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Night street procession in a town with lit shops and billboards. A man in a brown-maroon robe with a large flower garland of yellow, pink and purple blossoms walks centre, holding a small plate. Beside him a bearded man in a white dhoti with gold border and gold-bead necklaces walks with a metal vessel. Left, a woman in a brown-red sari with rudraksha-style beads and a vibhuti forehead mark walks beside younger men in orange-red cloths carrying a brass urn and bundles. On the right, a woman in a blue patterned shawl watches. Roadside crowds and a billboard showing deity images stand behind.

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February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesNight street procession in a Tamil town. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe and rudraksha mala wears a large garland of white, yellow, pink and purple flowers and walks at the centre with a tilak on his forehead. Around him, disciples in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls carry a brass kalasha-style pot and hold ritual items, while a man in a white dhoti with gold border and gold necklaces walks at left. Street lamps, shopfronts and signboards line the road behind them. Pilgrims in the background look on.2017-02-07 +2 copiesPhoto 11710654February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07Photo 11710645A night street procession in a busy Tamil town. At centre, a man with a beard and moustache in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe and rudraksha mala, wearing a large white and multicoloured flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with gold border holds a small metal vessel and a towel over his shoulder; another man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands behind. On the right, people in orange robes and a woman in a red sari with gold jewellery stand near a figure carrying a brass vessel. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the left edge. Shop fronts, signboards and a lit temple chariot canopy appear in the background.2017-02-07 +2 copiesNight procession on a street lined with multistorey buildings and a lit decorative float in the background. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe wears a large white, pink and orange flower garland and a rudraksha mala, with a white tilak on his forehead. Around him, young men in saffron-orange robes with gold chains hold brass kalasha pots and sacred items, one wears a white tilak and another wears a maroon cloth over his shoulder. Men in white dhotis with gold borders walk nearby, and onlookers stand along the street. The scene reads as a temple procession with devotees and attendants walking together.2017-02-07 +1 copies