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Night procession with a central bearded man in a gold and jewelled crown, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a large pendant, gold armbands and a leopard-print cloth over red dhoti-style garments. He walks smiling between attendants. A man on the left wears orange robes with rudraksha malas and carries a silver staff. Men in white dhotis carry silver staves, and a silver umbrella canopy and a red and silver umbrella appear above. Behind them, green and multicoloured string lights, red flags and women in white and gold saris are visible.

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December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with participants in ceremonial dress walking along a path lit by colourful string lights and framed by red, orange and pink flags and decorated umbrellas. At centre, a bearded man smiles wearing a gold-embroidered red headpiece, a heavy gold and red ornate necklace, a red garment and a leopard-print lower wrap, with bangles on his arms. Around him, people carry silver ceremonial staffs, one topped with a trident, and wear saffron, white and red garments with sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their arms and foreheads. Rudraksha malas are visible on several men, and women in saris walk alongside, some holding a silver staff. A large silver umbrella with hanging crystal drops rises above the procession.2016-12-09 +1 copiesNight procession on a tree-lined road lit by strings of coloured lights and red flags. In the centre, a bearded man in an ornate gold crown and a thick gold-and-red garland, wearing a leopard-print dhoti and gold armlets, walks beneath a silver ceremonial umbrella. On his left, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver staff. On the right, a woman in a red and gold saree also carries a silver staff. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and sarees with ash markings walk in procession, with smoke rising and more umbrellas visible in the background.2016-12-09Night 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.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with a bearded man at the centre wearing a gold crown, heavy gold necklace of beads and a leopard-print lower cloth over a red garment, smiling and walking forward. Behind him a man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a silver trident-topped staff, and a woman in a yellow sari holds a silver trident staff at right. Several people wear orange robes, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Red flags, a yellow ceremonial umbrella and a silver canopy with hanging ornaments appear above, with string lights and palm trees in the background.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night 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.2016-12-09Night procession with a central bearded man wearing a gold jeweled turban with red trim, heavy gold-and-red floral garland, gold ceremonial pendant, and a leopard-print lower garment with red sash; he is bare-chested with gold armbands and bangles. Flanking him, men carry long silver staffs and a silver umbrella-topped canopy overhead; a man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and a woman in a yellow-gold saree with red border carry staffs. Men in saffron-orange cloth and white dhotis with sandalwood-painted chests follow, with strings of lights, red flags and a drum visible at the right. a person appears in the centre with the gold turban and ornate garlands. Procession setting.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09