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Night procession on a paved path lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights in trees. At centre, a bearded man wears an ornate gold crown with a crescent, a heavy gold garland, a leopard-print wrap over red and gold garments, and gold armlets; he is a probable Swamiji (probable) figure given the crown, ornate gold adornments and royal regalia. A silver ceremonial umbrella and a silver trident are carried beside him. Around him walk an orange-robed young man with white forehead marks and a rudraksha mala, a woman in a dark red sari with a black bead mala, a woman in red and gold holding a silver staff, a bearded man in white, and a boy in a white dhoti with rudraksha beads playing a white drum with pink sticks. Yellow and red umbrellas and red flags appear behind.

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Night 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.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A night procession along a tree-lined road, lit by string lights and strung with coloured canopies. A central bearded man in a red and gold outfit with a leopard-print lower wrap, heavy gold garland and gold necklace, wears a red and gold headdress and walks beneath a silver ceremonial umbrella. Around him, participants carry silver staffs and trishula-style tridents: a young man in orange robes with rudraksha mala on the left, a woman in a gold-bordered sari holding a silver staff at right, and a bare-chested boy in an orange cloth near the right edge. Others in white dhoti and maroon saris walk behind, with pink, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrellas and red flags in the background. Red and orange robes, marked foreheads and beaded malas are visible throughout.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession on a paved path lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights and framed by red and orange flags. A central man with a full black beard wears an ornate gold crown, a heavy gold necklace and a leopard-print waist cloth over red garments, carrying a silver trident-topped staff beneath an ornate silver canopy. Around him, men and women in orange and white ritual dress, saffron-robed attendants and rudraksha malas walk alongside; a bare-chested boy with white forehead markings plays a drum, and a yellow ornamental parasol rises behind. Tall silver staffs with trident tops are carried in the procession.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession on a paved path lit by strings of green lights and a few red flags. At centre, a bearded man in a gold and red turban and heavy gold-bead garland stands under a silver ceremonial umbrella, wearing a leopard-print wrap over red trousers. Beside him on the left, a young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver staff. On the right, a woman in a yellow sari with red border holds a silver staff, and a pink wand is raised in the foreground. Several other participants in white dhotis and yellow garments follow behind, with orange and yellow umbrellas and banners further back. The man at centre has distinctive gold-and-jewel adornments, so the appearance-based label applies, but the cues are not strong enough to be certain.2016-12-09A nighttime procession photographed at street level with string lights and red flags behind. At centre, a bearded man with a gold crown, a heavy gold and red garland, gold armlets and a leopard-print lower cloth stands beneath a silver ceremonial umbrella and smiles. Men in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas and white body markings carry silver staffs, and a woman in a beige sari with a red border holds a silver trident-topped staff. Several people in white dhotis and other devotees surround the procession, with palm trees and umbrellas visible behind.2016-12-09