a brass plate, and a flower-decked pot with yellow garlands. Women in red saris with white sacred ash marks stand nearby. On the right, a young man in a beige jacket and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Dark background with a metal railing.2013-11-18December 24 20132013-12-24November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 25 20132013-11-25December 24 20132013-12-24Night procession of saffron-robed devotees carrying ceremonial standards and a trident-topped staff. In the centre, a man in a maroon crimson silk garment and a maroon turban-like cap wears a long white and multicoloured flower garland, gold chain pendants, a leopard-print waist cloth and a white bandage on his arm. Beside him, a bald priest in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a lit lamp. Other devotees in rust and orange clothing carry a metal bowl, a brass trident and a tray, while a woman in a maroon sari with rudraksha beads walks at right. Pennants with a blue emblem are raised above the crowd.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17A night-time procession on a sandy open ground. At centre, a smiling man in a rust-red robe with a multicoloured flower garland stands beside a long pole, flanked by many devotees in saffron and rust-red robes with gold borders. Several ceremonial umbrellas with silver, white and red fringed canopies are raised above the group, and a trident-shaped staff stands at left. Musicians on the right blow long brass horns and play drums. A woman in a rust-red sari with gold border smiles at right, and a figure in white stands behind the centre. The scene is lit by an unseen source against dark sky.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24Night procession with devotees in saffron and maroon ritual dress. A central man in a maroon-and-gold turban-style cap, gold ornaments and a thick white and red flower garland walks forward, eyes lowered. Around him, men with shaved heads wear rudraksha malas and orange cloths, one holding a flashlight; a bare-chested young man in orange holds a lit flame over a metal bowl; a woman in orange carries a woven basket. A decorated umbrella-style standard and a trident-topped staff rise behind the group, with a dark background and the sign of an oil-lamp offering in the foreground, consistent with a Karthigai Deepam-style procession.2013-11-17November 25 20132013-11-25