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Photograph of a festival procession under a fringed canopy. A man in white clothes with a gold and red garland lifts a silver-and-gold palanquin or shrine casket overhead, while a golden deity murti or ornate figure is carried on a golden pedestal below. Around them devotees in white with red and orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads crowd close, some raising their arms and one holding a red-and-yellow flag on a pole. Flags, including American and other national flags, and fringed decorations fill the background. Several people are visible in the crowd, with a bearded man in white and a woman in a red shawl prominent in the foreground.

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Night procession at the Kumbh Mela. In the centre, a man in white dhoti with a gold-toned cloth over one shoulder, a large gold pendant necklace and a red tilak on his forehead raises a silver-gold ornate palanquin-style tray above his head, decorated with red and orange flower garlands. Around him, men in white and saffron-red clothing with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces walk in the crowd. Red and saffron flags with a printed figure, gold and silver ceremonial umbrellas, and a man in a gold-and-red headdress on the right fill the scene. A man in white with a red shawl and glasses stands at lower left. Dark night sky and lamplight in the background.2015-09-15May 21 20162016-05-21Night procession at an outdoor temple-style event. Central focus is a large deity murti of Venkateshwara (Tirupati Balaji) flanked by two smaller consort figures, all decorated with red and white flower garlands and gold ornaments, carried on a red-draped platform lit by a flame. Red and yellow umbrellas with fringed tassels and a burning torch stand above. Around it, bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas hold or steady the platform, one with a shaved head and glasses, another with a grey beard. Devotees in orange and teal clothing press close, a man in a saffron shawl at left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; those visible are devotees and temple attendants.2013-02-11December 02 20172017-12-02Evening 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.2013-02-11A street procession moves past multistorey buildings, with a golden palanquin and decorated ratha-style carriage hung with marigold garlands and gold bells. A man in white dhoti stands on the carriage holding a long orange umbrella, and a figure in maroon turban and red cloth stands beside him. Another man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stands at the right, and a bald man in saffron cloth wearing a rudraksha mala holds a silver staff. A woman with braided hair in a rust-coloured garment stands at the lower right. Uniformed police stand in the background, and hands raised in the foreground belong to onlookers. Several people are visible, and an orange canopy and marigold garlands dominate the scene.2016-04-18December 09 20162016-12-09February 12 20132013-02-12May 09th 20162016-05-09A photograph of a procession crowd at a Kumbh Mela-style event. In the foreground, a bare-chested sadhu with white ash-smeared skin, a red tilak on the forehead and marigold garlands around his neck and arms holds a small golden deity murti or palanquin-shaped figure with a red cloth overhead. Behind him, a man in a white vest and rudraksha-style beads watches, and many people in saffron and orange robes fill the background. A yellow-vested marshal stands at left.2016-05-21February 11 20132013-02-11September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copies