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Night street procession in a crowded Indian town. A bearded man with long dark hair and white forehead markings wears a rust-brown sannyasi wrap and a rudraksha mala, smiling with raised hands as he walks among devotees. Around him, men in bright yellow shirts and green lungis, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with garlands, and a man in orange cloth with white body markings press close. A devotee in yellow bows low in the foreground. Shopfronts and a green neon sign glow behind the crowd.

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Night street photograph of a festival procession in a busy town, with blurred blue and white street lights and shopfronts behind. At centre, a bearded man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a rust-brown unstitched cloth wrap and a long brown rudraksha-style bead mala, smiling and raising a hand in greeting. Around him, men in bright yellow shirts and green or red waist cloths press close, and a young man in orange cloth with a white sandal mark on his forehead and chest and beaded necklaces stands to the right. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a devotional street procession.2017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesPhoto 11710636February 07 20172017-02-07 +3 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a dimly lit temple hall at night. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a white and red forehead marking, and a thick green and yellow flower garland stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, in front of black stone deity murti or shivalinga-like forms decorated with flowers. A rudraksha mala hangs on his chest. Around him stand devotees: a man in an orange-and-grey shawl at left, a man in a light blue shirt, women in saris, and a man in an orange shirt with orange tilak at right. Stone pillars frame the scene and pink and white flowers lie on the stones.2017-02-07 +2 copiesJanuary 18 20182018-01-18Night photograph of a street procession outside a temple wall. A central man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a thick green leaf garland with white flower strands, a brown-maroon wrap, and white-and-red forehead markings, while holding a small white cloth or ritual item over a flower-filled brass bowl. Around him, young men in saffron-orange wraps wear beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and gold chains, and bystanders in the foreground are partly visible. Plain buildings and a tree stand in the background.2017-02-07A photograph of an evening temple event with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis seated and standing in the foreground. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange turban with a tilak, a saffron shawl and orange robes, a long gold-and-bead necklace of rudraksha-style beads and gold ornaments, and gold bangles; he extends his hands toward a devotee. Nearby, a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-headed attendant in white with a pink-and-gold cloth stand beside a gold palanquin-like seat decorated with yellow, red and white flower garlands. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing being given during a procession-style gathering.2011-12-20Night photograph of a crowd on a street during a procession. A bearded man in the centre wears a rust-brown sleeveless robe, a white tilak on his forehead and a green leaf garland around his neck. Around him, young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls wear beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and gold chains, and one has a white forehead marking. On the right, an older man in orange clothes has a red and yellow tilak. A man in a pale blue shirt stands with his back turned. Buildings with painted walls and a tree are behind the crowd.2017-02-07