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Dusk procession at a temple with wet pavement and street lamps. Two large ornate parasols with fringed white and red edges stand over an illuminated palanquin shrine carrying a deity murti decorated with lights. In the foreground, a smiling man in a saffron-orange shawl stands at left. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and sacred thread holds a flaming lamp or aarti, and attendants in blue shirts and white dhotis walk alongside. Onlookers, including a child in green at right, watch the procession.

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Dusk procession at a Hindu temple outdoors, with an illuminated deity murti or utsava vigraha decorated with garlands of yellow and orange flowers, carried on a palanquin under two large ornate umbrellas with fringed edges. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands in the left foreground. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and a bald priest in white attend the procession, one holding a flaming oil lamp or aarti lamp. Street lights and a corrugated metal building are visible in the background.2008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04Evening outdoor photograph at a temple precinct with blue dusk sky and street lamps. Two large white ceremonial umbrellas with red trim and gold finials stand above a golden, ornately decorated palanquin or deity vehicle lit with lamps. At right a silver-clad tower structure and a flaming torch are visible. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a long gold pendant necklace and a shaved head stands beside a man in white ritual cloth holding a flaming lamp tray. A tall man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl and stands with hands folded, next to a woman in a red sari and a bearded man in orange robes. Several other people in mixed dress stand behind.2008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04Dusk procession at a temple outdoor area with a illuminated deity murti carried on a golden palanquin under two large white umbrellas trimmed with red and gold lotus finials. In the foreground a man with long dark hair tied back wears a saffron-orange robe and faces the procession with hands folded, his back to the camera. Nearby devotees in white dhotis and blue shawls carry the palanquin and poles, a bare-chested young boy in a maroon dhoti stands among them, and a uniformed police officer stands at the right edge. Street lamps and loudspeakers are visible against the twilight sky.2008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04Evening outdoor procession in Tirumala with a lit camphor flame carried on a plate by a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a dark-skinned attendant with orange-red sacred markings. Two white ceremonial umbrellas with red trim and lotus finials stand above, and an illuminated golden arch is visible behind. On the left, a man in a saffron-orange shawl stands with hands folded, and several men in teal shirts and white dhotis hold cloths and gesture nearby, with uniformed police in the background. Street lamps and fencing frame the scene.2008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04Outdoor evening photograph at Tirumala with a standing group posed before an illuminated deity palanquin decorated with golden floral arches and garlands. Two large white umbrellas with red fringe and gold lotus-shaped tops stand above the group. Centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over a red undershirt, hands clasped, and an upright posture; the page identifies this event as involving a person, but the appearance cues are only partly distinctive, so the identity is unsure. To his left, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and white vertical tilak wears a white dhoti with a green and gold border and a gold chain. Further left, a man in a white dhoti with gold border, and on the right a woman in a red sari with gold border and a man in white dhoti with tilak. Behind them, a man holds a lit lamp on a tray. Street lamps and dusk sky are visible.2008-09-04 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20082008-09-04