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October 06 20112011-10-06Night procession on a gravel road past an illuminated golden ratha-style chariot with a deity murti in a glowing shrine canopy, lit by warm orange lamps. A large crowd of devotees in saffron and red dhotis and sarees walks in line; a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a dark beaded mala stands near the centre, and a person in a red and gold garment holds a dark ceremonial umbrella (kudai) over a figure at right. Trees and purple string lights frame the background, with a small illuminated shrine at right.2016-02-21Night procession outdoors with a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy, its red and multicoloured striped fabric hanging from a tall umbrella-style top. Inside the shrine-like frame, a lit deity murti or ornate image is garlanded with marigolds and flowers. Around it, people walk in a crowd: a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala holds a white cloth near a long pole, another man in white with a mala stands beside the palanquin, a man in orange-red garments moves in front, and a woman in a leopard-print top and orange skirt stands with her hand near her face. A man on the right in white holds a large brass or copper conch-shaped ritual horn. Lamps and streetlights glow in the dark background.2010-11-19Night procession on a dirt road with a golden palanquin carried on a wheeled wooden cart. The canopied golden palanquin with carved pillars is decorated with red, pink and white garlands and holds a deity murti at its centre. Devotees walk alongside pulling and guiding the cart: a bald man in white dhoti, men in white shirts and light trousers, and women in blue and orange saris, one in deep orange. Marigold plants line the left edge and a few lights glow in the background.2011-10-06Night procession at an ashram. A decorated wooden palanquin or ratha with a pillared canopy, draped in striped red, yellow and blue cloth with diamond patterns, glows under warm lamplight. Crowds of devotees in white and light-coloured clothes walk along a dirt path beside a low orange brick wall, with dark trees behind. Several people near the palanquin wear saffron-orange garments. Some figures are blurred in motion. The scene is a nocturnal temple procession with devotees carrying lamps.2010-11-19February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesA night procession on a dirt road passes a small ornate palanquin or ratha decorated with fringed red and gold canopy, garlands and colourful tassels. Devotees walk around it carrying lit torches and orange and red flags. A man in an orange dhoti stands in the foreground beside a woman in white. Other participants wear white kurtas, red and orange saris, and some have pink-stained hair. Small trees and a lit orange building with a red awning sit at the edge of the road under a dark sky.2011-12-15December 05 20112011-12-05A nighttime photograph of a dirt road lined with dark foliage and a low orange wall on the left. A brightly decorated palanquin or ratha shrine, lit with warm lamps and draped in colourful garlands and fabric, is carried in the distance along the road. Several people in white clothing walk alongside it, and one person in the foreground stands at the roadside holding a lit lamp that glows against the dark. Smoke or haze drifts through the scene, and a street lamp is visible at the top left.2010-11-19January 01 20132013-01-01October 12 20132013-10-12A night procession moves along a dirt road lit by small handheld flames. A decorated palanquin-style chariot, bright with lights and a red-and-gold deity murti under an illuminated canopy, is carried at the center. Men in white dhotis and orange-saffron cloths walk near the carriage, some holding long ceremonial staffs and oil lamps. A red umbrella is raised over the procession, and onlookers in darker clothing stand at the right edge. A palm-lined street and small buildings frame the scene in darkness.2010-11-19