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Night outdoor ceremony on a brick-red stepped platform lit by stage lights. A man in white dhoti with bare torso and a sacred thread stands at left, holding a bell-like object near a sound equipment rack. A figure in a bright orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands centre, partly covered by a pink cloth, with a second robed attendant in maroon and gold beside him. At right a man in orange-gold dhoti holds a large decorated brass vessel topped with green leaves and flowers. Ornate green, red and yellow fringed canopy behind. Chairs in foreground. Several people visible, mostly partially in frame.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night outdoor ceremony on red-painted temple steps lit by bright floodlights, with strings of coloured bunting and flags above. An elderly man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark steps down slowly, supported by a younger man in a saffron dhoti and orange shawl wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in white dhoti stands, and two young attendants in orange dhotis, one with hands joined in namaskar and tilak on the forehead, the other holding a brass tray of flowers and greenery on a purple cloth. Shivalinga-like stone structures and brass vessels line the steps. Two men in plain clothes stand at the left edge. Light haze of incense is visible at the bottom.2016-12-23 +1 copiesNight-time photo of a temple-style stone staircase lit by bright floodlights and strings of colourful lights. A central elderly man with white hair and a white beard wears a red-brown dhoti with a gold border and a large orange-yellow flower garland, and is supported on both sides by two bare-chested men in red-brown and orange dhotis. A young man on the left in a dark dhoti with gold trim holds a mala and a bag, and another man in an orange robe stands at far left. Small bronze and brass kalasha-like vessels and black stone lingams sit at the right edge beside the steps, with a red flag on a pole behind.2016-12-23Night photo of a ceremonial procession descending red-brick steps under stage lights. A white-bearded elder with white hair and a large marigold garland, wearing an orange-brown shawl over white dhoti, stands centre, gesturing with his hands. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange-gold dhoti and shawl with a bag at his side, another in orange-gold cloth with a gold necklace, and a man at right with palms joined in namaste holding a silver tray with flowers and a green leaf. A young boy in white dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl kneels at lower left with a pink wand. Several people in saffron and white robes flank the steps; a laptop and audio equipment are at left. Overlay text on the image reads a copyright notice.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A night-time photograph of a temple-style stone staircase lit by bright floodlights, with strings of multicoloured fairy lights and red flags on poles behind. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth walk down the steps carrying a canopied palanquin with a garlanded seat. A man in a rust-coloured garment with a long white flower garland stands at the front of the group, and a figure in deep red clothing follows. Black Shivalinga stones and small brass lamps line the steps on the right, and a man in white stands at the left edge beside audio equipment.2016-12-23November 29 20112011-11-29Outdoor photo at dusk of a procession climbing red-stone steps beneath strings of coloured lights and a blue-grey sky. A bearded elder in a loose orange-saffron robe holds a long twisted staff and gestures with one hand, flanked by men in orange-brown dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Behind them, a man in an orange turban carries a brass pot or kalasha with green leaves, and others blow long brass horns (kombu) and carry drums and bells. Vertical metal poles and a small metal booth stand at the left, and a man in grey trousers watches from the side.2013-11-06December 23 20162016-12-23January 02 20162016-01-02