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Night procession at a temple or courtyard with many devotees in saffron-orange robes and a crowd of onlookers. A central bearded man in a maroon-brown robe, with a long white and pink flower garland, holds a tall staff and walks at the front. Around him, young men and women in orange dhotis and saffron garments carry staffs and move forward, some with white ash markings on their arms and foreheads and rudraksha malas. Ornate orange and yellow decorated umbrellas and a lit flag are visible above. Smoke or light haze fills the background. Several people in white and colourful clothing stand in the crowd behind. The scene is a religious procession with staffs and umbrellas.

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Night procession on a stone-paved courtyard with bright lights and drifting haze. A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe with a white-pink flower garland stands at the centre holding a silver staff, flanked by a man in orange cloth with a long gold staff. Behind them a large crowd of people in orange and saffron garments, many carrying ornate orange and red umbrellas and a yellow banner on a pole. Some men have white body markings and bare torsos wrapped in orange cloth; a few women wear rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces. A man in white stands at the right edge.2017-02-09A nighttime procession on a stone-paved courtyard. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a rust-red robe, a gold pendant and garlands of white flowers, and holds a tall silver staff. Around him, barefoot young men in saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas walk in step, some with white and yellow forehead markings. 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Beside him a young man in saffron-orange robes wears wooden rudraksha malas and holds a white ornate ceremonial fan-like staff. Behind them several young women and men in orange robes, wearing rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, follow, with vermilion marks on their foreheads. Large decorated umbrellas in blue, yellow and pink with silver trim are held overhead. A2017-02-09Night procession with a central figure in a maroon robe, a long pink-and-white flower garland, a gold pendant necklace and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot-to-sandals with arms outstretched. Behind him, attendants in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis carry staffs and a lantern, and devotees in orange and pink saris dance and clap along the road. Large decorative umbrellas in red, blue and pink, and a lit illuminated shrine structure stand in the background under dark trees.2017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09Night procession at a temple-like setting. 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