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Night procession at an outdoor temple-like setting with a dense crowd of devotees pressing forward along a lane lit by oil lamps and flaming torches. In the foreground, a bald elderly man in white dhoti with a bare upper body stands beside a man in grey shirt with palms pressed together in anjali, and another man in a white vest with folded hands. Behind them a man in saffron-orange robes walks among the crowd, and a woman in a red sari and women in orange and pink garments stand nearby. On the right, a gold-plated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy and ornamental carvings, topped by a striped multicolour umbrella with tassels, is carried past. Blue and red draped cloth lines the left side and a sign is partly visible at the far left.

February 11 2013

Night outdoor ceremony at a golden ornate ratha or palanquin decorated with red and orange garlands and string lights. A standing man in saffron-orange robes faces the shrine, which holds deity murtis with flower garlands. A crowd in white and orange clothing stands with hands folded in prayer. Brass kalasha pots and brass lamps sit on the platform in the foreground, and a large red, yellow and blue decorated umbrella stands at left.

Night procession at an ashram with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris moving between rows of white crosses-like wooden posts. At centre, a palanquin-style deity murti decorated with a colourful multi-coloured garland arch is carried under a large ornate umbrella in red, blue and gold with a printed emblem. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth walks ahead holding a torch, while a woman in an orange-bordered sari carries a silver vessel and others in orange shawls follow. Flaming torches are held up on both sides. A portion of a shaved-headed man in white is in the foreground. Several people are visible; the crowd beyond is dense.

A crowded night procession with smoke and flames rising from oil lamps held near a decorated palanquin carrying silver deity murtis garlanded with yellow and white flowers and red fabric. A figure in saffron-orange robes, a large gold-beaded necklace, and a saffron head wrap stands in the right foreground, with an orange umbrella with tasselled edges overhead. Around them, devotees in white and bare-chested men with sacred marks and white shirts press forward, some with hands folded. A man in a white shirt wears a lanyard badge. A small group in front of the palanquin carries oil lamps and a silver-coloured object. Warm stage-like lighting from the upper right. a person appears in the right foreground, identified by the saffron robes, gold necklace and saffron head wrap, standing in a procession.

Night procession outside a temple with lit stone gateway. A large ceremonial silver-and-gold palanquin topped by a multicoloured canopy and heaped with marigold and rose garlands carries a figure in white dhoti with bare chest and gold arm ornaments, holding a silver tray. Below, a man in an orange-saffron garment with a garland stands at left; a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala walks nearby; men in white shirts, a man in yellow checked shirt and a bare-chested man with vibhuti smears crowd around. Devotees press forward, one raises a camera and another a phone. Dense crowd fills the foreground.

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February 11 2013

Night procession at an outdoor festival ground lit by string lights and a green lamp post. A large gold-coloured palanquin carrying a decorated deity murti is at the centre, draped with garlands and a red-and-gold canopy, with smoke and warm light rising behind it. Around it walk devotees in white shirts and dhotis, women in white and saffron saris, and people in orange and maroon robes. Two men on the right hold up orange and blue ornamental umbrellas. A small child in purple and a girl in red stand near the front. The crowd is dense and moves together with the procession.

Night photo of a dense crowd pressing around a golden ornate palanquin-style canopy at a festival, with many hands raised toward it. A bald man in a pink shirt and a man in an orange shawl stand near the center, a uniformed police officer in a khaki-olive cap and shirt stands in the foreground, and a trident-topped staff rises among the people. Illuminated tents and lights glow in the background.