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Night procession climbing stone steps. A central figure in a maroon-red garment with a red and orange turban-style cap, multiple long garlands of white and red flowers, gold chest ornaments and a gold waist belt walks with eyes lowered and a faint smile. Behind him, attendants in maroon and orange robes carry a silver and gold umbrella, a silver ceremonial axe-like staff, a gold staff, and a gold flag. A man in a black and gold ornate headpiece holds a brass lamp with a lit flame. Several people wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Dim light and a dark background frame the procession.

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November 17 20132013-11-17A night procession on bare earth. A man in a maroon satin robe, a gold-and-red crown, and a thick white and orange garland stands at centre, walking barefoot with a leopard-print waist cloth and a gold pendant. Around him, saffron-and-maroon clad men carry ornate yellow-and-red umbrellas, a silver trident, and a ceremonial axe, with rudraksha malas and sacred ash on their foreheads. On the right, a man in a patterned conical headdress holds a flaming torch over a metal bowl, and another man beside him holds a bowl with a lit flame. Several people in the background are visible in the dark, forming a procession line.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Night procession on a dirt road with many people in red-maroon and orange robes. At centre, a man in a red-maroon garment wears a red turban-style cap, a long white and red flower garland and gold-toned necklaces, walking barefoot beside a silver ceremonial parasol held over him. Behind him, a man in orange cloth holds a lit flame near the procession. Attendants carry tall spears, a trident and a gold-toned staff with decorated banners, and women in red saris with rudraksha malas walk alongside, some holding small cards. A small lamp glows on the road in the foreground.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17A night procession of devotees in rust-orange and maroon dhotis, with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and arms. At centre, a figure in a maroon-red robe with a gold-trimmed waist sash, wearing a long garland of marigolds and a leopard-print cloth over the waist, walks under an ornate silver ceremonial umbrella (chhatra). Behind on the left, attendants carry tall gold-topped staffs and a triangular orange banner with an emblem. A bare-chested man at right holds a small flashlight and wears a rudraksha mala. Wet pavement reflects the lights.2013-11-17Night procession on a dirt path with saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees. At the centre, a man in a dark red-maroon dhoti wears a long white and red flower garland and a gold pendant, with a leopard-print cloth at his waist and a small red-and-gold headdress; a silver umbrella (chhatra) is held above him by an attendant in saffron. Behind him, a figure with a decorated headdress carries a brass bowl with a lit flame. Other robed men carry trident-topped poles and decorated banners, and many wear rudraksha malas and white tripundra markings. Torchlight from a handheld light is visible at left.2013-11-17A night procession on a dirt path, with many saffron and orange-robed sannyasis carrying ceremonial standards, a silver umbrella and a lit oil lamp in a metal bowl. At the centre a barefoot man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap wears a long white and red flower garland, a gold pendant and a maroon turban-style cap, and walks with his hands together. Several attendants have white vertical tilaka marks and rudraksha malas, and one holds a torch. Brass and flag-like banners with peacock-feather motifs and trident emblems fill the background. Visible cues are a garland, crown-like headwear, gold jewellery and the procession setting, but the central man's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2013-11-17Night procession at a temple, dark background. A central man in a red-maroon turban with a small gold emblem wears a thick white-and-red flower garland, gold necklaces, and a leopard-print cloth over saffron-orange robes, hands pressed at his chest. Behind him, a silver ornate parasol with pendant drops is held aloft, and attendants in saffron robes with rudraksha malas carry silver staffs, tridents and orange banners with a painted emblem. A man in a tall patterned cap holds a flame in cupped hands. Several men with white forehead and arm markings, and women in saffron, follow in the Karthigai Deepam procession; a figure in white stands at the left edge. Roughly twenty people are visible.2013-11-17Night procession descending stone steps, lit by a torch held by a man in front. A man in the centre wears a long garland of white and red flowers, gold necklaces, a leopard-print shawl over reddish-orange robes and a red-and-gold headpiece, with white ash marks on his forehead and arms. Around him, men in orange-red dhotis with bare chests and white ash lines carry a silver umbrella, and a man in front wears a cap and gold necklaces. Others play long brass horns and drums, and a small boy in orange with a red sash walks at right. Dark trees fill the background.2013-11-17Night procession on a dirt road with a parked white van at left. A central figure in a maroon-red draped garment and a red-and-gold cap carries a long white flower garland and walks with downcast eyes, while a torch-bearing attendant in red clothes walks beside him. Behind them, robed participants in orange and maroon with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces carry ornate umbrellas, fire, and trident-topped standards. Several women in red saris walk at right, all moving forward in a ritual procession.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17