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Night scene at a riverside ghat with bright floodlights and a crowd of pilgrims. In the centre, a man in a red-orange turban and saffron-red robe with a gold-trimmed sash and heavy gold and bead necklaces stands with hands joined, eyes lowered, leading a procession. Beside him a bald man in a saffron shawl wears a gold mala, and an older man in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and white forehead tilak kneels or bows at the front-right. Other devotees in orange and red garments and white tilak line the water's edge, and a banner in Hindi hangs above the steps. Devotees in orange and red clothing with gold ornaments line the water, with a white-robed woman at left.

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September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16A photograph of a crowded temple bathing area with a stone pillared colonnade and dark water in the foreground. A central man wears a deep orange-red turban, a red-orange robe with gold borders, and a large gold pendant on a beaded necklace; he stands with his hand at his chest. Around him, several saffron-clad men with white tilak marks on their foreheads wear gold-bordered orange robes, layered beaded necklaces and gold pendants, and carry cloth bundles. A man at right in a white dhoti and an orange shoulder bag has an orange garland and white forehead marks. Women in saris bathe and stand in the water at left and in the background, while a banner and signboard hang on the pillars.2015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16Night photo at a temple illuminated with string lights and draped lamp garlands along its stone shikhara and walls. A group of priests walks across a stone courtyard. A man in a red-orange turban and ornate gold-bordered red-orange dhoti, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, gestures with his right hand. Beside him, a bald man in red and gold dress wears garlands. In the centre, an older man wearing an orange shawl and saffron robe, with white horizontal tilak marks and a rudraksha mala, lifts his hands. Other attendants in white dhotis with red sashes and gold necklaces walk alongside, all barefoot.2015-09-16Night photograph at a temple tank or bathing ghat where devotees stand and wade in dark water, with bright floodlights and a row of people on the far steps. In the foreground an older man with grey hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders and a beaded necklace, his palms pressed together at his chest. Beside him a younger man in an orange shawl, bare-chested, with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, holds his hands folded in prayer. Behind them stand several men in saffron and maroon robes with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white forehead markings. A devotee in a red garment stands waist-deep in the water at left. A partial banner with Hindi-style script hangs at the top left.2015-09-16A night-time procession moves along a street in front of a yellow building and a sign showing a meditating figure. A central figure in a bright orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti, with a grey-streaked head covering and a dark beaded mala, walks barefoot near the middle. Around him, several men in white dhotis with gold borders wear red and gold shawls, rudraksha-style malas and gold chains, with white tripundra marks on their forereheads. One man in orange garments and another in a red turban walk nearby, and a uniformed police officer stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a devotional procession in an Indian town.2015-09-16