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Night procession at a temple-style ritual outdoors, with a deity murti of Venkateshwara adorned with white and orange flower garlands carried aloft on a palanquin under two decorated umbrellas with red and blue fringes. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and a brass-coloured sacred thread walks in front, while a man in a light blue striped shirt with an ID lanyard and a man in an orange shirt carry flaming torches on the right. Devotees in white and saffron dhotis surround the procession, and a sannyasi in an orange-and-red robe with a rudraksha mala and folded hands stands at the right edge. Warm city lights glow in the background. The procession appears to be a ratha-style outdoor darshan parade.

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Night procession in warm orange haze with lamps and tall flame-topped torches at right. Under a black-and-gold umbrella and a red fringed umbrella, a palanquin carries a bronze-coloured deity murti flanked by garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis with gold sashes walk near the front; one older priest with a shaved head wears a long beaded necklace. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt with an ID badge lifts his hands in respect. At right, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads presses his palms together. Devotees surround the procession.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11A photograph of a nighttime procession carrying a decorated deity murti of Venkateshwara, a standing figure with a tall crown and gold ornaments, flanked by two smaller figures, all draped in white and yellow garlands with red cloth behind. Several men in front of the murti wear white and yellow dhotis; the central men have bare chests, white vertical Vaishnava tilak marks and rudraksha malas. A man in a white shirt with a badge stands at left. At right, a man holds a brass pot near a row of oil lamps, and red umbrellas frame the scene under warm lamplight.2013-02-11Night procession at Kumbhapuri with a flame-lit lamp. Central foreground: a bearded bare-chested man in a rudraksha mala and yellow dhoti holds a lit brass lamp, flanked by a bare-chested priest with white tilak lines and a bald elder in white cloth with a beaded mala. Right: a woman in an orange-saffron sari with heavy gold necklaces and an orange-and-gold turban, smiling. Behind them, a deity murti of Lord Venkateshwara with silver and gold ornaments and red-and-white flower garlands is carried under a red fringed umbrella. A dense crowd of devotees and onlookers, some photographing, fills the scene under warm street lights.2013-02-11Night 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.2013-02-11A night procession at Kumbhapuri carries a deity murti of Venkateshwara flanked by two consorts, all garlanded in white and red flowers, under a red umbrella with fringe. A bare-chested man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and yellow dhoti, with a bearded man in a white shirt and blue lanyard beside him. Priests with white and red tilak lines surround the murti, and a man in an orange turban holds his hands in anjali at right. A tall torch flame burns at right, lit by a figure in orange robes, with oil lamps glowing in the background and a crowd pressing close.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11Night procession with a crowd of devotees around a palanquin carrying two deity murtis garlanded in red and white flowers, with a lit oil lamp on a tray held aloft by a bare-chested priest with a grey head and a rudraksha mala. Flaming torches and red-and-multicolour fringed umbrellas light the scene. Men in white dhotis, saffron shawls and tilak markings crowd around, some with rudraksha malas, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands at right.2013-02-11Night procession at a temple-style event, lit by warm lamplight. Centre background, a golden deity murti of Venkateshwara flanked by two consort figures, decorated with red and white flower garlands, with a large oil lamp burning in front. A man in an orange-yellow turban and saffron robe stands at right, hands folded in anjali, facing the murti. Beside him a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and white urdhva pundra tilak holds a brass plate and offers a gesture of blessing, while white-clothed priests with rudraksha malas and forehead marks stand nearby. A man in a white shirt with a blue event lanyard watches at centre. Red-and-green umbrellas with tassels and a torch flame stand above the procession.2013-02-11Night 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 20132013-02-11