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October 18 2007

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Night photo of a temple-courtyard procession circling a white stone shrine topped with a tall golden spire and a lamp-lit figure at its base. Several colourful decorated umbrellas with yellow, red and blue panels and tassels stand around the shrine. Men in white dhotis and women in saris, one in green with a blue border and another in red, walk in a procession while devotees on the left and right stand with palms pressed together. One man in white blows a long horn, and others carry hand cymbals and bells. Strings of lights glow at the upper right edge.2007-10-18Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at an open courtyard. A central man in a white shirt and light trousers walks barefoot across the sand toward a small white stone shrine with a tall golden kalasha finial. Around him, people in white dress stand in two rows holding colourful umbrellas with red, blue, orange and yellow panels and tassels, and some hold small cymbals or bells. Young girls in white and pale dresses stand at the left and right edges with hands folded in namaskar. Lamps glow faintly in the dark background and a circular stone step lies in the foreground.2007-10-18October 18 20072007-10-18October 18 20072007-10-18Night photograph of a procession at an outdoor courtyard. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas carry colourful umbrellas with blue, orange, red and green patterns and tasselled fringes, and some carry gold-topped staffs and drums. Two women in a blue salwar kameez and a red sari walk down stone steps toward a white stone shrine or platform with a small lit lamp structure behind it. Other people in white stand along the edges watching with hands folded in greeting. The scene is lit by flash and dim night lighting.2007-10-18December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesA 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.2007-01-01December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesA night procession on a dirt road lined with string lights. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse, a lanyard badge and bangles holds a tall gold pole topped with an orange and red embroidered pennant bearing a dove emblem. Behind her a line of men and boys in white dhotis and shirts carry similar pennants and silver-coloured standards. Further back, a lit decorated deity figure on a palanquin or float glows under illumination, with umbrellas and devotees in white following. Strings of lights and small trees frame the scene.2015-11-16Night procession on a dirt path with a row of people in white dhotis and white saris walking behind ornate processional umbrellas with gold fringe and multicoloured borders. A central decorated palanquin or deity conveyance is carried at the back. Drummers play barrel drums in the foreground, a woman in a green sari plays a wind instrument, and a man in white plays a horn-like instrument. Palm trees and dark trees stand at the edges under a night sky.2006-12-23September 03 20172017-09-03