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A dim evening procession of devotees in rust-orange and maroon robes with white ash markings on their arms and faces, holding brass oil lamps (deepam) on woven baskets and metal trays. A bald man in the foreground wears an orange-gold dhoti and a beaded rudraksha necklace and presses his palms together while a woman in a maroon sari with white arm markings holds a basket of lit lamps. Behind them, a shaved-head devotee in a jeweled blue-and-gold ceremonial cap holds a tray, and a silver trident and staffs are raised among the crowd. A camera operator films from the back. Oil lamps and lit deepams indicate a lamp-lighting procession, not an identified event.

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Night procession scene under dark trees at a temple. In the centre, a man in a maroon saffron-toned robe with an orange-and-gold band on his head holds a clay lamp with a lit flame aloft in both hands. He wears a white-and-gold garland, gold armlets and a rudraksha-style necklace. In front, a shaved-headed attendant in an ornate blue and gold cylindrical headdress and red-orange robes stands beside a woven basket of offerings, including yellow turmeric-dusted items and clay bowls. Other robed attendants in orange and white, some with white forehead markings, and a man in white with a fan-shaped ceremonial standard stand around, with cameras visible at the left.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Night procession of saffron-robed sannyasis with vibhuti-marked foreheads and rudraksha malas walking across a dark stone floor past a red carpet. Several carry ceremonial staffs with ornate finials and a large decorated umbrella is visible at upper left. A man in the foreground at right wears a red turban, a white and marigold garland, gold necklaces and a leopard-print cloth, and holds a brass lamp with a flame. Another man at left holds a silver plate of offerings, and a woman at left in a fringed saffron shawl also holds a plate. Men in white dhotis stand at far right and a drummer is partly visible. Other devotees and a photographer line the background.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNighttime photo of a ritual arati at a temple courtyard. A woman with hair in a bun and a maroon-and-orange head wrap, wearing a red-gold sari blouse and gold jewellery, faces a central figure holding a lit flame over a silver lamp. The central figure wears a tall embroidered blue-and-gold cap, a rudraksha mala, a dark bronze shawl and gold necklaces. Beside him a bald man with white tripundra markings and a brown shawl and rudraksha beads holds a bowl. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees with white forehead markings stand near a trident and a ceremonial standard. Scattered flowers and a garland appear in the foreground.2013-11-17