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Outdoor temple procession on a dark tiled courtyard. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange dhoti and holds a lit oil lamp aloft beside a large dark deity murti with an orange cloth draped over it. Behind him a line of saffron-clad devotees, several bare-chested, carry a red-and-orange decorated palanquin and red parasols. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a camera on his shoulder films the procession, and a uniformed guard stands at the left gate. Potted palms and smoke rise in the background.

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January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor temple procession on a dark polished stone floor, with a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls. At the centre, a man in a saffron robe wears a long pink-and-white garland and stands under a multicoloured canopy and a red parasol. Nearby, a bare-chested man in orange holds a small oil lamp at the left, beside potted palms and plants. A man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti and rudraksha beads films the procession with a camera at the right. A large carved black deity murti stands at the left edge. About 20 to 30 people are visible.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor temple procession on a dark tiled courtyard with potted palms and plants. In the foreground a bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala raises a lit oil lamp beside a dark stone deity murti. Behind him a procession moves under a red and white canopy and a decorated palanquin draped with orange and multicoloured cloth, carrying a large framed portrait garlanded with flowers. Several men in saffron dhotis, some bare-chested, carry poles and walk alongside, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl holds a video camera. A uniformed guard stands at left by a green gate, and a speaker stack is visible at right.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11