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Night photo of a crowd walking along a dark beach or shoreline with saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. At centre, a smiling man wears a black turban-like headdress with two curved white horns, a heavy garland of red, white and multicoloured flowers, and a rudraksha-style necklace over a dark reddish-brown garment. Around him, men in saffron and white dhotis, some bare-chested with sacred threads and beads, and a bearded older man in a white dhoti with ash marks walk close together.

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April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesA nighttime procession at an outdoor temple setting with banana leaves and a golden structure at the right edge. A bearded man in a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and multicolour flower garland, dark rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, walks at the front holding a silver staff beneath a fringed canopy. Behind him, men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walk with clasped hands and folded palms; one man in a maroon garment holds a microphone. A bare-chested man in orange carries a golden cloth bundle wrapped with pink flower garlands, and a figure with white markings on the arms walks nearby. Several onlookers and devotees stand behind in the background, with a red carpet-like mat on the ground.2017-10-19April 29 20182018-04-29 +2 copiesPhotograph taken at night outdoors near a temple entrance with bright lights. Five men stand close together posing for the camera. The central man wears a tall dark turban with a crescent and trident-style ornament on top, a long multi-coloured garland of red, pink, yellow and white flowers, and a ceremonial gold pendant. Men on either side are bare-chested with white dhoti cloth and rudraksha malas; one older man on the left has white hair and a beard. A man on the right has a shaved head and rudraksha beads. Behind them devotees in saffron and white clothing crowd the street, and a carved temple gateway with warm lights stands on the right.2018-04-29 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20132013-02-10October 19 20172017-10-19February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13December 02 20172017-12-02January 16 20182018-01-16February 10 20132013-02-10Night outdoor procession scene. At center, a man with shoulder-length dark hair and a red bindi wears a thick garland of yellow and red marigolds with green leaves, a long rust-brown robe, a beaded necklace and multiple gold-bead necklaces, and smiles slightly. Behind him on the left, a young attendant with a white tilak on the forehead wears an orange robe and rudraksha-style beads and walks beside a blue and gold ceremonial drum or instrument. Other people in orange, rust and white clothing stand around, one older man with folded hands at right, and a yellow and blue decorated banner or parasol edge appears at far left. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and rust-coloured ceremonial robes, with the role of a central figure in the procession.2013-04-03