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Night procession with devotees pulling or pushing a covered palanquin-style cart draped in orange and red cloth. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt with rudraksha mala and a tan shawl holds a cart rope. Behind him men in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads. A man on the right in white dhoti with gold border and many beaded malas holds a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a bulbous finial. A man in a white shirt raises his hand at the back. A procession with a ratha or chariot, devotees in saffron and white ritual dress, dark night setting.

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November 14 20132013-11-14Night procession with devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing carrying tall poles, a decorated umbrella and a brass-topped staff. At center, a man in a peach-colored silk wrap stands with eyes closed, wearing a long necklace of red and white flowers and a rudraksha-style mala, hands folded. To his right, a man in a rust-red robe wears a gold ceremonial necklace and smiles. Several white-clad attendants with orange shawls surround them, with string lights glowing in the background.2008-01-01Outdoor procession scene with a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the centre, a man with a white-and-orange head cloth and a long floral garland stands among saffron-clad companions wearing beaded necklaces, while a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace gestures nearby. Two colourful decorated parasols with fringed edges are held overhead. In the foreground, drummers in white dhotis and bare torsos play a drum with a stick, and a man in white holds a ceremonial bell. Devotees in white and orange fill the background.2008-07-17November 17 20132013-11-17Night procession on a dirt path lined with many devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some holding arms linked in a chain. At centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a large ornate gold-and-white flower garland, and gold bangles, smiling as he walks. Beside him a bald man in a saffron robe wears a rudraksha mala and carries a small orange cloth bag. A devotee in white carries a long ceremonial staff. Strings of lights, a lit lamp-decorated arch and a street lamp appear in the background. The scene reads as a nighttime temple procession with a sannyasi-led walk.2011-12-08A night procession of saffron-robed men and boys walks along a paved path. In the foreground a young drummer in an orange cloth beats a large barrel drum slung on a white strap, and a figure in white dhoti stands at left. Several men wear orange garments with maroon waist-cloths, white forehead bands and white body markings, and rudraksha malas. One man raises a long gold trumpet-like horn, and others carry gold staffs, a fan-shaped ceremonial standard and a ornate orange umbrella-style banner embroidered with flowers and a central emblem. Parked cars and trees are behind them under night lighting.2013-11-17November 14 20132013-11-14November 17 20132013-11-17December 27 20132013-12-27Outdoor evening procession on red brick steps lit by strings of small red lights and a banana-leaf canopy. A central figure in a rust-red robe with a gold-embroidered waist cloth wears a red-and-white garland, a gold necklace, a tall ornate crown and rudraksha-style beads, and raises both hands in greeting. Behind them, a man holds a large silver ceremonial umbrella and another holds a trident-topped staff; sadhus in saffron and orange robes and white-clad attendants stand along the steps. On the right, a bald man in an orange-red robe with white sacred markings on his arms and forehead extends his hand toward the central figure. A drummer in white with a large drum stands at the left edge.2013-12-27Night photograph of a group of people in saffron, orange and maroon robes outdoors beside a wooden building with a tiled roof. On the left a bald man in a rust-coloured shawl with a matching orange-brown garland bows with palms together toward an older bespectacled man in a saffron robe, who has his hands folded in namaskar. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands in the centre. A young man in an orange robe with a white headband and a rudraksha mala holds a silver plate with a yellow fruit, green leaves and pink flower petals, as if for an offering. On the right a smiling man with white tripundra marks and a red-brown robe and garland stands near a camera. Several other people with white forehead markings stand behind them.2013-11-21November 14 20132013-11-14