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Night procession on a paved road with devotees carrying golden trident-topped staffs (tridents) and red-and-gold ceremonial banners. In the foreground a bare-chested older man in white dhoti and white sacred thread holds a golden trident aloft. Behind him a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a pendant necklace walks beside women in white saris with gold borders carrying tridents. A white vehicle is in the background. Dim street lighting frames the procession of Maheshwara Puja darshan.2017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08Night procession on a sandy ground at an outdoor event. In the foreground, two women in matching saffron-orange saris and rudraksha malas carry tall silver staffs with golden trident finials, one leading a line. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body walks ahead with a saffron shawl over his shoulder. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with yellow and orange cloths, play drums and hold ceremonial staffs. String lights and a canopy frame the background.2015-01-13Night procession on a dirt ground with many men in white dhotis and shirts carrying ceremonial staffs topped with tridents and ornate gold finials. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a deity murti garlanded in red and flowers sits under a multicoloured fringed canopy at top right. A woman in white with a brown shawl walks among the procession. Onlookers including children in orange, green and yellow stand at left in the darkness.2010-11-11January 13 20152015-01-13A night procession on a sandy path with a darkened background. In the foreground a man in a brown dhoti and bare chest carries a golden trident-like staff topped with a finial overhead, and a second man in grey clothing walks beside him. Behind them, figures in white dhotis and shawls carry flags with orange and gold fabric, and several people hold red-and-orange umbrellas. A woman in a pink top and patterned pink trousers stands at left, and lit torches or lamps glow in the distance. Several participants are wearing white clothes; the scene reads as a ritual procession.2016-09-05Night procession on a dirt road with string lights along the edge. In front, an elderly man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-white bead necklace carries a long gold pole topped by an orange and gold banner with floral embroidery and a blue bird emblem. Behind him, several men in white dhoti and shirts carry similar orange banners on poles, and others walk with red shawls. In the background, illuminated deity palanquins and chariots glow with golden light.2015-11-11Night procession on a paved street with a lit float in the background. In the foreground a young boy in orange cloth and a bare chest plays a white drum with a stick, beside a teenage drummer in orange garments with a rudraksha mala. A girl in white with a gold border plays a long brass horn. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a tall gold trident. A woman in orange with a rudraksha mala beats a second white drum. Figures in white and orange move behind, with a decorated figure atop the float and an umbrella at left.2017-05-06January 11 20172017-01-11November 16 20152015-11-16Night procession on a sandy ground in front of a red-painted building with white-framed windows. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt carries a flaming torch. Behind him a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth holds up a flaming torch, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a decorated ceremonial standard topped with a kalasha-like finial, with red and gold fabric. Several other men in white shirts and dhotis carry tall decorated poles and umbrella-like standards with colourful embroidered panels, and some wear lanyards. Steps and a small table with flowers are visible at left.2015-11-16February 19 20152015-02-19