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Night procession photographed under bright lights. A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment with a dark-red shawl wears a leopard-print turban with a silver crescent ornament, a red-and-gold tilak on his forehead, a large gold pendant necklace on a beaded mala, a gold belt and red armbands. Above him a yellow pole supports a multicoloured canopy with fringed tassels. Behind him a shirtless man raises the gold pole, and a line of women in orange saris with gold necklaces stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Many more devotees and onlookers fill the background, with trees and light at the top right.

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Night procession of saffron-robed devotees under a multicoloured fringed canopy. A bearded man in the centre wears a leopard-print cloth turban with a crescent emblem, a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, a red-brown robe and a gold-studded belt, smiling as he walks. Behind him a attendant holds a long gold staff rising to the canopy. On the left, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala carries a pink-and-white cloth-wrapped silver pot holding a green plant. Many people behind them, mostly in orange and red robes, press palms together in anjali, and some white-clad devotees stand at the left edge. Silver covered vessels sit on a striped cloth in the foreground. The scene suggests a ritual procession.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A night-time procession under a large canopy with red, yellow, blue and teal tassels hanging from its rim. At centre, a man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl wears a gold ornamental necklace, a gold waist belt and a patterned black-and-white turban with a crescent emblem; he holds the canopy's gold-tipped pole. Beside him a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas and white body markings carries a silver kalasha topped with a pink cloth and flowers. Behind them, a row of saffron-robed men and women press palms together in anjali, many with orange turbans and white forehead markings. Silver vessels sit in the lower-left foreground, and a crowd of onlookers in white stands behind.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08December 09 20162016-12-09 +1 copiesNight procession on a road lit by string lights, with a man in the centre wearing a tall gold and red crown-like headdress, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace and a leopard-print waist wrap over red cloth, smiling and carrying nothing in his hands. Around him people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas hold tall silver staffs with finials, and women in red and gold saris walk alongside. A silver umbrella and yellow and red banners are visible behind, with a bare-chested boy in white dhoti holding a staff at right. Several people with white ash bands on their foreheads are present.2016-12-09Night procession with illuminated decorations, red and orange flags and a lit canopy in the background. At the centre, a smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair wears a gold crown-like turban, a heavy gold necklace of large beads and a gold pendant, a red upper garment and a leopard-print lower wrap. He is shielded by a silver umbrella with crystal drops held overhead. Around him walk several people: on the left a young man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha mala and white forehead markings holds a silver staff; on the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala holds a silver staff, and a woman in a gold-bordered saree with a red blouse walks beside him. Other women in maroon and red-brown saris, with forehead markings and necklaces, appear in the procession. a person is the central figure, wearing ceremonial gold ornaments and crown-style headwear in procession.2016-12-09Night procession under a decorated canopy with tasselled fringe and a gold-tipped pole. A bearded man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment and rudraksha malas wears a long white and multicolour flower garland and walks forward smiling, with a gold ceremonial pendant at the neck. Behind him, younger men in saffron-orange dhotis and bare torsos carry a golden vessel decorated with purple flowers, and many people in orange and red clothing stand behind a metal chain barrier. Banana leaves and a golden decorative pillar appear at the right edge.2017-10-19Night procession with string lights and red-orange flags behind it. At centre, a bearded man in a gold crown with a crescent, heavy gold necklace, leopard-print lower garment over a red sash, raises his right hand in a blessing gesture. Around him, men and women in saffron and red-brown robes carry silver staffs, and drummers in white dhotis with gold borders walk alongside. Some participants wear rudraksha malas and white tripundra marks.2016-12-09 +2 copiesFebruary 09 20172017-02-09October 08 20172017-10-08July 31 20152015-07-31