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A nighttime procession on a stone-paved courtyard with many colourful decorated umbrellas overhead. At centre, a bare-chested man in orange-red dhoti wears a long pink flower garland, gold necklaces, bangles and an ornate headpiece, walking forward with a pair of attendants. Behind him, a man in an orange dhoti holds a tall yellow umbrella, and another carries a gold-embroidered tray or offering. On the left, a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti with gold border presses his palms together, beside a man in a navy shirt holding a red-and-gold pole. Several white-clad devotees and a woman in a red sari with gold border walk in the crowd. About ten or more people are visible, with more in the background.

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A nighttime procession in a stone-paved courtyard with many decorated parasols in green, pink, yellow and multicolour fringes overhead. At centre, a bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wears a large gold necklace, a pink and white flower garland, and an orange-red dhoti, walking forward. Beside him, a young man in orange cloth with a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads carries a tall yellow parasol, and another in orange dhoti with a white-striped forehead and beaded necklaces walks alongside. A woman in a red-orange sari with gold border and glasses walks at right. Behind them, a man in a navy shirt holds a red-handled parasol, and a shirtless man in white dhoti with hands joined stands at left beside a silver ratha wheel and a pink-draped cart. Many more people in the background. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Outdoor evening procession at a temple courtyard. A central man with long dark hair, a gold crown with feathers, a beard, a rust-brown robe, layered gold necklaces and a pink-and-white flower garland walks forward smiling, with bare feet and gold anklets. Appearance-based probable candidate for a person, given long hair, crown, gold necklaces and ornate clothing, though uncertain. Around him, young attendants in orange dhotis with white tripundra markings carry a decorated offering basket and hold a tall gold-handled umbrella. Colourful umbrellas in orange, blue and red fill the frame. Onlookers in white and black clothing line the courtyard, some with hands raised in greeting and one woman in a white sari with a red border, with a temple doorway behind.2017-03-13A nighttime procession at a temple courtyard. A bearded man with long swept-back hair wears a large gold necklace, pink and white flower garland, saffron dhoti and ochre shawl, with vibhuti marks on his forehead and a crown-like ornament. He walks barefoot, smiling, flanked by saffron-clad attendants carrying a golden staff and a decorated offering. Several ornate multicolored umbrellas are held overhead by attendants and devotees, and a crowd in white and cream clothes watches and claps from the sides. Potted plants and a stone-paved courtyard surround the scene.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession on a paved path with a large green and multicoloured ceremonial umbrella carried over a central figure. The central man wears a maroon-brown robe and a long flower garland of yellow and orange blooms, with a rudraksha-style mala at his chest, and he smiles as he walks barefoot. Around him, men in orange dhotis and bare-chested men with gold necklaces and white forehead markings walk alongside. A man in white dhoti on the left holds his palms together in namaste. Several other umbrellas with silver trim and red or blue canopies are held aloft, and women and girls in orange saris stand along the sides with hands folded. Festive ritual procession.2016-09-15March 13 20172017-03-13 +1 copiesEvening procession at a temple event with decorated umbrellas and a canopy hung with colourful tassels overhead. Around him, a man in an orange dhoti holds a tall golden staff, and a bare-chested young man beside him wears rudraksha malas. Devotees in saffron, white and green saris, and white dhotis fill the scene, and a drummer in white plays a drum at left. A bare-chested young man in the foreground holds his hands in anjali with white markings on his forehead, and a trishul rises at left. Marigold garlands and banana leaves decorate the pillars.2016-12-15 +2 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03A procession at dusk on a stone-paved courtyard. A bearded man in the centre wears a saffron-brown dhoti and shawl, a gold chest ornament and layered gold necklaces, a pink-and-white flower garland, and a gold-tinted crown with a feather. Behind him, an attendant in orange cloth holds a tall gold pole, and a younger attendant in orange carries a green leaf-wrapped offering. Behind them, a row of ornate umbrellas in orange, blue and multicoloured tassels is raised by attendants. Onlookers in white dhotis, white shirts and saris stand on both sides, some clapping, with a child in a white shirt at the left. The appearance-based cues of a long-haired man in saffron with a crown and gold ornaments match the candidate, a person, in the procession as a central figure.2017-03-13