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Night procession at Kumbhapuri with a deity murti in a flower-garlanded palanquin or ratha, flanked by two smaller murtis, lit by an oil torch and two red-and-green umbrellas. In the foreground a bare-chested older priest with white-and-red tilak and gold necklace, and beside him a man in a saffron turban, saffron robe and heavy gold chain with bangles, who appears to be a person by his turban, saffron clothing and ornate gold cues. Around them stand bare-chested devotees with sandalwood tilak and rudraksha malas and a man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.

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Night procession at an ashram with a dense crowd lit by torches and a bright flame at upper right. Behind the crowd, a palanquin decorated with white and orange flower garlands carries silver-finished deity murtis. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head, white vertical tilak and gold necklace extends his hand toward the deity; beside him a man in yellow dhoti with rudraksha mala and tilak, another in white dhoti, and a man in a white shirt with blue lanyard. At right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and orange turban wears a heavy gold necklace and bracelet, with hands pressed together in greeting; the figure's identity is not established from appearance. Umbrellas with red and green fringe are visible above.2013-02-11Evening procession at night with a deity murti of Lord Venkateshwara decorated with garlands and flanked by two smaller figures, carried under red and multicolored umbrellas. 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