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Night procession with a lit ratha-style shrine glowing with oil lamps behind the marchers. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange-red saffron sannyasi garment and a dark rudraksha mala walks forward, with a red bindi. A white-clad man in a dhoti with gold border carries a long wooden pole with a flame at its top beside him. Others in white dhotis, a woman in a red shawl and white kurta, a woman in a yellow sari, and a man in an orange top walk behind. Orange and red ceremonial flags on poles flank the procession.

Night procession on a dirt road between brick walls, lit by a dark sky. Saffron and orange flags fly on poles at left and right. At center, a decorated palanquin or chariot with a canopy and ornamental panels moves forward, with a lit oil lamp visible near it. Ahead of it walk several men in saffron and orange robes, one in a long orange shawl, plus others in white dhotis and white shirts. Women in saris and salwar kameez in green, yellow, blue and pink walk among the crowd, and a few people in white kurtas carry flags. Roughly two dozen people are visible, many partially in frame.

November 16 2015

2015-11-16 +1 copies

November 21 2015

2015-11-21 +1 copies

Night procession on a dark road lit by a single street lamp, with a crowd of devotees walking together. In the center a woman with long dark hair wears a plain saffron-orange garment and walks with hands clasped. Beside her a young man in orange robes with a red-bordered cloth walks in step. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls and an older bearded sannyasi in orange robes with a red border carry garlands, and a man in white stands at the right edge. Tall trees and a utility pole frame the background. Consistent with the girivalam circumambulation described in the page excerpt, though no sacred landmark is clearly visible.

February 13 2018

Night procession on a paved courtyard lit by strings of coloured fairy lights in trees. A bearded man in a maroon garment with a red-and-white garland and gold necklace walks at the centre, flanked by a white-robed man with rudraksha mala and a man in a red turban. Shirtless drummers in orange cloths beat a silver drum on the left, and in the foreground a bare-chested young man in orange cloth carries a kalasha with a pineapple-like top and beaded necklaces. Above, a multicoloured ratha-style canopy with tassels and ornate orange-and-green umbrellas is carried on poles. Seated and standing devotees in saris and white clothes watch from the right, some with hands folded in namaskar. Textiles and a bundle of wires sit at the left edge.

January 03 2016

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.

Night procession on a paved street lined with shops and lights. A central man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long gold-bead necklace, rudraksha mala, gold armlets and a red tilak on his forehead, walks forward with a serious expression. Around him are several people in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas, a woman in a white sari with a gold border holding folded hands, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala carrying a staff, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti holding a red cloth bundle. Procession with devotees walking barefoot.

2012-04-11 +1 copies

October 18 2017

Night procession on a dark road, with a golden palanquin-style cart carrying a decorated deity murti garlanded with red and green flowers beneath a multicoloured canopy. A figure seated on the cart wears an orange robe with a leopard-print shawl and a rudraksha mala; a bare-headed man in orange sits beside him. Surrounding devotees wear white dhotis and orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks, and women in saris carry brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels. Bright lights glow in the background. a person identification is uncertain from appearance alone.