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Night procession in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and bright lamps. Several devotees carry decorated kavadi-style arches and frames wrapped in green leaves, marigold garlands and silver ornaments, with small brass and red-and-gold umbrellas raised above. Women in orange and red saris and men in white dhotis with gold borders dance and walk around the procession. A drummer on the right plays a drum, and a man in a white shirt and purple dhoti with a red waist cloth dances at centre. A man at the right edge wears a shawl and a pale garland, with no distinctive presentation to identify him as a person.

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Outdoor evening procession under a corrugated roof on a paved brick courtyard. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry decorated arched frames strung with yellow marigold garlands and silver-rimmed discs, plus a tall ornate kavadi-style structure and several small embroidered umbrellas on poles. A drummer in a white shirt and saffron-orange shawl plays a large drum at right, and a man in orange-clad dress stands among the carriers. Many participants wear white dhotis; one man in a white shirt with a red waist cloth dances in the centre. Strings of lights and a dark sky are visible above.2016-01-24 +1 copiesJanuary 24 20162016-01-24January 24 20162016-01-24Night procession in an open-sided covered courtyard with a brick-paved floor scattered with flower petals. Several people in white dhotis and shirts dance and move forward, one elderly man in a white shirt, red waist sash and purple dhoti swings his arm outward and holds a bell. 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Approximate visible count is over twenty people.2016-01-24An evening procession under a roofed open hall at night, with bright lights overhead. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders carry decorated kavadi arches of flowers, leaves and sparkling white and pink ornaments. A woman in a red sari with gold border, bright face markings, and flower garlands carries a flower-decorated load on her head. Men in orange and saffron clothing carry tall gold-tipped staffs and umbrellas, and a drummer in orange plays a drum. A man in a white shirt with a red sash and purple dhoti stands with his back to the camera facing the procession. Garlands of marigolds and green leaves decorate the scene.2016-01-24 +1 copiesJanuary 24 20162016-01-24A night-time procession on a paved courtyard. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry wooden poles bearing arched frames decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leafy foliage, with ornate painted panels visible behind them. 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In the centre, a man in a red-and-white turban and a long-haired attendant in dark red cloth walk barefoot, while a bearded man in white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body carries a tray of flowers and fruit near a white umbrella. Several people in saffron and rust-red robes with rudraksha beads stand with hands folded in devotion. Men and women in white and orange clothing line the path, and a camera operator with a tripod stands at the left edge.2016-12-03