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Night procession at Kumbhapuri with a flame-lit lamp. Central foreground: a bearded bare-chested man in a rudraksha mala and yellow dhoti holds a lit brass lamp, flanked by a bare-chested priest with white tilak lines and a bald elder in white cloth with a beaded mala. Right: a woman in an orange-saffron sari with heavy gold necklaces and an orange-and-gold turban, smiling. Behind them, a deity murti of Lord Venkateshwara with silver and gold ornaments and red-and-white flower garlands is carried under a red fringed umbrella. A dense crowd of devotees and onlookers, some photographing, fills the scene under warm street lights.

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Night procession at Kumbhapuri with smoke and flaming torches lit near a decorated palanquin carrying two silver-coloured deity murtis garlanded with red and white flowers. A woman in a saffron-orange turban, saffron robe and gold necklaces smiles and gestures toward a bald elderly priest, who is bare-chested with a white shawl and a kalasha-like brass vessel nearby. Around them men wear white dhotis, rudraksha malas and vibhuti tilak marks, while a crowd fills the background under bright street lamps and a large ceremonial umbrella.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11A night procession at Kumbhapuri carries a deity murti of Venkateshwara flanked by two consorts, all garlanded in white and red flowers, under a red umbrella with fringe. A bare-chested man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and yellow dhoti, with a bearded man in a white shirt and blue lanyard beside him. Priests with white and red tilak lines surround the murti, and a man in an orange turban holds his hands in anjali at right. A tall torch flame burns at right, lit by a figure in orange robes, with oil lamps glowing in the background and a crowd pressing close.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11Night procession at an ashram with a crowd of devotees pressing around a deity palanquin decorated with red and white flower garlands, showing three silver-clad murtis. A bare-chested priest in a dhoti with a gold necklace and a long tilak raises his hand. Other devotees in white dhotis and sandalwood tilaks, a man in a white shirt with an ID lanyard, and a woman in red with clasped hands surround them. Flaming torches and warm lamplight fill the scene.2013-02-11Evening procession at night under a red and white canopy, with a silver-and-gold deity murti of Venkateshwara (Tirupati Lord) adorned with red and white flower garlands being lifted high by a shirtless priest in a yellow dhoti holding a silver tray. Around him devotees crowd close; a bearded man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and sacred marks on his forehead and chest, and a man at the left edge in a saffron-and-blue shirt holds a silver lamp. A bald priest in front wears a white cloth and gold chain. A man on the far right holds a silver torch flame aloft. Warm lamplight fills the scene.2013-02-11Night procession at an outdoor temple. A man in a brown dhoti and brown shawl, wearing a brown turban, a pink and white flower garland and heavy gold necklaces, walks forward with hands held together in front of his chest. To the left, a figure with a long-haired head holds a tray with a flame or lamp, and a large decorated umbrella with red, yellow and blue panels is held overhead. Behind, many people in saffron-orange and white robes stand with palms pressed in namaskar. On the right, a row of deity murtis and seated figures are decked with yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands on yellow-painted stands, lit by bright floodlights.2017-11-11Night procession at an outdoor temple-style event. Central focus is a large deity murti of Venkateshwara (Tirupati Balaji) flanked by two smaller consort figures, all decorated with red and white flower garlands and gold ornaments, carried on a red-draped platform lit by a flame. Red and yellow umbrellas with fringed tassels and a burning torch stand above. Around it, bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas hold or steady the platform, one with a shaved head and glasses, another with a grey beard. Devotees in orange and teal clothing press close, a man in a saffron shawl at left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; those visible are devotees and temple attendants.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11