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Dusk procession at a temple in Tirupati. In the foreground a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands at left, looking toward the scene. A bald priest with a white sacred thread and white dhoti holds a flaming camphor or lamp in a brass vessel. Behind him men in turquoise shirts and white dhotis carry a golden palanquin decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, bearing a deity murti. Two large white umbrellas with red-and-gold lotus motifs and fringed edges shade the procession, with street lamps glowing in the blue dusk sky.

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Dusk procession at a temple with wet pavement and street lamps. Two large ornate parasols with fringed white and red edges stand over an illuminated palanquin shrine carrying a deity murti decorated with lights. In the foreground, a smiling man in a saffron-orange shawl stands at left. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and sacred thread holds a flaming lamp or aarti, and attendants in blue shirts and white dhotis walk alongside. Onlookers, including a child in green at right, watch the procession.2008-09-04Dusk procession at a Hindu temple outdoors, with an illuminated deity murti or utsava vigraha decorated with garlands of yellow and orange flowers, carried on a palanquin under two large ornate umbrellas with fringed edges. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands in the left foreground. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and a bald priest in white attend the procession, one holding a flaming oil lamp or aarti lamp. Street lights and a corrugated metal building are visible in the background.2008-09-04Dusk procession at a temple outdoor area with a illuminated deity murti carried on a golden palanquin under two large white umbrellas trimmed with red and gold lotus finials. In the foreground a man with long dark hair tied back wears a saffron-orange robe and faces the procession with hands folded, his back to the camera. Nearby devotees in white dhotis and blue shawls carry the palanquin and poles, a bare-chested young boy in a maroon dhoti stands among them, and a uniformed police officer stands at the right edge. Street lamps and loudspeakers are visible against the twilight sky.2008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04Dusk procession outdoors with two large white umbrellas trimmed in red fringe and red-and-gold lotus emblems held aloft over a golden deity palanquin lit with bright lights and garlands. A shirtless priest in white dhoti and sacred thread carries a flame lamp at the front. A man in a turquoise shirt and blue cloth walks beside the palanquin, and a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair is seen from behind in the foreground, with a person in red at the right edge. Street lamps and a blue evening sky are visible behind.2008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04Evening outdoor procession in Tirumala with a lit camphor flame carried on a plate by a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a dark-skinned attendant with orange-red sacred markings. Two white ceremonial umbrellas with red trim and lotus finials stand above, and an illuminated golden arch is visible behind. On the left, a man in a saffron-orange shawl stands with hands folded, and several men in teal shirts and white dhotis hold cloths and gesture nearby, with uniformed police in the background. Street lamps and fencing frame the scene.2008-09-04Dusk procession at a South Indian temple of deity murti decorated with flower garlands, carried on a golden palanquin-style platform under two large white umbrellas with red fringe and gold lotus finials. Several devotees in the foreground: one in an orange-red garment seen from behind, and a man in a turquoise shirt and blue-white dhoti with a white marked forehead holding a plate. Street lamps and a blue evening sky are visible behind the crowd.2008-09-04