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December 22 20162016-12-22A nighttime procession on a stone-paved path lined with banana leaves and fairy lights. Several men and women in traditional attire walk in a line; one woman in a red-and-gold sari holds her hands together in prayer, another carries a brass pot, and several men in white dhotis carry tall yellow, blue and red ceremonial umbrellas with crest emblems. A man in saffron dress and beads walks at the front. Golden kalasha vessels and garlands are visible.2016-12-12 +1 copiesNight procession of devotees in white ritual dress carrying ceremonial items along a dirt path in front of a red wall. Several men and women hold tall gold-poled umbrellas with ornate brocade canopies and orange embroidered banners with a blue emblem. The man in the centre wears white dhoti with a red shawl and a bead necklace, holding an orange banner. Others wear white kurtas, dhotis and saris, with ID lanyards around their necks. Foliage and small lights are visible in the background.2015-11-22Night procession on a stone-paved path lit by coloured lights. Several men in white dhotis walk bare-chested, several holding colourful ornate parasols with fringed edges in red, orange, purple and yellow above them. A woman in a yellow sari and a man in a pale green outfit with a camera walk near the front. A drummer with a large drum stands at left, and a tall decorated ceremonial structure with a golden figure rises in the background among trees.2016-12-07August 25 20172017-08-25December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesNight procession along a paved path lined with decorative lights, with devotees holding brightly coloured parasols on long poles. Parasols are red, yellow, blue and green, trimmed with sparkling beaded fringe. Many people in white dhoti and white sari walk in two rows, while some wear coloured garments. A man at far left in a white shirt and dhoti holds a blue parasol. A figure in yellow robes stands at the far right edge. Lamps and strings of lights brighten the trees beyond the path.2016-12-12 +1 copiesSeptember 03 20172017-09-03Night procession at an outdoor temple setting, with a dense crowd lining a dirt path. Two parallel rows of attendants in white clothes and orange-saffron shawls carry large golden-yellow ceremonial standards with red and blue emblems and green embroidery, plus rows of colourful umbrellas with red, orange and blue canopies. A small illuminated shrine structure with a tiered top is visible in the background. Many onlookers in white, orange and red clothing stand along the path. No individual can be confidently identified as a candidate for a person in this image.2007-01-01Night procession with men in white dhotis and shirts carrying decorated palanquins and ratha-style poles, which are wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. Several bearers strain with bamboo poles at the front while others in orange-red cloths stand behind the structures. A devotee in a white shirt with a red shawl holds a pole on the right, and a bearer with a dark forehead mark stands on the left.2016-01-24Night procession on a dirt ground in an ashram setting. Three ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges are carried by men in white dhotis and kurtas. Several men and a woman in orange and saffron robes walk barefoot; the central woman wears an orange garland and carries a brass vessel with a green leaf on a tray. Bamboo fencing and thatched huts stand in the background under electric lights.2008-08-01January 03 20162016-01-03