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Night procession on a paved path lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights and framed by red and orange flags. A central man with a full black beard wears an ornate gold crown, a heavy gold necklace and a leopard-print waist cloth over red garments, carrying a silver trident-topped staff beneath an ornate silver canopy. Around him, men and women in orange and white ritual dress, saffron-robed attendants and rudraksha malas walk alongside; a bare-chested boy with white forehead markings plays a drum, and a yellow ornamental parasol rises behind. Tall silver staffs with trident tops are carried in the procession.

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Night procession on a road lit by string lights, with a man in the centre wearing a tall gold and red crown-like headdress, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace and a leopard-print waist wrap over red cloth, smiling and carrying nothing in his hands. Around him people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas hold tall silver staffs with finials, and women in red and gold saris walk alongside. A silver umbrella and yellow and red banners are visible behind, with a bare-chested boy in white dhoti holding a staff at right. Several people with white ash bands on their foreheads are present.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession on a tree-lined road lit by strings of coloured lights and red flags. In the centre, a bearded man in an ornate gold crown and a thick gold-and-red garland, wearing a leopard-print dhoti and gold armlets, walks beneath a silver ceremonial umbrella. On his left, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver staff. On the right, a woman in a red and gold saree also carries a silver staff. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and sarees with ash markings walk in procession, with smoke rising and more umbrellas visible in the background.2016-12-09A night procession along a tree-lined road, lit by string lights and strung with coloured canopies. A central bearded man in a red and gold outfit with a leopard-print lower wrap, heavy gold garland and gold necklace, wears a red and gold headdress and walks beneath a silver ceremonial umbrella. Around him, participants carry silver staffs and trishula-style tridents: a young man in orange robes with rudraksha mala on the left, a woman in a gold-bordered sari holding a silver staff at right, and a bare-chested boy in an orange cloth near the right edge. Others in white dhoti and maroon saris walk behind, with pink, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrellas and red flags in the background. Red and orange robes, marked foreheads and beaded malas are visible throughout.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with a central bearded man wearing an ornate gold crown, heavy gold floral garland, leopard-print cloth and red wrap, smiling and walking forward with bangles on his arms. Around him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas holds a silver trident-topped staff, and a woman in a gold-bordered yellow saree holds a silver trident staff. Other attendants wear orange and saffron cloths, and a silver canopy with hanging crystals and yellow umbrellas, red flags and string lights fill the background. Several people are visible in the frame, most in orange or white ritual clothing.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09