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Night procession at an ashram with a deity murti of Venkateshwara, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands, carried on a palanquin beneath a red canopy with tasselled fringe and a lamp stand. A bare-chested priest with white tilak and gold chain stands in front, with other men in white shirts with visitor badges and dhoti-clad devotees nearby. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban holds a flaming ritual lamp toward the deity, with hands folded in reverence. Several older men in white and gold ornaments stand in the crowd, lit by warm evening light.

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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 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11Night procession at Kumbhapuri with a deity murti in a flower-garlanded palanquin or ratha, flanked by two smaller murtis, lit by an oil torch and two red-and-green umbrellas. In the foreground a bare-chested older priest with white-and-red tilak and gold necklace, and beside him a man in a saffron turban, saffron robe and heavy gold chain with bangles, who appears to be a person by his turban, saffron clothing and ornate gold cues. Around them stand bare-chested devotees with sandalwood tilak and rudraksha malas and a man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2013-02-11Photograph of an evening temple-procession scene with a crowd pressing close. Center right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a rust-orange turban holds a burning torch in one hand while pressing palms together in anjali, with gold necklaces and bangles. Behind and beside them, shirtless priests with white vibhuti and tilak marks stand near a deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, and a ceremonial umbrella and kalasha-like brass object appear above. A bare-chested man wears a rudraksha mala and yellow dhoti, and a man in a white striped shirt with an ID badge stands among the crowd. The orange-robed figure shows a turban and gold ornaments, but the identity cue is not conclusive.2013-02-11Photo 11727314February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11