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April 26 20122012-04-26Night photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered outdoors under a corrugated roof, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the centre, a man in a brown kurta with a gold chain stands with hands folded. At the front right, a bald man in white robes with a rudraksha-style mala stands near a laptop on a low platform. Women in pink and saffron saris and men in orange shawls surround them. Behind them is a illuminated red and gold ratha or small shrine-like float with lit lamps, flanked by a gold trident and ceremonial staffs. Palm trees and a red ring hang in the background.2012-04-26A night procession under an open-sided shed with a corrugated roof and bright hanging lights. Along the left and center, a crowd of devotees in pink, white, saffron and red saris and dhotis stands with hands raised in prayer, some holding ceremonial fans, a staff and a yellow umbrella. Ritual objects include a bell-like brass lamp at the front and a flag-like banner. A plain raised concrete platform occupies the foreground, and a rear wall displays a printed sign.2012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26A night-time outdoor procession at an ashram-style courtyard under a corrugated metal roof strung with red pennant flags and tall, multicoloured cloth-wrapped pillars with tasseled ends. At centre stands an ornate, colourful palanquin or ratha canopy with orange and red drapery and a tiered domed top, carried by people in white. Around it, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, saffron-orange sarees and pink and purple saris stands or walks, some holding long poles or staffs. In the foreground a woman in a cream saree with hands pressed in anjali stands near a raised white-and-red bordered platform holding a dark red cushioned seat. A large black speaker sits on the platform. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this view.2010-11-19April 26 20122012-04-26October 12 20132013-10-12December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07April 26 20122012-04-26A night procession moves along a paved path between open-sided structures, lit by a bright handheld lamp and a few small lights. Two lines of people in white ritual clothes, many with orange shawls, walk on either side while others hold their hands together in prayer. Colourful umbrellas with fringed, multicoloured canopies are carried above the group, and a drummer beats a large drum. A woman in a red-and-green sari and a child in red and a toddler in blue stand at the left edge watching. The scene is a temple-style procession with devotees in white and orange, with no clearly identifiable a person figure among the visible people.2006-12-23May 27 20132013-05-27