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September 15 2015

A night procession of devotees in orange and saffron shawls walks along a road lit by street lamps. Many wear blue lanyards around their necks. A man in front wears a yellow marigold garland and holds a phone, while a woman in a yellow sari walks in the foreground. Behind them a decorated float or chariot with flowers and orange flags is visible. Dark sky overhead.

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Night procession on a sandy path with a decorated, illuminated palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti under a colourful multi-coloured canopy. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks at the centre holding a tall umbrella-style parasol, flanked by devotees in white dhotis and shawls, and a woman in a pink dress. Other attendants in orange robes walk alongside, with flaming torches and orange flags visible on the sides. Several onlookers stand at the edges, including a woman in a green shawl in the left foreground with her back to the camera.

Night procession on a paved path at a compound edge. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk in a group under ornate umbrellas, one with a striped multicoloured canopy and others in orange and yellow. A man in front wears an orange garment and carries a brass or silver vessel. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a pot or offering. A child in orange stands at left beside a chain-link fence. A green container truck and a floodlight are visible at right.

Night street procession in an Indian town, with people walking along a road lined by low buildings, a parked white van and a scaffolded building on the left. A man in the centre wears a rust-red robe, a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with a white forehead band. Beside him a woman in a maroon sari with a blue border walks, and a man on the left in orange cloth carries a tall staff decorated with white and multicoloured flower garlands. Several men in orange robes and women in white walk behind, and a bearded man in orange on the right holds a mobile phone to his ear. The scene shows a devotional procession moving through the street after dark.

A procession on a city street with saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. In the centre, a seated elder in orange robes and a pink shawl is pushed in a wheelchair under a purple umbrella, and a man in cream kurta with a rosette badge walks beside him holding a marigold garland. To the left, a white ornate carriage with gold trim and lanterns stands by. Many men wear orange turbans and orange cloth, some with rosette badges; a green umbrella and a blue canopy appear at the edges, and a tall ceremonial staff rises at right. Garlands of marigolds and a crowd of onlookers line the route.

Night procession at a rathotsavam: a richly decorated wooden chariot with a multicoloured canopy of striped and patterned panels, yellow fringe and peacock motifs. Seated under the canopy is a figure in orange robes with a crown-like headdress and gold necklaces, beside a trident and a deity image in the back. Around the chariot, devotees pull and walk with it: a bald man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala gestures forward, a man in white dhoti with a mala and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse walk nearby, and a woman in a teal sari stands at right. A boy in a green checked shirt is in the foreground. Lamps light the scene against a dark background.

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September 15 2015

Night procession of a decorated ratha (chariot) with a colourful patterned canopy in red, yellow and blue, topped by a gold finial and a trident-like staff. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a crown-like headdress, with a long gold necklace and a trident, sits on a gold throne over a patterned red and maroon cloth draped with marigold garlands. Behind the chariot is a shrine panel with a deity murti framed by flowers. Men in saffron and white dhotis pull and steady the chariot, while saffron-clad attendants with rudraksha malas walk alongside. Devotees in white and green saris stand with folded hands along the roadside. Orange flags flutter at the sides of the procession under dark night sky.