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Night procession on a sandy ground at an outdoor event. In the foreground, two women in matching saffron-orange saris and rudraksha malas carry tall silver staffs with golden trident finials, one leading a line. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body walks ahead with a saffron shawl over his shoulder. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with yellow and orange cloths, play drums and hold ceremonial staffs. String lights and a canopy frame the background.

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February 19 20152015-02-19A night procession photographed from the front on a dirt road lined with string lights in green, pink and blue. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry tall golden tridents, one held upright at the front and others raised beside them. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a dark rudraksha-style mala stands in the foreground, and a drummer in white is visible at the left. A large crowd of people stands behind them in the dark, with more string lights and decorative poles in the background. Men wearing red shawls walk among the marchers.2015-02-17Night procession on a dirt ground with many men in white dhotis and shirts carrying ceremonial staffs topped with tridents and ornate gold finials. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a deity murti garlanded in red and flowers sits under a multicoloured fringed canopy at top right. A woman in white with a brown shawl walks among the procession. Onlookers including children in orange, green and yellow stand at left in the darkness.2010-11-11May 08 20172017-05-08Night procession on a paved street with a lit float in the background. In the foreground a young boy in orange cloth and a bare chest plays a white drum with a stick, beside a teenage drummer in orange garments with a rudraksha mala. A girl in white with a gold border plays a long brass horn. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a tall gold trident. A woman in orange with a rudraksha mala beats a second white drum. Figures in white and orange move behind, with a decorated figure atop the float and an umbrella at left.2017-05-06January 02 20162016-01-02Night procession on an open dirt ground lit by strings of coloured lights. Many men walk in a line carrying tall silver and gold staffs, one with a trident-like top, and a spear-like staff. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with gold borders; several in front wear saffron-orange and maroon robes with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white sacred ash on their foreheads. Some raise arms in celebration. Devotees fill the background, and a glowing orange sign with Kannada-style lettering is visible.2016-01-02A night procession of men in traditional Tamil temple dress walks across an open sandy ground lit by strings of coloured lights in red, green and blue. Many wear white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts, while several in front wear rust-red and saffron cloth. The men hold tall silver staffs and a large golden trident, and some raise their arms and smile as they march. Devotees in white stand on the left side, and a man on the far right wears an orange-red garment with a rudraksha mala. The scene suggests a festival or devotional parade.2016-01-02 +1 copiesA night-time procession on open ground with a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy carried on a red-painted pole. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands centre, holding a golden staff, with a silver trident and a white fan-like umbrella nearby. Around him are men and women in white dhotis and kurtas, several with orange shawls, and a standing child in an orange top and white shorts. An orange flag with a white emblem is held at the far left, and a woman in orange sari with a camera stands at the lower right. Crowd members stand in the dark background. No identification is made of any individual's face.2010-11-11Night procession on a dirt road lit by a street lamp, with a flaming ceremonial torch in the background. A central figure in a maroon-brown robe wears a long fresh flower garland of yellow and magenta blooms and holds a silver trident; a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest and he has white tilak on his forehead. Above him a multicoloured fringed parasol is held on a pole. Around him walk men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and others in white ritual clothes. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks in the middle, and a man in orange at left carries a red box. Several coloured umbrellas with fringed edges fill the background crowd of devotees in white.2016-11-12 +1 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21November 11 20152015-11-11