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January 03 2016

Night procession on a dirt road. Two rows of men in white dhotis and white shirts hold tall poles with large colourful umbrellas (red, green, yellow, purple fringe, some with a blue bird emblem). Small lit torches or flames light the road ahead, with robed figures in orange and saffron visible further along. A bright floodlight glows at the left edge against dark fields. Counting only clearly visible people, about a dozen men stand in the foreground.

Night 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.

March 02 2016

2016-03-02 +2 copies

Night procession on an open dirt ground with men in plain white dhotis and white shirts carrying tall poles of decorated ceremonial umbrellas. The umbrellas have fringed tassels in red, yellow, green and maroon, and one has ornate beaded embroidery. Several men wear identification badges on lanyards. Coloured string lights glow in the distance and women in red and orange saris stand at the right edge. No a person candidate is visible.

A night procession on a dirt path with many people in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing orange shawls. Ornate triangular banners with gold fringe, red fields, blue floral borders and a white bird emblem are carried on tall poles. Tall ceremonial tridents and a round fan-shaped ornament are held aloft, with drummers and striking drums in the background and a few people in orange robes. A central figure with long light hair wears a white garment with an orange shawl and gold border, placing him among ritual attendants rather than a clearly distinguishable figure. Decorated umbrella-like canopies stand in the distance. The scene suggests a temple procession.

Night procession on a dirt road with string lights along the edge. In front, an elderly man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-white bead necklace carries a long gold pole topped by an orange and gold banner with floral embroidery and a blue bird emblem. Behind him, several men in white dhoti and shirts carry similar orange banners on poles, and others walk with red shawls. In the background, illuminated deity palanquins and chariots glow with golden light.

Night photograph of a procession on a dirt ground lined on both sides by devotees dressed in white. Those on the left and right hold up large colourful parasols with red, blue, orange and green panels, golden finials and fringed tassels, forming a corridor down the centre. Several figures in white kurta and dhoti stand along the path, while a few people in orange robes are visible further back in the middle distance. Dark sky and a few distant lights frame the scene.

November 16 2015

September 15 2016

A night-time procession in an open courtyard with a decorated floor of coloured kolam designs. Several colourful umbrellas with tassels and a gold trident finial are carried above the group. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas wear orange shawls, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left. A man in white holds a long wooden pole with a decorative tassel at right, and others carry round red-and-gold emblem fans. Lit surroundings and a tiled building edge the scene.

Night procession on a dirt road lined with devotees in plain white dhotis and shirts holding long-handled umbrellas. Several umbrellas are colourful with red, green and yellow borders, tassels and a bird emblem; others are gold-tinted parasols. Devotees carry flames or lamps, and a figure in orange robes walks at the centre of the procession toward the distant light. A lamp-lit path leads forward between the rows of people. The scene is an outdoor religious procession at night.