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Night-time outdoor scene beside a decorated deity murti garlanded with white and yellow flowers, adorned with gold ornaments. On the right, a man in an orange turban and orange robe holds his hands together while gesturing, with a burning torch flame above him. Beside him, a bearded man with a rudraksha mala speaks with raised palms. In the centre, a bare-chested older man wearing a gold chain and a grey shawl gestures with open hands, flanked by a man in glasses. On the left, a white-haired priest with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-head man with gold necklaces and tilak stand near the murti, while several other devotees with white tilak crowd behind them under a red canopy. Warm lamp light fills the scene.

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February 11 20132013-02-11Night procession at a temple-style event, lit by warm lamplight. Centre background, a golden deity murti of Venkateshwara flanked by two consort figures, decorated with red and white flower garlands, with a large oil lamp burning in front. A man in an orange-yellow turban and saffron robe stands at right, hands folded in anjali, facing the murti. Beside him a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and white urdhva pundra tilak holds a brass plate and offers a gesture of blessing, while white-clothed priests with rudraksha malas and forehead marks stand nearby. A man in a white shirt with a blue event lanyard watches at centre. Red-and-green umbrellas with tassels and a torch flame stand above the procession.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11A night procession at Kumbhapuri carries a deity murti of Venkateshwara flanked by two consorts, all garlanded in white and red flowers, under a red umbrella with fringe. A bare-chested man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and yellow dhoti, with a bearded man in a white shirt and blue lanyard beside him. Priests with white and red tilak lines surround the murti, and a man in an orange turban holds his hands in anjali at right. A tall torch flame burns at right, lit by a figure in orange robes, with oil lamps glowing in the background and a crowd pressing close.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11A nighttime procession scene with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a bald man with a white-and-red vertical tilak and a grey beard wears a rudraksha mala. Beside him a bare-chested priest with a white-and-red tilak wears a gold chain and a gold pendant. Behind them a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti stands with a grey cloth over his shoulder and a gold chain. To the right a bearded man with a red tilak wears a dark rudraksha mala, and a man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard stands at the edge. In the foreground a figure in an orange robe with an orange and gold head wrap bows forward. Behind the crowd are an ornate deity murti with flower garlands and a lit oil lamp on a tall stand.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11Photograph of an evening temple-procession scene with a crowd pressing close. Center right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a rust-orange turban holds a burning torch in one hand while pressing palms together in anjali, with gold necklaces and bangles. Behind and beside them, shirtless priests with white vibhuti and tilak marks stand near a deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, and a ceremonial umbrella and kalasha-like brass object appear above. A bare-chested man wears a rudraksha mala and yellow dhoti, and a man in a white striped shirt with an ID badge stands among the crowd. The orange-robed figure shows a turban and gold ornaments, but the identity cue is not conclusive.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11Crowded night scene inside a stone temple with carved pillars and a ceiling fan at upper right. A bare-chested man in front with a grey moustache and a tan-and-blue shawl shouts toward the camera. Behind him, a man in a maroon turban and saffron-gold cloth wears a long rudraksha-style bead mala and holds a small brass vessel. Next to him, an older man in saffron robes and a large orange-brown bead necklace gestures with his hands, while a woman in a saffron veil stands at right with a rosary, beside lit oil lamps. Several other saffron-robed and shaved-headed men and a woman in a maroon sari stand around. Strings of lights hang overhead.2015-09-16Night procession at Kumbhapuri with a deity murti of Lord Venkateshwara adorned with flower garlands, carried on a palanquin amid torches and tasselled umbrellas. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a head covering faces the crowd, while a bald man in saffron robes with a dark sash stands at right, near a man bare-chested in yellow dhoti holding a flaming torch. Several bare-chested men in yellow dhotis with Vaishnava tilak and white-clad attendants surround the murti. The scene is lit by warm yellow light.2013-02-11