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Night outdoor procession of devotees in saffron and orange robes with red shoulder cloths. On the left, a young man with a forehead tilak raises a brass bell in one hand and holds a handbell in the other. In the centre, a man in an orange garment wears a long white and red flower garland and raises both arms. Beside him, a woman in white holds a decorated offering tray with a small kalasha-like pot, flowers and a red-and-white plate. On the right, a young man in orange with a tilak looks ahead. Behind them, people in white and orange raise hands; red flags and string lights are visible at the edge of the dark scene.

September 30 2011

A nighttime street procession. At centre, a man in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl wears a red turban with a gold ornament, gold necklaces and a long garland of white flowers with green and red-yellow ribbons. Behind him a red banner pole and a silver-canopied umbrella are carried. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style malas walk alongside women in purple, orange and white saris; some carry brass or silver pots and some hold their hands together in reverence. A man at right wears white clothes with gold borders and a long mala. A torch flame is visible at upper left. The scene is crowded, with roughly twenty to thirty people visible.

Night procession on a paved path with a central man in a red-orange turban and saffron-red robe, wearing a thick white and multicolour flower garland, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, carrying a silver umbrella-style canopy above. Men and women around him wear orange, white with gold borders, and purple saris, many with rudraksha malas and silver necklaces, some holding brass kalasha pots. Bright lights illuminate the procession against a dark background.

October 18 2017

Night procession moving through a crowd, lit by a large bright fire or lamp glowing behind the group. At centre, a man in a rust-red sannyasi robe with a long white, red and blue flower garland stands with bindi and sandalwood marks on his forehead. To his left, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red-and-white headband holds an orange umbrella and wears a yellow dhoti; a woman in white with palms joined stands beside him. On the right, two men in rust-orange robes carry a tall silver staff and a lit torch. Many onlookers fill the background. a person identification is uncertain given the visible cues of the centre figure, as he wears a garland but no crown or long swept hair.

2016-02-16 +1 copies

A night street procession in a busy Indian town, with a row of devotees walking along a paved road lit by shop lights. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange silk dhoti and shawl wears layered rudraksha malas and a gold-toned necklace, with a red-orange tilak on his forehead, and walks barefoot-to-sandal in front of the group. Around him, men and women in saffron and white clothing, some with rudraksha malas and gold borders on white dhotis, walk closely together. On the right, a man in white with a striped kurta holds a red cloth. Four to five people are prominent, with more visible behind.

December 23 2006

2006-12-23 +2 copies

Night procession on a dirt road lit by a handheld lamp. In the centre a young man in saffron dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha-style bead garland and red tilak, holding a small lantern. Beside him a bald man in orange robes wears a large beaded necklace, glasses and a bracelet. Behind them devotees in white sarees and white dhotis carry red shawls, and a ceremonial umbrella and a deity-like headdress appear above the crowd.

Night procession photograph. A central man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and rudraksha beads on his chest, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame aloft in his right hand. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl also carries a brass lamp. A man on the left holds a brass handbell and a silver-tipped staff, and others in white clothes stand nearby. Colourful fringed umbrellas and a red-and-green cloth are visible in the background, and a woman in a pink top watches. The scene reads as a procession with aarti.

Night procession at a temple. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange clothing and a rudraksha mala, holds a metal lamp or censer with a flame and performs an aarti. Around him, many devotees in white dress and orange shawls stand with palms joined. Tall brass torches with flames stand at left and right. In the background a deity murti decorated with garlands is carried on a palanquin beneath an ornate golden canopy.

October 18 2017