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Night procession scene at a temple, with a woman in a maroon and gold blouse, leopard-print skirt and white-and-red flower garland reaching out her hands toward a man in a tall blue-and-gold patterned cap and rust-orange robe who holds a lit oil lamp flame near his face. To the right, a shaved-headed man in rust-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings watches with hands joined. Behind them, ritual attendants in orange and maroon robes carry brass plates and staffs, with trident and flag poles visible at the left edge. The setting is dark, lit mainly by the flame.

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Night procession with a group of devotees in maroon and rust-coloured dhotis and shawls, many with white and yellow tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. At left, a smiling man wears a maroon and gold turban, a long white and red flower garland, gold necklaces and a leopard-print lower cloth. Centre, a young man in a patterned blue and silver conical headdress holds an oil lamp with a flame, with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man with a bare shoulder holds a silver bowl. Behind them are silver staffs, a trident and a decorated palanquin canopy, with spectators in white in the background.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNight procession with a central figure in a maroon-red robe wearing a long white and red flower garland with a gold ornamental necklace and a gold-buckled belt, smiling and walking forward while holding a silver trident-topped staff. Around him, sannyasis in orange and maroon robes with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas carry tridents, a flag, and a metal bowl of flame; one priest in a decorated patterned cap lifts a lit oil lamp. Ritual torches and a canopy pole appear in the dark background. The central figure is a person candidate by his garland, maroon robe and procession leadership, but identity is uncertain.2013-11-17Night photograph of a ceremonial procession with a central figure wearing a maroon and orange head wrap, a white and yellow flower garland, gold necklaces, and a leopard-print skirt with a gold belt, smiling with hands folded. Around them, men and youths in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and white sacred markings on the arms stand with brass stands and staffs. A young man in a tall embroidered cap and gold necklaces holds a metal bowl with a lit flame, while others hold woven baskets. A decorated orange canopy with a bird motif and a trident are visible above. The setting appears to be a Karthigai Deepam style procession at night.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple with devotees in orange and maroon robes and white tripundra marks on their foreheads. A woman in the centre-left wears a maroon head wrap, a long white and red floral garland, gold necklaces and a leopard-print skirt, and she holds a ceremonial staff. Beside her, a young man in an ornate silver-and-blue conical headdress holds a lit oil lamp, while a man in a rudraksha mala raises a flame toward it. A silver bowl is held nearby, and tall golden staffs topped with tridents stand in the background among hanging maroon drapery. Around ten to twenty people are visible.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNight procession scene with saffron-robed devotees and priests. In the centre, a person with a red-and-gold headwrap, a white and yellow flower garland, a heavy gold chest necklace and a red and gold sash over dark cloth stands smiling and holding a long wooden staff. Beside them a younger man in a patterned conical hat and gold necklaces receives a lit flame from an attendant in orange cloth who holds a metal bowl. Others wear orange and red robes with white horizontal tilaka marks on their foreheads, and a ceremonial gold-tipped standard is visible at upper right. The person in the centre shows no clear cues of the page's identification, so the a person field is set to unsure.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNight procession scene. A woman in a deep red-maroon turban and maroon-saffron robe with gold border holds a flaming oil lamp (deepa) cupped in both hands, smiling, wearing a long necklace of red berry beads and white flowers, a gold ornate pendant, and gold armbands. Beside her a man in a maroon robe with gold trim holds a long wooden pole, and a younger man in a tall ornate gold-and-black brocade headdress and rudraksha mala stands at right. Dark background; warm firelight. Several other people in ritual clothing are partly visible at left.2014-12-05