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Night procession in a dense crowd lit by flaming torches and a warm orange glow. At top left, a deity murti or utsava image adorned with heavy red and white flower garlands is carried on a palanquin beneath a red umbrella. A man in an orange-brown robe with a heavy gold necklace stands at centre-right, hands folded in greeting, with a bearded man in a black-and-orange sash beside him. Around them, bare-chested priests in white dhotis and devotees in shirts press forward, one holding a brass kalasha-style vessel. A man in a teal shirt and orange sash stands at left, and many onlookers fill the background, some with white caps.

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February 11 20132013-02-11Night procession at Kumbhapuri with smoke and flaming torches lit near a decorated palanquin carrying two silver-coloured deity murtis garlanded with red and white flowers. A woman in a saffron-orange turban, saffron robe and gold necklaces smiles and gestures toward a bald elderly priest, who is bare-chested with a white shawl and a kalasha-like brass vessel nearby. Around them men wear white dhotis, rudraksha malas and vibhuti tilak marks, while a crowd fills the background under bright street lamps and a large ceremonial umbrella.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11A night procession at Kumbhapuri carries a deity murti of Venkateshwara flanked by two consorts, all garlanded in white and red flowers, under a red umbrella with fringe. A bare-chested man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and yellow dhoti, with a bearded man in a white shirt and blue lanyard beside him. Priests with white and red tilak lines surround the murti, and a man in an orange turban holds his hands in anjali at right. A tall torch flame burns at right, lit by a figure in orange robes, with oil lamps glowing in the background and a crowd pressing close.2013-02-11Night procession at a crowded outdoor event lit by flaming torches and warm haze. At left, a deity murti of Venkateshwara is decorated with red and white flower garlands on a palanquin. A bald, bare-chested priest in white dhoti and gold necklaces faces right and clasps hands with a smiling person in a saffron-orange turban, saffron-orange robe and long gold beaded necklace. Behind them devotees with white tilak marks and rudraksha malas press close, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard holds a brass torch. Hands in the foreground and a dense crowd fill the frame.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11Evening procession at night with a crowd pressing close. Three deity murti are carried on a platform decorated with white and yellow garlands, under a red umbrella, with two lit torches held aloft. In the foreground a woman in an orange and brown robe with a gold necklace raises her hand to a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and gold pendant, while another man in orange with a shaved head stands at right. A woman with a long braid in white and red garments and a man in a white shirt are nearby, and a cameraman films at left. a person is not clearly identifiable here; the orange-robed woman with gold beads is a devotee, not a confirmed candidate.2013-02-11Evening procession at night under a red and white canopy, with a silver-and-gold deity murti of Venkateshwara (Tirupati Lord) adorned with red and white flower garlands being lifted high by a shirtless priest in a yellow dhoti holding a silver tray. Around him devotees crowd close; a bearded man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and sacred marks on his forehead and chest, and a man at the left edge in a saffron-and-blue shirt holds a silver lamp. A bald priest in front wears a white cloth and gold chain. A man on the far right holds a silver torch flame aloft. Warm lamplight fills the scene.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11