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Night photograph of a nighttime procession under a tin-roofed pavilion strung with hanging garland decorations and fairy lights. At center, a smiling man in a maroon garment with orange-gold borders wears a heavy gold necklace and a white-and-orange headband, with white tripundra marks on his forehead, and holds his hands together in greeting. Around him stand men and women in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas, some with palms joined, and a woman in a green sari and red blouse at left with hands folded. A curved gold-tipped ceremonial horn rises at left and right, and a woman in a white sari with gold border raises her hands at right. A dim palanquin-like structure and white-clad figures stand in the background.

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February 19 20152015-02-19Night procession at a temple courtyard lit by strings of coloured lights. Several men in saffron and ochre robes walk in a line, some with bare chests and gold waist bands, one wearing a gold necklace and a white face marking. A man in white dhoti and shirt carries a tray of offerings. On the left a woman in a green shawl watches, a man in orange turban blows a long brass horn. On the right a teal canopied palanquin and decorated altar with a golden deity figure stand beside the path. Crowd members in white behind the procession.2015-02-17A procession at night under trees, with a central figure in a brown-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a long red and white flower garland, layered gold necklaces and a beaded mala, smiling broadly while walking across a dark tiled floor. Around him stand about a dozen men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead bands and bare upper bodies, holding long staffs and ceremonial banners on poles. The man at right carries a silver tray of flowers and offerings, and a few men in the background hold small items. A visible gold-trimmed banner and a wooden canopy frame the scene.2013-07-22November 26 20142014-11-26July 22 20132013-07-22November 17 20132013-11-17July 22 20132013-07-22Night procession on a red carpet across a pale sandy ground under a open-sided canopy. A central man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and red flower garland, walks smiling between attendants. Overhead, a tall ornate umbrella with orange fringe is held aloft by a man in white. Youths and boys in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas carry embroidered ceremonial standards and long brass horns, and one boy holds a brass kalasha with a green leaf. Men and women in white and orange follow, many with white headbands. Electric lights glow in the background.2014-08-05Night procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees. A central man in a brown dhoti with gold waist bands, a gold necklace and a long multicolour flower garland walks smiling, with a hand raised. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron robes with tilak on their foreheads play long golden horns, and others carry silver ceremonial staffs topped with finials, with a red carpet underfoot. Several participants wear rudraksha malas. The setting appears to be a festival procession, consistent with the Guru Purnima context.2013-07-22Night procession on a green-carpeted path lit by bright lamps, with orange and red festoon lights strung overhead. At centre, a bearded man in a maroon-red robe wears a long multicolour flower garland and smiles while holding a tall yellow pole raised with one hand. Around him, men in saffron-orange cloth bare the upper body, with rudraksha mala necklaces and white tilak marks on their foreheads; one carries a brass tray with a decorated pot and pink flowers. A man in a white dhoti and shirt walks at right, and a man in white robes with gold necklaces stands at left. Several women in white saris and devotees fill the background, with a bus and signboards behind the crowd.2017-04-09A procession on a red carpet under a open-sided pavilion with colourful tassels. In the centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair, a red-and-gold dhoti, a red garland, a gold necklace and a tilak walks with hands held together in greeting, flanked by saffron-clad attendants carrying a ceremonial staff. Behind them, orange-robed young men with sacred ash markings play long brass horns and drums, and a bald man in red robes and rudraksha malas walks at the front. A white-clad man stands at the left edge. A ceremonial palanquin-style standard and trident-like staffs are visible in the background.2015-04-21July 31 20152015-07-31