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January 29 20102010-01-29Night procession at an illuminated outdoor temple-style venue strung with coloured fairy lights. A large crowd of devotees, many women in saris and men in white dhotis, walks along a paved area. In the foreground, an orange umbrella with a small framed portrait on its canopy is held aloft. At right, a decorated ratha or palanquin carrying lit deity figures, with a glowing green-lit tree behind. Many people are visible, mostly in white, orange and multicoloured saris.2016-12-23Night procession on a dark road lit by strings of coloured lights. At centre, an illuminated ornate float or palanquin with arched white and turquoise lights carries figures seated under a canopy, appearing as small deity or dignitary images. Crowds of people walk on both sides, including men in white shirts and dark trousers, a man in a striped t-shirt, and people in maroon and red shirts. Yellow and blue umbrella-like canopies with a blue emblem stand at left and right edges. Overhead wires cross the scene.2010-01-29March 04 20192019-03-04Night 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 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23March 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesA night-time outdoor procession gathers in an open dirt area lit by a few lamps. Many people dressed in white clothing stand and move about, with several women in white saris and men in white shirts and mundus. Several large colourful parasol-style umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies are raised above the crowd on the left. On the right, a decorated palanquin or altar table is covered in deep red cloth and adorned with long garlands of white and orange flowers, with a shelter and a small building behind. A few people wear orange-saffron cloth. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2006-12-23Night procession on a dirt path with scattered flower petals. A golden palanquin carrying a deity murti is shaded by a multicoloured canopy on a pole. Two decorated flag-banners flank the procession. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow or orange shawls walk alongside, some holding lamps and offerings. Women in saris, one in gold-brown and one in yellow and red, carry brass vessels and offerings. A man in orange robes walks near the palanquin. Young trees and a white building stand in the background under a dark sky.2010-11-05Night procession on a dark campus path with a golden palanquin-style deity carriage carrying an ornate murti garlanded with purple and orange flower garlands, shaded by a multicoloured umbrella. Two large gold-edged pennant-shaped banners with red and blue emblems flank the carriage. Devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, while a woman in a yellow sari carries a brass pot and a woman in a maroon sari holds a small vessel. A young girl in white holds one banner pole. Trees and small lamps light the scene.2010-11-05December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesMarch 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copies