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Night procession photograph with a bare-chested man in orange cloth draped over his shoulders, long swept-back dark hair, reaching out to hold a small brass lamp or bell held by a young man in white dhoti and orange shawl. Behind them a crowd of men in white, several with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, some with palms pressed together. A tall brass kalasha-style lamp stand stands at right, and a flaming torch is raised at left. Gold ceremonial crowns or ornaments appear in the background. Dwajarohanam-style festival setting at night.

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December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession with a central figure in an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha mala raising a lit oil lamp high in the right hand, long dark hair swept back, smiling. Surrounding devotees in white shirts and white dhotis with orange shawls press palms together or raise hands in devotion. Behind them a golden deity murti or palanquin decorated with garlands and a gold-framed arch glows under lamps. Dark sky above, with a large red-and-white fringed canopy at left.2006-12-23Night procession at a temple with a crowd of men in white dhotis and orange shawls. In the foreground a figure in an orange robe with long dark swept hair and rudraksha malas holds a small flame lamp and a bell, and appears to be leading the procession. Tall brass torches with flames stand on either side. Behind, a deity murti decorated with garlands and a gilded arch is carried in the procession, and devotees stand with palms joined. a person is shown in the foreground, leading the procession with an aarti lamp.2006-12-23 +2 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed from behind a figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark swept-back hair, holding a silver kalasha-style vessel and arati-type container toward the crowd. Beside them a young man in an orange shawl over white clothes and a man with a shaved head and white tilak stand near a tray of fruit. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a wooden palanquin-style frame with red cloth overhead, while a crowd fills the dark background with red decorations visible at top.2006-12-23December 05 20112011-12-05December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight photograph of a procession with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, hands folded and eyes lowered. Beside him, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a small oil lamp flame, and a man on the right in white extends a hand over it. A brass torch with a flame is raised at left, with lanterns and an ornate golden palanquin or canopy glowing in the dark background.2006-12-23Night procession scene. In the right foreground, a bare-shouldered man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange cloth over his shoulder holds up a lit oil lamp on a silver stand, its flame rising against the dark sky. Around him, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a crowd, some with hands pressed together in prayer and others holding red cushioned poles beside a decorated palanquin. On the left, a deity murti is seen within a large circular arch with alternating red, green, yellow and white stripes set with mirror-like ornaments, and red and purple umbrella-like canopy elements above.2006-12-23A night procession scene photographed in dim light. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare-shouldered saffron-orange robe, wearing a dark rudraksha mala, holds a lit oil lamp aarti in one hand and a brass bell in the other, smiling. Behind him a white-clad man holds a tall wooden staff, and a figure in an orange shawl stands nearby. To the left, a bearded man in white robes and a rudraksha mala holds a brass bell. Women in white and pink clothing stand with hands pressed together, and a decorated colourful parasol-canopy with tassels appears at right. Several onlookers in white are visible in the background.2006-12-23 +2 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04