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Night procession on an open sandy ground lit by floodlights. A woman in an orange sari with a red-and-white bead necklace stands centre-left, holding a tray of flowers and offerings. Two bare-chested young men in orange dhotis with white pleated cloths and ornaments stand beside her, one holding a long multicoloured-fringed ceremonial umbrella on a pole. A boy with a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a drum and a long curved horn at left, next to a white car. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and a man in white with a folder, stand nearby. Temple-style shrines with lit ornamentation appear in the background.

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Night-time outdoor scene at a temple-style compound where a large ceremonial umbrella with multicoloured fringed tassels in blue, green, red, white and yellow is carried on a tall golden pole. Several men in saffron and orange dhotis stand around it; a bare-chested young man on the left plays a long brass horn, and two bare-chested attendants in orange dhotis with white and red markings stand near the umbrella. A man in a white shirt and white trousers walks on the right, and a man in a light shirt stands beside a white car. Behind them are brick walls, string lights and decorated shrine structures. Visible people number about eight. A man in orange and a man in a dark saffron-brown garment with a shawl appear in the middle; the scene reads as a temple procession with ceremonial umbrella and horn.2016-12-23Night procession outdoors at a temple complex. A young attendant in orange dhoti and bare chest holds a large multicolored fringed umbrella with a gold finial above the group. An older man in a beige shirt and trousers stands beside a white car. A man in a saffron robe with a white-sashed devotee look and bare feet walks at centre-left, hands raised. Behind him, a man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with vibhuti and rudraksha malas carries a silver tray with a white cloth-wrapped bundle and green leaves. Another attendant in orange dhoti and gold-bordered cloth follows. A boy in white dhoti plays a drum on the left. Men in white dhotis stand to the right. Decorated shrine domes and lights glow in the background.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night-time photo at an outdoor roadside as devotees receive a person stepping out of a grey van with open side door. A man in orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland and a yellow shawl, smiling. Beside him, a bald man in orange garments wears an orange-and-beige bead necklace, while a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl bends forward near the vehicle. Another white-clad attendant in an orange stole holds a brass tray. A large red, green and yellow fringed umbrella overhead and green trees surround the scene. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible.2010-12-29Night procession at an ashram with a multicoloured fringed ceremonial umbrella held over the scene. A bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with a marigold garland and a tilak, stands at the centre receiving a brass plate or offering from a young man in orange dhoti. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded malas stand with palms joined or hold a torch, and a woman in red sari stands at right. Illuminated decorated chariot structures and lights glow in the background, and a striped mat lies on the ground.2016-12-06Night procession at a temple in Bidadi, lit by string lights strung along a white pavilion. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, some holding long wooden poles of a colourful multi-tasselled parasol. Beside them, men in saffron-orange robes walk with a brass tray of flowers and a drum, and a white-clad man carries a tall gold-tipped staff. The procession moves across dirt ground toward a lit shrine area. Five to twenty people are visible in the procession.2009-06-09A night-time photograph of a procession in front of a dark SUV. At centre, a man in a red-orange shawl and red-orange garment wears a large garland of white and purple flowers and is being embraced by a man in saffron-orange robes. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red shawl holds a tall wooden staff topped with a colourful fringed canopy umbrella. On the right, a man in orange robes holds a silver bowl of purple flowers and green leaves. Other saffron-robed men stand by the vehicle, and red flags are visible in the background.2009-06-09January 03 20152015-01-03A procession on a dirt road in the evening, with several men walking between decorated umbrellas and banners. Two tall parasols in red, orange and blue with embroidered panels and tassels are carried by men in white dhotis and orange shawls. In the centre, a man in white robes with a white head cloth and white shawl walks holding a small offering tray. Beside him, a man in a long saffron-orange robe with long hair walks barefoot, and behind them others in white clothes with orange shawls follow. Trees, a parked white car and a small pink building stand in the background.2007-01-31Night procession on a dirt ground in an ashram setting. Three ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges are carried by men in white dhotis and kurtas. Several men and a woman in orange and saffron robes walk barefoot; the central woman wears an orange garland and carries a brass vessel with a green leaf on a tray. Bamboo fencing and thatched huts stand in the background under electric lights.2008-08-01