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March 02 2016

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Night procession on a dirt ground with devotees carrying lit torches and ornate fringed canopies or banners. In the foreground a man with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead wears a white dhoti and a gold-bordered shawl, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them men in brown or maroon robes walk holding torches, one man in glasses at left center. A woman in red robes is at the right edge. Other figures in white dhotis move in the background under a dark sky with a bright moon and buildings. A banner at top left reads Dasara Pooja Festam.2016-03-02March 02 20162016-03-02Night procession on a dirt path with a row of people in white and off-white dhotis and shirts walking beside ornate, embroidered ceremonial umbrellas in gold, orange and red. A bare-chested man in an orange-yellow dhoti with a white sacred thread and a bare-chested figure with a long rudraksha-style necklace lead the group; several people hold their hands in anjali. A man at right holds a lit torch, and children in orange and red clothing walk among the adults. A bamboo grove and a building are behind them. The scene suggests a torch-lit procession.2016-03-02March 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesSeptember 05 20162016-09-05A night-time procession on a paved road. At the centre, a figure in an orange and gold-striped garment and an orange turban, wearing a red-orange garland, holds a lit flame or lamp in both hands. Beside them, a man in a white kurta carries a small light. Two large ornate umbrellas with red, blue and gold fringes are held aloft by attendants in dark red and maroon dhotis and sashes, and a golden decorated banner rises at the left. Many people in saffron, orange and white clothing crowd behind, with streetlights and a building in the background. The central figure's identity is not clear enough from appearance to name a candidate.2014-12-05September 05 20162016-09-05Night procession of devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and red-orange shawls, carrying tall blue-shafted red flags bearing a blue emblem. A large ornate golden umbrella and a red-and-gold parasol are held above the procession, with a decorated palanquin-like structure visible behind. In the foreground, a bespectacled man in white with gold borders and an orange shawl walks beside a young boy in white holding a flag, and a smiling woman in white with gold border carries a flag pole on the right. Drums and other participants are visible in the background.2015-09-15Night procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees walking behind ceremonial umbrellas and decorated banners. Several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas lead the group, one wearing a tall grey ceremonial cap. Behind them, people in white dhotis and cream clothing walk, and women in cream and yellow saris stand at the left. Two ornate umbrellas with red and gold fringes are held aloft, and a lit torch or lamp is visible near the front. Vehicles and buildings line the background under a dark sky.2010-11-21March 02 20162016-03-02 +3 copiesA night procession on a stone-paved path lit by flaming torches. In the centre, a man with voluminous dark curly hair wears a white dhoti and a sacred cord, holding a small lit flame in a metal cup. A man in a white shirt with glasses and a lanyard reaches to light it. On the right, a man in a white shirt with rudraksha beads holds a flaming torch. Behind them, people in white clothing carry tall ceremonial umbrellas and orange-and-red banners on poles. Palm trees are silhouetted in the dark background.2016-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15