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Night procession descending red-carpeted stone steps. A man in the centre wears a tiger-striped gold-and-brown garment, a long red garland and a heavy ornate gold necklace with rudraksha beads, smiling and walking under a large silver ceremonial umbrella held aloft by an attendant in white. Around him, devotees in red and orange robes and white ritual dress carry a silver tray, a brass plate, and a flower-decked pot with yellow garlands. Women in red saris with white sacred ash marks stand nearby. On the right, a young man in a beige jacket and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Dark background with a metal railing.

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Night procession at a gated metal walkway. A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a tiger-striped saffron-and-gold garment, wearing a thick red and pink flower garland and ornate gold necklaces, raises both hands in greeting. Beside her, a woman in a red sari holds a brass vessel of yellow flowers and leaves. A man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a white ceremonial parasol on a long pole. Two attendants in red-orange robes and white headbands stand nearby, one holding a silver plate. Chain-link fencing and a dark night sky form the background.2013-11-18March 10 20132013-03-10Outdoor procession on a sandy shore with palm trees behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in a rust-orange draped robe with a gold-trimmed hem, wears a long orange-brown bead necklace and a pendant; he is walking forward and smiling. Beside him a bald man in orange garments holds a yellow fringed ceremonial umbrella on a pole. Around them devotees in white kurtas, saris and white clothing walk, one man in white holds a silver trident-topped staff and wears a rudraksha mala, and a bald man in orange holds a silver staff. Several people are carrying bags and some wear rudraksha beads.2013-12-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesNight photograph of a ceremonial procession with a central figure wearing a maroon and orange head wrap, a white and yellow flower garland, gold necklaces, and a leopard-print skirt with a gold belt, smiling with hands folded. Around them, men and youths in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and white sacred markings on the arms stand with brass stands and staffs. A young man in a tall embroidered cap and gold necklaces holds a metal bowl with a lit flame, while others hold woven baskets. A decorated orange canopy with a bird motif and a trident are visible above. The setting appears to be a Karthigai Deepam style procession at night.2013-11-17 +1 copiesOctober 11 20162016-10-11August 02 20082008-08-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple, with devotees in saffron and orange robes walking on a dirt path. A man in the centre wears a red-orange turban, a long marigold garland with blue tassels, and a gold beaded necklace, and holds a silver trident-topped staff. Behind him a man raises a silver staff under a fringed golden canopy. Two women in red-orange saris wear rudraksha malas and carry mobile phones, and a bald man on the right in orange clothes with rudraksha malas carries a black case. Behind them white-clad devotees, some with forehead vibhuti, walk among illuminated golden temple structures and deity figures with lit lights strung overhead.2015-11-22March 14 20142014-03-14March 14 20142014-03-14