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Photograph at night of a central bearded man in a brown-maroon robe with a rudraksha mala, wearing a large garland of white, yellow and magenta flowers and holding white ash-smeared hands together, smiling. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk closely; one younger man in front holds a golden urn-shaped vessel and wears a brown shawl over his bare shoulder. Several bystanders have white vibhuti smeared on their foreheads and faces. A man in a yellow shirt stands at right edge. A red-lit ATM sign appears in the background.

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Night photograph of a street procession in Tiruvannamalai. A central bearded man in a brown-red robe and a long multicolour flower garland of white, yellow, pink and green blooms, with a brown rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking, holds his hands together in front of his chest and smiles. Around him, several young men in saffron-orange robes and ceremonial necklaces, some with white vibhuti on their foreheads, crowd close. A young man at left in orange wraps a brown shawl and holds a gold lidded vessel. A man in khaki uniform with a red lanyard stands in the foreground, back turned, and a red ATM sign glows above. Watermarked archive image.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07Night photograph of a street procession. A central bearded man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark smiles while wearing a large garland of white, yellow, pink and purple flowers over a brown-orange robe and a brown rudraksha-style mala. He holds his hands together, dusted with white powder. Beside him, younger men in orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold ornate necklaces carry a gold-coloured kalasha-like vessel with embossed figures. Other devotees with white forehead marks stand behind in the crowd. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by long hair, a garland, a brown-orange robe and a rudraksha mala.2017-02-07A night-time street procession in which a bearded man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands at centre, wearing a rust-brown wrap and a brown rudraksha-style mala, smiling with palms pressed together. A large garland of white, yellow and magenta flowers with green leaves hangs around his shoulders. To his left, a young man in orange ochre robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace holds a golden ornate kalasha-style urn. Other devotees in orange clothes, gold chains and white forehead markings stand behind them, with a crowd in the dim background beneath a lit red sign.2017-02-07Photo 11710656 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesPhoto 11710649 +1 copiesNight photograph of a street procession outside a temple wall. A central man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a thick green leaf garland with white flower strands, a brown-maroon wrap, and white-and-red forehead markings, while holding a small white cloth or ritual item over a flower-filled brass bowl. Around him, young men in saffron-orange wraps wear beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and gold chains, and bystanders in the foreground are partly visible. Plain buildings and a tree stand in the background.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +3 copiesNight procession outdoors in a crowded street. A central man with a full dark beard, shoulder-length dark hair and white forehead markings wears a rust-brown robe and a large garland of white, yellow and magenta flowers, holding his hands together in front of him and smiling. To his left, a young man with curly hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange garment, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and holds a gold ornate kalasha-shaped vessel. Other devotees in orange, and men in shirts with forehead markings, stand close around them. Signboards and shopfronts line the background.2017-02-07