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A night street procession in a city lane, with a crowd of devotees gathered beside a decorated palanquin-style ratha carrying deity murti. The chariot is draped in red and white garlands and lit by a bright bulb. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and trousers wears a rudraksha mala and gold bracelet, facing the procession with his hands by his sides. Nearby, women in blue and teal saris stand close to the cart, and a shops with signage line the left side under a dark sky.

Dense night crowd of devotees filling a street, many women in colourful saris and salwar in pink, orange, green and yellow, and men in white shirts. A small flame or oil lamp glows near the centre, and a white van stands behind the crowd. Some people raise hands and smile. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

Night photo of a dense crowd of devotees moving along a path at an outdoor festival. A woman in the foreground wears a pink floral saree with a white vertical mark on her forehead, looking toward the camera. Beside her a boy in a red shorts and checked shirt stands near a man in white with an orange shawl and a white forehead mark carrying a metal tray. A young woman with orange flowers in her braid wears a pink top and a peach saree. A large painted banner on the right shows a standing figure in red and orange robes with a garland. A white bus and a street lamp are visible in the background.

Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered along a roadside during a procession. Most stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a common gesture of devotion. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt and white dhoti and holds a stick, and women in saris and salwar suits in blue, yellow, pink and teal fill the middle ground. Children stand among the adults. A white bus and van stand at the right edge, with warm street lights and a few distant figures visible in the dark background. The scene suggests a Ratha Yatra-style street procession viewed from the crowd, with no deity or a person clearly visible in frame.

Night street procession in India: a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, shirts and sarees gathers around an ornate, flower-garlanded ratha chariot lit by a bright lamp. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang from the chariot's pillars and canopy. Inside the shrine, a figure in white clothing and a white headpiece stands near the decorated structure, while others in the crowd stand close to the chariot. Shops with lit signs line the roadside behind the crowd.

October 14 2006

A dim night-time procession of a large crowd moves forward past parked vehicles. Many devotees press together, several in white dhotis and shirts, others in orange and red kurtas. Two men in the foreground hold hands in a line, one in an orange-yellow kurta, one in a red shirt. On the right, a bald priest with a white forehead band and rudraksha mala walks bare-chested with a red cloth. At left, a figure carries a tall brass ceremonial staff or lamp stand with a flame-like top. Mostly women in saffron and white saris are visible behind. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made.

Night-time photo of a crowd queuing under a striped canvas awning with a dark patterned tarpaulin and strings of warm fairy lights overhead. Women in saris with white flower garlands in their hair, a young man in a blue checked shirt, and older men in white shirts and dhotis move through the crowd. Pink and yellow garments stand out in the foreground. Fluorescent street lamp at left, wooden poles supporting the canopy.

A dense evening crowd of devotees gathers outdoors among large trees, many women and girls with long braided hair decorated with flower garlands, plus children and a man in a light blue striped shirt in the foreground. At right, an ornate golden ratha or palanquin canopy is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a colourful umbrella, with a small flame visible near the crowd. Some people wear white clothing, saffron and orange saris, and yellow and pink outfits. A date stamp and copyright overlay sit in the lower right corner.

November 01 2006

A dense night-time procession crowd moves along a stone-paved street lit by harsh white spotlights. In the foreground, women in yellow and green sarees and a woman in a red and gold saree reach toward a decorated vehicle at left, its ornate floral and feathered ornaments visible. A man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and a long ceremonial staff stands at right, with a seated man in a white shirt and garlands nearby. Behind them a large crowd of men and women in white shirts, saris and orange shawls fills the frame under hanging lights and a canopy. Many faces are only partly visible.

October 14 2006