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Night photo of a crowd at a procession. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a large orange-and-yellow turban and orange robes, with a rudraksha-style neck adornment not clearly visible. Behind, several men in white and yellow dhotis and shirts stand close together, one bare-chested with a shaved head, another in an orange shawl and red-and-yellow cloth. A man in a white shirt with an ID lanyard and a man holding a camera stand among them. At left, a deity murti with a decorated canopy and umbrella, and several flaming torches or lamps held aloft against a dark background.

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February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11Night procession at an ashram with a dense crowd lit by torches and a bright flame at upper right. Behind the crowd, a palanquin decorated with white and orange flower garlands carries silver-finished deity murtis. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head, white vertical tilak and gold necklace extends his hand toward the deity; beside him a man in yellow dhoti with rudraksha mala and tilak, another in white dhoti, and a man in a white shirt with blue lanyard. At right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and orange turban wears a heavy gold necklace and bracelet, with hands pressed together in greeting; the figure's identity is not established from appearance. Umbrellas with red and green fringe are visible above.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11September 05 20162016-09-05February 11 20132013-02-11Night photograph of a procession at an outdoor setting. Centre of the frame is a deity murti decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, flanked by two smaller figures and carried beneath red and green ceremonial umbrellas. Next to him, an older bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti wearing a rudraksha mala and a bare-chested priest with white sandalwood markings on his arm stand near a crowd of men in white shirts with blue event lanyards. A metal container with red and white decorations sits in the lower left foreground.2013-02-11A nighttime procession photographed from behind a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, several with dark curly hair. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style bead necklace walks under a decorated umbrella with red, blue and multicoloured fringe. Two lit torches or oil lamps burn on either side. Red and gold cloth draped over shoulders appears at the right edge.2006-12-23February 11 20132013-02-11A crowded night procession with smoke and flames rising from oil lamps held near a decorated palanquin carrying silver deity murtis garlanded with yellow and white flowers and red fabric. A figure in saffron-orange robes, a large gold-beaded necklace, and a saffron head wrap stands in the right foreground, with an orange umbrella with tasselled edges overhead. Around them, devotees in white and bare-chested men with sacred marks and white shirts press forward, some with hands folded. A man in a white shirt wears a lanyard badge. A small group in front of the palanquin carries oil lamps and a silver-coloured object. Warm stage-like lighting from the upper right. a person appears in the right foreground, identified by the saffron robes, gold necklace and saffron head wrap, standing in a procession.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11Night procession at an outdoor setting with dark sky behind. Central deity murti of Venkateshwara is carried on a palanquin decorated with white and orange flower garlands, flanked by two smaller murtis. Two ornate parasols with green and red fringed canopies shelter the procession. Torch bearers in white shirts hold lit flames on long poles at right and left, and a lamp stand with several flames stands at left. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest with a white vertical tilak and a bare chest wears a yellow-and-red dhoti and a sacred thread, and an older man with grey hair and a bare chest in a yellow dhoti holds a small metal vessel. Several men in white shirts wear blue event lanyards and badges. A few other men in dhotis and shirts stand nearby, and a woman with long light hair stands at far left. No person in the scene is identified as a person.2013-02-11