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A procession moves along a stone-paved path toward a red-walled temple at dusk, led by a row of drummers with large silver drums. Men in saffron-orange dhotis and bare chests play the drums, while others in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls walk alongside. A man in a red-brown dhoti and wrapped crown-like headwear with a gold necklace walks at the centre, behind a white ceremonial umbrella. Some carry tall staffs with trident-like tops. Strings of fairy lights and a parked white vehicle line the route, and a saffron flag appears in the right foreground.

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December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14November 15 20172017-11-15December 14 20162016-12-14December 12 20162016-12-12December 03 20162016-12-03A night procession on a stone-paved path lit by distant lamps. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with a white tripundra on his forehead holds a long silver-tipped staff topped with a fringed canopy. Four drummers in saffron-orange garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas beat large hand drums. Behind them, several people in white robes and orange cloth walk among floral garlands and decorated structures. The scene shows a temple-style procession at night.2016-01-24December 12 20162016-12-12Night procession on a stone-paved path lit by a street lamp and a bright spotlight. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walk in a line, some wearing rudraksha malas; a few carry round hand drums held at their sides and one carries a long brass staff. Behind them a golden ornate arch frames a deity murti under lights, and a decorated palanquin-like structure stands further back. A chain-link fence and dark trees line the scene.2017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15Night procession with drummers and devotees in saffron-orange and red robes and orange head-cloths playing large drums. In the foreground, drummers strike drums with sticks, and a young boy in a cream dhoti and rudraksha mala plays a wooden stick instrument. A blue and gold umbrella is held above the procession. In the background, a man in white dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala and gold chain, walks beside a glowing golden ratha or palanquin decorated with lights and a deity image. Red flags are visible at right.2017-08-25Night procession on a dirt road lit by warm lights, with a illuminated chariot (ratha) carrying a deity murti under a decorated canopy in the background. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in orange saffron cloth with a bare upper body and rudraksha mala, playing a large leopard-print-covered drum, stands centre frame. To his right, another man in orange robes plays a smaller drum. On the left, two drummers in white dhotis with gold borders play drums, one with a white headcloth. A few men in white clothing stand in the background among the procession, and a flaming torch or lamp glows near the chariot.2015-11-11