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Night photo at a temple entrance: a bare-chested man in saffron-red dhoti and sash, wearing a long white and pink flower garland, smiles as he walks forward on the left. Behind him, a priest in orange cloth holds a long brass horn to his mouth and blows it. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands in the dark background near a red pillar, and a rust-coloured mat lies on the stone floor. Carved stone pillars frame the right side and a small brass kalasha sits on a ledge.

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Evening procession at a temple courtyard at dusk, with palm trees silhouetted behind. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange robes and red waist sash holds a gold-framed deity image garlanded with white flowers, and a trident-bearing attendant in orange stands at left. Beside them, a man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style cloth with a gold waist band and a white flower garland with orange and blue accents, and white tripundra forehead marks, walks smiling. Behind, a man in white dhoti with a red-marked forehead carries a tall pole, and several devotees in white follow. A decorated kalasha-style pillar and a black stone deity murti garlanded with flowers stand at right.2014-09-30Night procession on a red carpet across a pale sandy ground under a open-sided canopy. A central man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and red flower garland, walks smiling between attendants. Overhead, a tall ornate umbrella with orange fringe is held aloft by a man in white. Youths and boys in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas carry embroidered ceremonial standards and long brass horns, and one boy holds a brass kalasha with a green leaf. Men and women in white and orange follow, many with white headbands. Electric lights glow in the background.2014-08-05Night outdoor scene on a paved courtyard. A man in the centre wears a rust-red dhoti with gold borders, a thick rudraksha mala with a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace, gold armlets and bracelets, and a tilak on his forehead; he has a long swept-back hairstyle and stands looking to his right. Beside him, a young attendant in orange-red cloth with white forehead and arm markings carries a woven basket of flowers, fruit and a coconut-like offering. Behind them, other figures in orange and white stand in the dark, and a plastic chair and a gold-framed doorway with red drape are visible at right. Visible physical people: three in the foreground, several in the background.2013-07-17August 05 20142014-08-05May 21 20122012-05-21February 21 20162016-02-21August 05 20142014-08-05September 13 20132013-09-13Night photograph of a procession walking along a woven mat runner on a paved courtyard. At centre, a bare-footed man in a rust-brown robe wears a long white and orange flower garland and is walking towards the camera; he has a bearded face and a small red forehead mark. Around him, attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts walk alongside, including a man in cream silk with gold border carrying a steel vessel, and women in orange saris. A man in an orange shirt and orange trousers appears at right, and men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas walk behind. Lights and a dark building entrance are in the background. Count of people visible is about ten to twenty.2017-03-19Night outdoor photo on bare dry ground. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders, a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulder and a long ornate orange garland with gold bead-like ornaments, smiles and gestures with his right hand while walking. Behind him two shaved-headed sannyasi-attired men in orange, one with palms joined in namaskar, the other holding a small gold ceremonial pot and wearing an orange cloth with red border under an orange-red umbrella on a pole. Several more people in orange and one woman in a white sari stand in the dark background. a person is the man with long hair and orange garlands, shown as a walking figure in the procession beside sannyasis.2013-04-03January 03 20152015-01-03December 02 20172017-12-02