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A person in a rust-brown turban and brown dhoti with gold-bordered yellow waistband walks outdoors at night along a dirt path, holding a tall silver trident-topped staff. Multiple gold and bronze beaded necklaces and a white-and-green garland hang from the shoulders, and gold bangles are worn. Behind, a person in a saffron-yellow garment carries an ornate multicoloured canopy with fringed tassels. Strings of coloured lights and potted plants line the red wall.

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Night procession photo on a dirt path beside a brick-edged garden bed lit by string lights. A smiling figure in a maroon turban with a red bindi, wearing a maroon robe with yellow borders and yellow sash, walks under a multicoloured tasselled umbrella. They hold a silver trident and wear layered beaded necklaces, a gold pendant, a white flower garland and bangles, with orange slippers. Behind, a second man in a maroon wrap carries a light.2015-11-19November 19 20152015-11-19Night procession photo. A smiling man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe with gold-yellow borders walks on a sandy road, holding a silver trident in his right hand. He wears a gold necklace, a thick rudraksha mala draped across his chest, and a white flower garland over his shoulders, with a dark bag hanging at his side. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a tall gold-tipped staff. Strings of multicoloured lights line the red wall behind, and two figures in white stand in the background.2015-11-19Night photo of a procession on a dirt path in front of a red wall strung with multicoloured lights and tassels. A central figure in a rust-brown turban and rust-brown dhoti with yellow borders walks forward holding a silver trident and a tall silver staff, wearing layered beaded necklaces, a white and green flower garland, and orange sandals. Behind him, several men in yellow and brown ritual cloth follow, some holding a tall pole. Potted plants line the side of the path. The central figure shows distinctive ceremonial adornments and a trident, a compatible but not fully certain a person appearance cue, so the identity is marked as probable.2015-11-19A man stands centre-frame at night under a multicoloured fringed umbrella bearing the partly visible sign "Dhyanapeetam". He wears a rust-maroon turban with a red bindi, a rust-maroon garment with wide gold borders, layered rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial pendant, and a white and green flower garland. He holds a silver trident in his right hand. Behind him, a figure in similar rust clothing holds a small torch, and a partial figure stands at the left edge. Orange sandals are visible at the bottom. The ground is paved and lit by a bright backlight with plants at the right.2015-11-19November 19 20152015-11-19Night procession photo. A smiling man in a maroon turban and maroon-and-gold draped garment walks forward, holding a silver trident (trishul) in his right hand and a lit lamp or light in his left. He wears layered rudraksha-style beaded malas, a large gold pendant necklace, a flower garland with white blossoms and multicolour threads over one shoulder, and orange clogs. Behind him, figures in orange robes carry poles, and string lights in red, green and white decorate the building. The page is a Tamil satsang on Aadhi Saivam, and the flag indicates a person attended, but the figure's appearance is uncertain, so the role is described as a procession participant.2015-11-19Night photograph of a smiling man in a maroon-red turban with a red bindi, wearing a maroon-red dhoti with gold borders, a sash, and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant and layered beaded chains. He wears a long white flower garland with pink and yellow tassels and holds a tall silver trident, with a bright light flare behind him and colourful bokeh lights in the background. A second, dark-clad person stands partially visible at the left edge.2015-11-19November 19 20152015-11-19Night procession photo at an ashram with orange walls and string lights. A smiling man in a maroon turban and maroon dhoti-style wrap with gold borders walks forward holding a silver trident staff. He wears layered rudraksha malas, a gold ceremonial necklace, a white and multicoloured flower garland over one shoulder, and gold armlets. Behind him, a second man in maroon robes with gold borders and a rudraksha mala carries a torch, and orange-robed attendants follow along the path.2015-11-19November 19 20152015-11-19November 19 20152015-11-19