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Night procession with a large crowd of devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing red shawls and orange-red lanyards. Two tall brass kalasha-style ceremonial standards with long poles and a pink-and-white umbrella parasol rise above the crowd, and an illuminated chariot or ratha glows in the background. Several men raise hands in greeting or devotion. A central figure in a white kurta with a saffron-orange garland and a red shawl walks with hands folded in namaste, and a foreign-looking man in white with a rudraksha-style mala stands in the foreground. Dense crowd, night setting, a procession scene.

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May 27 20132013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27Night procession with devotees in saffron and red shawls and white ritual dhotis, many with white forehead markings. In the centre, a large life-size printed cutout of a seated figure in a red turban and red-pink robe with a gold-bordered dhoti, wearing a gold trident-topped staff, flower garlands of marigolds and red roses, and a rudraksha mala, holding one hand raised in blessing. To the left, a man in a white kurta carries a tray of offerings and a rudraksha-adorned saffron-bordered garment. Several devotees follow in the background, some with hands folded in greeting. The scene appears to be part of a pada yatra style walk toward a temple area at night.2016-01-02December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession of devotees walking behind a decorated palanquin. Under a multicolored canopy with tassels and a rainbow-striped arch, a deity murti is carried high. In the foreground, men in white and women in white or pink saris hold lit torches and walk with hands folded in namaste. Several people in saffron/orange shawls and rudraksha malas walk in the crowd, one at center wearing an orange shawl. A white-haired elderly man in white stands in the front center. Crowd of many devotees fills the dark background.2006-12-23Night procession with a lit ratha-style shrine glowing with oil lamps behind the marchers. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange-red saffron sannyasi garment and a dark rudraksha mala walks forward, with a red bindi. A white-clad man in a dhoti with gold border carries a long wooden pole with a flame at its top beside him. Others in white dhotis, a woman in a red shawl and white kurta, a woman in a yellow sari, and a man in an orange top walk behind. Orange and red ceremonial flags on poles flank the procession.2011-12-05January 11 20092009-01-11December 05 20112011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05Night photo of a devotional procession moving along a dirt path between low stone walls, lit by floodlights. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear red shawls and sashes, with some carrying a ceremonial chariot or palanquin topped with a red-and-yellow canopy in the background. A man in the foreground holds a large golden ceremonial fan or plate aloft, and another carries a small pot. Several people wear rudraksha-style and beaded necklaces. A red temple gopuram is visible in the distance beyond the trees. This matches a Gnanasambandar procession during the Inner Awakening event.2013-05-27Night procession scene with devotees in white ritual clothing crowding a street, many with arms raised and hands folded in devotion. In the foreground a man with greying hair in a white kurta and rudraksha mala palms together and claps; behind him a man in white with a red-bordered shawl and a dark mala, and a light-haired woman in white. A bearded man in white holds a long wooden pole. Behind the crowd, an illuminated ornate chariot or ratha glows with decorations and red lamps. Several spectators at right in shirts watch. The description covers a visible procession rather than a specific named event.2013-05-27