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Night procession of robed devotees walking outdoors. In the centre, a man wearing a maroon-and-gold turban-style headwrap and a red-and-gold garment, with a leopard-print lower cloth, a gold chest pendant, a long multicolour garland and gold armbands, walks forward smiling. Around him, shaven-headed men in deep red and orange-brown dhotis and shawls wear white tripundra forehead markings and rudraksha malas; several carry a silver umbrella or canopy pole, a kalasha-like vessel, and small brass lamps. Women in orange saris hold brass plates, and a lamp flame glows near the centre right. The dark background and paved ground suggest an evening ritual procession.

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A night-time procession on a dirt path. At the centre, a man in a maroon silk dhoti and matching maroon head covering with a gold emblem wears a long garland of white and red flowers over a gold necklace and a leopard-print waist cloth. Around him, shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes with tripundra markings walk barefoot, several carrying long ceremonial staffs and tall ornamental poles, and one holds a lit flame near a second robed figure. Saffron-and-gold ceremonial banners and a trident-topped staff appear at the edges, with a bell-like lamp and a decorated canopy overhead. The scene suggests a torchlit ritual procession, with the central figure wearing the most ornate attire.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Night procession at a temple, dark background. A central man in a red-maroon turban with a small gold emblem wears a thick white-and-red flower garland, gold necklaces, and a leopard-print cloth over saffron-orange robes, hands pressed at his chest. Behind him, a silver ornate parasol with pendant drops is held aloft, and attendants in saffron robes with rudraksha malas carry silver staffs, tridents and orange banners with a painted emblem. A man in a tall patterned cap holds a flame in cupped hands. Several men with white forehead and arm markings, and women in saffron, follow in the Karthigai Deepam procession; a figure in white stands at the left edge. Roughly twenty people are visible.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Night procession on a dirt path with saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees. At the centre, a man in a dark red-maroon dhoti wears a long white and red flower garland and a gold pendant, with a leopard-print cloth at his waist and a small red-and-gold headdress; a silver umbrella (chhatra) is held above him by an attendant in saffron. Behind him, a figure with a decorated headdress carries a brass bowl with a lit flame. Other robed men carry trident-topped poles and decorated banners, and many wear rudraksha malas and white tripundra markings. Torchlight from a handheld light is visible at left.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Night procession along a narrow walkway beside a pink patterned curtain and a low orange-painted wall. A figure in front wears a maroon-and-gold turban, a leopard-print waist cloth over a maroon robe, layered gold necklaces and garlands of white and red flowers, and walks with a serene expression beneath a silver ceremonial umbrella held by an attendant. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange robes with white tripundra forehead markings and rudraksha malas follow, one carrying a tall golden staff and another holding a torch. Ceremonial flags hang from poles in the background.2013-11-17