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Night procession of saffron-and-maroon robed devotees descending white steps. Central figure in a maroon turban-style head covering and a leopard-print lower garment wears a long multicoloured flower garland and gold chain, smiling while walking. Beside him, a bald man in a dark-patterned headwear holds a lit oil lamp flame, and others carry a woven basket, a long silver staff with trident finial, and ceremonial umbrellas with embroidered canopies. Men have white forehead markings and rudraksha malas; a woman in a maroon sari and rudraksha mala walks at right. Appearance suggests a person as the garlanded central figure, leading a Karthigai Deepam procession; the crowd of roughly 20 people is visible.

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November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNight procession of saffron- and maroon-robed sannyasis on stone steps lit by warm light. In the centre, a smiling figure in a maroon-red garment with a leopard-print wrap and a long flower garland, a gold necklace and a red-and-gold headpiece, walks ahead. Around them, shaven-headed men with white sacred markings on their arms and foreheads carry tall decorated umbrella-style standards, trident-topped poles and brass plates, and one holds a lit oil lamp. Several wear rudraksha malas. Stone steps show painted floral patterns. The figure in the centre is not confidently identified; no visible text names anyone, so the attribution rests on appearance alone and remains uncertain. Roughly ten people are visible.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNight procession with a central figure in a maroon-red robe wearing a long white and red flower garland with a gold ornamental necklace and a gold-buckled belt, smiling and walking forward while holding a silver trident-topped staff. Around him, sannyasis in orange and maroon robes with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas carry tridents, a flag, and a metal bowl of flame; one priest in a decorated patterned cap lifts a lit oil lamp. Ritual torches and a canopy pole appear in the dark background. The central figure is a person candidate by his garland, maroon robe and procession leadership, but identity is uncertain.2013-11-17Night procession scene with saffron-robed devotees and priests. In the centre, a person with a red-and-gold headwrap, a white and yellow flower garland, a heavy gold chest necklace and a red and gold sash over dark cloth stands smiling and holding a long wooden staff. Beside them a younger man in a patterned conical hat and gold necklaces receives a lit flame from an attendant in orange cloth who holds a metal bowl. Others wear orange and red robes with white horizontal tilaka marks on their foreheads, and a ceremonial gold-tipped standard is visible at upper right. The person in the centre shows no clear cues of the page's identification, so the a person field is set to unsure.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNight procession on a sandy path with a crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and young devotees. A man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap, wearing a red cap and a long layered garland of white and orange flowers, walks barefoot at centre, smiling, a possible a person candidate with his head-cap and ornate gold necklace visible; the presentation is consistent but appearance is uncertain. Beside him, a bald man in white-marked maroon robes carries a lit oil lamp. Other robed men and women carry brass plates and trays of offerings, and a tall ceremonial umbrella with a fringed canopy and a trident pole rise behind them. Scene is a torchlit procession, with a lit oil lamp and dark background.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNight procession with a group of devotees in maroon and rust-coloured dhotis and shawls, many with white and yellow tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. At left, a smiling man wears a maroon and gold turban, a long white and red flower garland, gold necklaces and a leopard-print lower cloth. Centre, a young man in a patterned blue and silver conical headdress holds an oil lamp with a flame, with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man with a bare shoulder holds a silver bowl. Behind them are silver staffs, a trident and a decorated palanquin canopy, with spectators in white in the background.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNight photograph of a ceremonial procession with a central figure wearing a maroon and orange head wrap, a white and yellow flower garland, gold necklaces, and a leopard-print skirt with a gold belt, smiling with hands folded. Around them, men and youths in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and white sacred markings on the arms stand with brass stands and staffs. A young man in a tall embroidered cap and gold necklaces holds a metal bowl with a lit flame, while others hold woven baskets. A decorated orange canopy with a bird motif and a trident are visible above. The setting appears to be a Karthigai Deepam style procession at night.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copies