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Night procession on bare ground with saffron-robed devotees in orange and maroon garments carrying trishul staffs, a silver umbrella canopy and ornate triangular banners. A central man in a maroon dhoti with a bare upper body wears a white and orange garland, rudraksha beads and a red turban, hands joined before him. Beside him a man in a tall ornate headdress holds a lit flame in a flat metal vessel. A woman in a deep maroon sari with a dark shoulder bag stands at left, watching the procession. Several monks in orange robes stand behind holding bowls and joined palms.

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A night procession of many saffron-robed devotees and ashramites walks past a silver umbrella held aloft on a pole, with orange and gold ceremonial flags and trident-topped standards around them. At centre, a bare-chested man in a deep red-orange dhoti wears a long white and marigold garland and a red-and-gold cap, and holds up a lit oil lamp flame in one hand. Beside him, a figure in an ornate silver-and-gold crown with rudraksha beads and gold necklaces receives the flame. Women in dark red silk saris and ashram attendants in orange robes surround them, with many people lit only by the flame and dark background.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNight procession on a dirt path with a crowd of saffron-robed men and women. In the centre, a man wears a maroon turban-style cap, a bare upper body with a red-and-gold wrap, a long flower garland of white and multicoloured blooms, and bangles, walking barefoot. Flanking him, a man in a dark patterned cylindrical cap and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp, and others carry metal bowls and brass pots. Behind, decorated ceremonial banners on poles and attendants with rudraksha malas and white tilak marks follow, with trees and darkness behind.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Night 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 of saffron-robed devotees carrying lit lamps and ceremonial banners. In the centre, a person in a dark red robe with a red-and-gold turban-like headpiece and a long white-and-red floral garland walks with a tall staff raised overhead; they have gold necklaces and bangles. Beside them, a figure in a red robe and a blue-and-gold patterned tall cap holds a lit oil lamp in a metal dish, and a trident-topped staff is visible. Others in orange robes with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas follow, with ceremonial flags and a crowned banner in the background. The swami appearance is uncertain, so role is given only as a procession participant.2013-11-17A 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 20132013-11-17