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Night procession outside a South Indian temple with a tall, colourful gopuram tower lit from within. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand and walk on an open courtyard. The central figure in a pale blue shirt raises both arms overhead, hands joined in a salute. Several drummers with drums are among the crowd, and other devotees in white clothing and a few in checked shirts stand nearby. Dark sky above, with a small street lamp at left and blurred light spots across the frame.

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October 23 20062006-10-23October 23 20062006-10-23Night procession at an outdoor ashram ground. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walks forward, some carrying umbrellas and banners, while drummers in the foreground beat large drums. Ahead, an illuminated ratha/palanquin glows with lights and a central figure is visible on it. Behind, a building is strung with red, green and white fairy lights, with tall lamp poles along the edge. The scene is lit by electric lights against a dark sky.2015-01-13Night procession with musicians in front of a small decorated palanquin or ratha bearing a deity murti framed by a gold-and-red canopy. Two drummers on the left play large double-headed drums with red and orange covers and gold-trimmed rims; the front drummer wears a white shirt, orange shawl, and a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, nagaswaram-style wind players in white dhotis with gold borders play long pipes, one with a bell-shaped end, and a man in white holds a small drum. Devotees in white and colourful saris stand behind them on a dark paved ground.2013-09-15October 23 20062006-10-23July 31 20152015-07-31Night-time outdoor temple event on a paved courtyard under strings of multicoloured fairy lights and a white canopy. Several men in white dhotis and shirts play large two-sided drums and wind instruments, with a drummer in a yellow-green shirt and a drummer in a light blue shirt at right. In front, a seated group wearing yellow and orange cloth plays drums. A tall brass kalasha with leaves sits on a red pedestal, and a small illuminated tower stands behind. A crowd of onlookers stands at left and at the back. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2016-12-09Night-time outdoor procession at a temple-style courtyard lit with strings of coloured lights and a tall decorated lamp tree. Several musicians in white dhotis play drums and wind instruments, including a large nagaswaram-style horn and tall dhol drums, while a man in a yellow shirt and dark dhoti plays a drum at right. Women in colourful saris stand in the background, and a red and white pillar with a garlanded kalasha-like urn sits at centre. Rangoli patterns and a decorated stage area appear on the ground. Several men and children in white and yellow clothing stand near the musicians, and a man in a checked green cloth sits in the foreground beside a drum. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2016-12-09January 13 20152015-01-13Night photograph of a devotional procession in front of a large illuminated gopuram temple tower with ornate carved figures. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk and dance in a crowd, some with orange or saffron-coloured garments and beaded necklaces. One man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with orange-gold border and is bare-chested, holding a shawl. Several men with rudraksha-style neck beads move with arms raised. The paved courtyard is lit by floodlights and a glowing doorway of the temple gate.2010-12-29December 09 20162016-12-09February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copies