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Night procession on a street lined by a dense crowd of men and women. Front and centre, a man with swept-back long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and smiles with hands joined. Beside him, a younger man in an orange cloth walks with a bare-chested devotee in a red shirt holding a tray of white flowers and purple blooms. Above them a red, yellow and orange fringed canopy on a tall pole is held aloft. Behind, many onlookers in white shirts, saris and dhotis watch; a white van is parked at right.

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Night photograph of a crowd gathered around a central man in an orange saffron robe, holding a flower bundle of white jasmine and pink blooms. Behind him, a red and yellow fringed canopy on a tall pole is held aloft by a man in an orange-saffron robe on the left. A man in a white shirt with a moustache and a red-shirted man reach toward the central figure, while many devotees in white and colourful shirts press forward under dim lights.2009-01-11Night procession scene at a street crowd. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe and holds a basket of white flowers with purple blooms, flanked by others in saffron and white. Behind him a man in a red shirt with a tilak holds a tall wooden pole, and bare-chested men with rudraksha malas stand in front. A dense crowd of men and women in white and colourful clothes fills the background under street lights, with parked vehicles at right.2009-01-11Night street scene of a crowd gathered around a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, smiling and receiving an offering. A bare-chested priest in a rudraksha mala and orange cloth holds a bundle of white flowers and purple blooms wrapped in cloth. Around them, devotees in white shirts, orange and red garments press close, some with gray hair, others with beards. Vehicle headlights and tall street lamps light the scene, and a decorative tasselled banner hangs at the upper right. The central figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.2009-01-11Night photograph of a crowd gathered on a dark street, with a parked car and headlights in the background. At centre, a figure in an orange saffron robe with a long white flower garland hangs their head and has hands pressed together. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing an orange shawl, and a man in a red garment stand close, some with vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A tall wooden staff rises at left-centre. Several women in saffron and white saris stand in the background, and a man at lower right wears a gold necklace and a white tilak mark.2009-01-11Night photograph of a crowd on a street, with a white van parked behind. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and holds his hands together in greeting, while a man in a red shirt with a red tilak on his forehead holds a woven basket of white flowers and purple blooms. A young man in an orange robe holds a long wooden pole at left. Several bare-chested men wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand at right, and many onlookers fill the background.2009-01-11January 11 20092009-01-11Night procession with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, walking among the crowd and reaching out with his right hand. Behind him, a figure in an orange cloth holds a tall pole topped with a decorated ornamental canopy in gold, red and green, with silver finials. On the right, a man in white clothes holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Many people in white shirts and dhotis, and some in checked shirts, fill the dark background. The scene appears to be an outdoor evening procession.2006-12-23Night procession at a temple, lit by a flaming torch and warm lamps on an ornate, brightly decorated chariot-style shrine at right. Around him, devotees in white and pink clothes raise their hands in joyful chant; a woman in a gold-patterned sari and a woman in an orange shawl walk beside. A smiling man in an orange robe stands at right foreground. A saffron triangular flag on a pole rises behind the group.2011-12-05January 11 20092009-01-11January 11 20092009-01-11July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesAugust 03 20092009-08-03