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January 02 20162016-01-02November 11 20152015-11-11Night procession under a covered outdoor shed strung with multicoloured fairy lights and hanging decorative tassels. Women in white saris with orange-red shawls walk in a line carrying brass trident-topped staffs and smoking incense or fire vessels that trail smoke. Behind them women and attendants hold colourful decorated umbrellas in orange, red, yellow and black with embroidered borders. Some women wear orange or saffron robes and a seated woman in orange sits at left. A tall brass kalasha-like pillar stands in the background, and the brick-paved ground is lit by the event lights. This is a temple-style ritual procession.2016-11-12A night procession of people dressed in white garments walks past carrying tall poles topped with ornate teardrop-shaped embroidered standards in deep blue, maroon and gold, with a bird emblem at their centre. A large ceremonial umbrella stands at the right edge, and some participants hold paddle-shaped fans. Coloured lights and a glowing lamp appear in the dark background, lighting the scene in a dim, nocturnal atmosphere.2015-11-16November 12 20162016-11-12 +1 copiesNovember 16 20152015-11-16A dim evening procession at an outdoor ashram setting, with palm trees and strings of red and white pennant flags overhead. Women in white saris with orange-bordered shawls carry tall brass-tipped ceremonial staffs and ornate, embroidered umbrellas in red, orange and gold. A central figure in a plain white sari and shawl walks with head bowed, flanked by other devotees dressed in white and orange. Several people in the background wear white. The procession appears to be moving through a festival or ritual event.2007-01-01Night procession outdoors with devotees in white dhotis and white saris with yellow shawls walking in lines. A woman in an orange-saffron sari and beaded necklace raises a camera toward the group. Several people carry tall golden tridents and a red-and-yellow parasol with fringed edges, and a large banner with blue, white and red floral patterns hangs at right. Some attendees hold palms together in namaskar. A white van and onlookers are visible in the background.2010-11-21Night procession on an open ground with many women in saffron/orange sarees and white sarees and kurtas walking toward a bright light source. Several women carry ornate ceremonial umbrellas (one purple, one orange) and tall poles topped with golden-yellow and red banners and brass kalasha-like finials. A woman in orange holds a golden trident. Dark trees and a blurred glow form the backdrop.2016-09-15A night procession moves along a paved courtyard path past dark foliage. Several colourful ceremonial parasol-style canopies in purple, green, blue, red and orange, with mirrored fringes and gold finials, are carried on long poles at the front. Participants wear orange, saffron, yellow, white and purple garments; some hold brass or metal ritual items, and a man in white dhoti and shirt walks near the canopies. Many girls and women in orange, yellow and green clothes, some with painted foreheads and jewellery, fill the line, with a young woman in a green sari holding a folder at right.2016-09-15November 21 20102010-11-21March 02 20162016-03-02 +3 copies