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December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 08 20162016-12-08Night procession on a gravel path lit by string lights on a multi-storey orange building. A large illuminated ratha or palanquin with floral decoration sits in the background, with an ornate golden umbrella held over a central figure. A man in a dark red-and-saffron robe with a long white staff walks at the centre, flanked by sannyasis in orange and red dhoti-style garments with rudraksha malas. Devotees in white and saffron clothing walk and dance on both sides, and a man in a striped shirt and cap stands to the right with a small torch in hand. Ritual procession with saffron-clad attendants.2015-11-21Night procession on a paved path lit green from overhead trees and strung with coloured fairy lights on a building to the right. Four people walk toward the camera. Two men in white dhotis with white upper cloths and rudraksha malas carry a sword and a handheld light. A woman in a red sari with gold border follows, hands joined. In the centre a bearded man in a rust-brown robe with an orange-gold garland walks ahead of a woman in orange sari. Other figures stand in the background.2016-12-06Night procession on a gravel road in front of an orange multi-storey building strung with multicoloured fairy lights. In the centre a woman in a red sari and orange-red turban walks holding a silver staff, with a lit lamp in the hand of a man in saffron-orange robes beside her. A black embroidered umbrella is held over the group. Behind them a decorated float or chariot carries a lit deity murti with flower garlands. Devotees in red and saffron saris and robes walk with rudraksha malas, while others in white kurtas and white saris follow on the right.2015-11-21September 05 20162016-09-05November 21 20152015-11-21 +1 copiesNight photograph of a procession on a stone-paved courtyard lit by green light from trees. In the foreground a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl walks beside a woman in white sari holding a lit lamp. Behind them a woman in a leopard-print blouse and dark skirt walks under a silver ceremonial umbrella, followed by a woman in an orange sari carrying a staff and an orange-clad devotee holding a bag. Other people in white and red saris and kurtas walk through the background beside a multi-storey building.2016-12-08February 13 20182018-02-13February 09 20172017-02-09Night procession on a paved path lit by string lights in green trees, with decorated pink and red ceremonial umbrellas at right. A bearded man at centre wears a tall dark red turban, a heavy gold necklace, a dark rudraksha-style mala and a grey-patterned dhoti-style garment; the appearance cues are not sufficient to confirm the a person identity, so he is described as a procession leader. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and shawls walk alongside a woman in an orange saree and another in a blue saree, while a figure in a brown robe and an older man with white hair follow. Several people are partly visible at the edges, some holding umbrellas. The scene is a temple-style or ashram procession.2016-12-07