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Outdoor evening photograph at Tirumala with a standing group posed before an illuminated deity palanquin decorated with golden floral arches and garlands. Two large white umbrellas with red fringe and gold lotus-shaped tops stand above the group. Centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over a red undershirt, hands clasped, and an upright posture; the page identifies this event as involving a person, but the appearance cues are only partly distinctive, so the identity is unsure. To his left, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and white vertical tilak wears a white dhoti with a green and gold border and a gold chain. Further left, a man in a white dhoti with gold border, and on the right a woman in a red sari with gold border and a man in white dhoti with tilak. Behind them, a man holds a lit lamp on a tray. Street lamps and dusk sky are visible.

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Evening outdoor photograph at a temple precinct with blue dusk sky and street lamps. Two large white ceremonial umbrellas with red trim and gold finials stand above a golden, ornately decorated palanquin or deity vehicle lit with lamps. At right a silver-clad tower structure and a flaming torch are visible. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a long gold pendant necklace and a shaved head stands beside a man in white ritual cloth holding a flaming lamp tray. A tall man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl and stands with hands folded, next to a woman in a red sari and a bearded man in orange robes. Several other people in mixed dress stand behind.2008-09-04Outdoor dusk photo at a Tirupati-style temple precinct with a lit golden deity procession shrine (murti decorated with flowers and lights) behind a group. Two large white fringed ceremonial umbrellas with red and gold lotus emblems stand above. In front, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe with a red undershirt and small red tilak stands center with hands clasped. To his left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold chain and tilak, and an older man in white dhoti with gold border; to his right, an older woman in a red sari with gold border and a man in white dhoti with tilak. A person in the background holds up a flaming oil lamp (aarti). a person cues: saffron robe, swept-back hair, central placement, but face-based identity is not asserted.2008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04Evening outdoor scene at a temple procession area. In the centre stands a young man with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange robe with gold border, hands clasped, smiling. To his left a bare-chested priest with a gold necklace, white dhoti and sandalwood tilak stands beside a man in a white dhoti and blue-white shawl wearing glasses. To his right a woman in a maroon sari. Behind them two large white and red decorated umbrellas with lotus-shaped tops are raised, and an illuminated golden palanquin holding a deity murti glows in the background. Several other people in white and saffron clothing stand nearby, along with uniformed police.2008-09-04Dusk procession at a temple with wet pavement and street lamps. Two large ornate parasols with fringed white and red edges stand over an illuminated palanquin shrine carrying a deity murti decorated with lights. In the foreground, a smiling man in a saffron-orange shawl stands at left. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and sacred thread holds a flaming lamp or aarti, and attendants in blue shirts and white dhotis walk alongside. Onlookers, including a child in green at right, watch the procession.2008-09-04Outdoor evening scene at a temple procession. A man in a saffron-orange garment with a gold-edged border stands centre, hands clasped, smiling, with dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead. To his left a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a green sash and a long gold chain stands beside a man in a pale blue shawl with gold border. To the right an older woman in a maroon sari smiles beside a woman in green. Two large white umbrellas with red lotus-shaped finials stand overhead. Behind them a gilded ornamental palanquin or deity canopy glows under lights, and other devotees in white and bare-chested priests with white tilaks stand in the crowd.2008-09-04December 05 20112011-12-05Night procession outdoors on a paved road with a crowd of onlookers at left. A man in the centre wears a long-swept dark hairstyle, a red-and-pink flower garland, a heavy gold necklace and a saffron-orange shawl over a saffron garment, and smiles while walking under a large multicoloured umbrella with a tasselled red, yellow and green canopy. Two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders hold orange umbrella-like standards decorated with emblems. Another attendant in an orange-brown robe carries a silver tray with a kalasha-like vessel wrapped in yellow and orange flowers. On the right, two men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand beside a bald man. a person cue: the central figure wears a long-swept hairstyle, a saffron shawl, a gold necklace and a flower garland, set within a ceremonial procession under a canopy. Several standards and the canopy show a stylised bird emblem.2013-02-05March 02 20132013-03-02