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Night 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.

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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.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNight 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 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 outdoors in front of bamboo and dark foliage. At centre, a smiling woman in a maroon-red sari with a leopard-print blouse wears a long garland of white and red flowers and gold necklaces. Around her, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas carry a ceremonial parasol and a trident-topped staff; the man at the centre-right with a tall patterned crown holds a small oil lamp in cupped hands while a young attendant holds a steel bowl. Ash markings are visible on foreheads and bodies, and a ceremonial fan and staff appear in the background.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple with devotees in orange and maroon robes and white tripundra marks on their foreheads. A woman in the centre-left wears a maroon head wrap, a long white and red floral garland, gold necklaces and a leopard-print skirt, and she holds a ceremonial staff. Beside her, a young man in an ornate silver-and-blue conical headdress holds a lit oil lamp, while a man in a rudraksha mala raises a flame toward it. A silver bowl is held nearby, and tall golden staffs topped with tridents stand in the background among hanging maroon drapery. Around ten to twenty people are visible.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17A night procession on a red carpet at an ashram, led by a smiling person in a red-orange turban and matching red-orange shawl. A large gold-and-orange garland with a red-and-yellow floral garland hangs over their chest, and a gold ornate pendant rests on the garland. Several sannyasi-style attendants in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and horizontal white forehead bands walk with them; one holds a tall staff, another carries a trident-topped pole, and one plays a hand drum at the right. Behind them, more robed participants and women in white and pink saris follow beneath a colourful fringed canopy. Tall trident standards and bright white lights frame the scene.2015-07-31 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copies