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Night procession in warm orange haze with lamps and tall flame-topped torches at right. Under a black-and-gold umbrella and a red fringed umbrella, a palanquin carries a bronze-coloured deity murti flanked by garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis with gold sashes walk near the front; one older priest with a shaved head wears a long beaded necklace. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt with an ID badge lifts his hands in respect. At right, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads presses his palms together. Devotees surround the procession.

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A night procession at Kumbhapuri carries a deity murti of Venkateshwara flanked by two consorts, all garlanded in white and red flowers, under a red umbrella with fringe. A bare-chested man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and yellow dhoti, with a bearded man in a white shirt and blue lanyard beside him. Priests with white and red tilak lines surround the murti, and a man in an orange turban holds his hands in anjali at right. A tall torch flame burns at right, lit by a figure in orange robes, with oil lamps glowing in the background and a crowd pressing close.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11A photograph of a nighttime procession carrying a decorated deity murti of Venkateshwara, a standing figure with a tall crown and gold ornaments, flanked by two smaller figures, all draped in white and yellow garlands with red cloth behind. Several men in front of the murti wear white and yellow dhotis; the central men have bare chests, white vertical Vaishnava tilak marks and rudraksha malas. A man in a white shirt with a badge stands at left. At right, a man holds a brass pot near a row of oil lamps, and red umbrellas frame the scene under warm lamplight.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11Night procession at Kumbhapuri with a deity murti of Lord Venkateshwara adorned with flower garlands, carried on a palanquin amid torches and tasselled umbrellas. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a head covering faces the crowd, while a bald man in saffron robes with a dark sash stands at right, near a man bare-chested in yellow dhoti holding a flaming torch. Several bare-chested men in yellow dhotis with Vaishnava tilak and white-clad attendants surround the murti. The scene is lit by warm yellow light.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11Night procession at an outdoor temple-style event. Central focus is a large deity murti of Venkateshwara (Tirupati Balaji) flanked by two smaller consort figures, all decorated with red and white flower garlands and gold ornaments, carried on a red-draped platform lit by a flame. Red and yellow umbrellas with fringed tassels and a burning torch stand above. Around it, bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas hold or steady the platform, one with a shaved head and glasses, another with a grey beard. Devotees in orange and teal clothing press close, a man in a saffron shawl at left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; those visible are devotees and temple attendants.2013-02-11Evening procession at night under a red and white canopy, with a silver-and-gold deity murti of Venkateshwara (Tirupati Lord) adorned with red and white flower garlands being lifted high by a shirtless priest in a yellow dhoti holding a silver tray. Around him devotees crowd close; a bearded man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and sacred marks on his forehead and chest, and a man at the left edge in a saffron-and-blue shirt holds a silver lamp. A bald priest in front wears a white cloth and gold chain. A man on the far right holds a silver torch flame aloft. Warm lamplight fills the scene.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11