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February 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copiesNight photograph of a procession. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks tied with a red band holds up a gold trident (trishul) on a tall pole, beside a saffron-and-red flag with floral patterns. Smoke drifts across the frame. Behind him, dark-clothed and orange-robed people walk along a street lined with red buildings, and a brightly lit, multi-tiered decorated ratha/chariot tower glows in the distance. White marks are painted on his shoulder and arm.2017-02-09Night procession photographed from behind at a temple courtyard. In the foreground, a bald elderly man in white with glasses holds a red pole topped with a yellow and red ornamental umbrella decorated with blue and white floral motifs. Beside him a dreadlocked person holds a gold ceremonial staff with a flaming bowl-like urn at its top, smoke rising from it. Behind them, a red and silver umbrella is carried, and a partial figure in white stands at the right edge. Further back, figures in orange robes walk in procession toward a brightly illuminated multi-tiered tower with green, pink and white lights. The scene is dark with a glowing lit structure in the background.2017-02-09Night procession photographed with shallow focus. In the foreground, silver trishul staffs topped with ornate finials are carried upright by devotees; the nearest trishul has a small oil lamp-style cup at its base. Behind them, ceremonial parasols with red and blue fabric and beaded fringe are held aloft. A man with grey hair and a white garment holds one staff, another man in dark clothes with glasses holds a second, and a woman with light hair and a white top stands among the crowd. Blurred figures and warm lights fill the background.2017-02-24Night procession on a road lit by a tall, illuminated golden ratha/palanquin shrine with many lamps glowing on its tiers, carrying a deity murti under a dome. In front, a man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a long brass trident-staff, and a man in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland carries a tall torch-like staff with a flame. Near the front, a woman in a red sari holds a trident. Trees fill the dark background. Several devotees in white, red and multicoloured saris and dhotis walk alongside, many carrying brass trident staffs and an orange-and-red ceremonial umbrella/banner.2016-09-05Night procession photographed with blurred lights. In the foreground a man in a white patterned shirt carries a tall gold trident-shaped staff topped with an ornate gold urn, from which smoke or incense drifts upward. Behind him, a lit illuminated palanquin or float with a glowing arched shrine is carried along the street, and a figure in orange-saffron clothing walks near it. Other people in white and bright umbrellas or lamps line the road in soft focus.2017-05-06A nighttime religious procession moves along a paved road under dark trees. At the centre, an illuminated multi-tiered ratha/chariot carrying a deity murti glows with warm lamps and green lights. Ahead, a man in white clothing holds a long golden trident-topped staff, and beside him a figure in saffron-orange robes carries a lit flaming torch near a decorated orange and red ceremonial umbrella. On the right, a woman in a purple sari holds a brass lamp with a trident-topped handle, with incense smoke rising. Behind the chariot, devotees in colourful saris and white dhotis walk in the crowd, and a figure in a dark robe carries a flat brass ritual item.2016-09-05February 09 20172017-02-09September 05 20162016-09-05December 24 20132013-12-24December 12 20162016-12-12February 21 20162016-02-21