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September 05 20132013-09-05Night procession photographed in dim light. Several devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls carry ceremonial standards: a tall gold-toned flag with a pointed notch, a long gold leaf-shaped staff, a silver staff, and a fringed yellow-and-orange banner. Foreground women hold the gold staffs; behind them a man in white and an older man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace walk among others. A woman in a green shawl and floral dress stands at right. Partly visible fabric lies at lower left.2007-01-01A night procession on a dirt road lit by distant lights. Devotees in white clothes carry tall golden ornate standards with red, orange and teal embroidered fabric panels and a blue circular emblem, along with golden parasols. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and cream dhoti and a woman in a white sari with gold border lead the line, both holding standards. Behind them a young boy in yellow top and red shorts walks beside a standard, and a few people in saffron and orange garments follow. The scene suggests a ritual procession.2015-11-15November 21 20102010-11-21Night procession on a sandy open ground led by devotees in white. Two people at the front carry large silver trishul tridents with ornate tips, and a third carries a gold-tipped trident on the right. Behind them a man in a leopard-print shawl over orange robes walks beside a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with an orange-red shawl. Many women in white saris and white clothing follow, with some in pink, green and yellow. The people walk in a steady line, some looking ahead and others mid-step.2010-11-20November 16 20152015-11-16A night procession on a dirt path lined with trees and orange marigolds. Women in white saris and men in white dhotis carry tall silver tridents and a torch-like staff, and a small child in a yellow shirt and red dhoti walks beside them. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a leopard-print shawl walks at the front, and behind him a bare-chested or white-clad attendant walks with a red-orange cloth over one shoulder. Ahead, a deity murti is carried under a striped canopy, lit by lamps, as a ritual procession moves through the dark grounds.2010-11-20A night-time procession photographed outdoors on a sandy ground. In the foreground, two women in white dresses with orange shawls carry tall golden-yellow ceremonial banners with red and teal embroidered panels, each bearing a central emblem. Men in white and orange robes flank them holding long silver staffs with ornate finials. Behind them, a crowd of people in red shirts and white dhotis gathers in the dark. One woman looks upward while the other walks forward holding a banner pole.2007-01-01January 02 20162016-01-02November 11 20152015-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11A photo of a group of people standing in a hazy, smoky hall, holding ceremonial gold staffs and standards. Several figures in rust-orange and saffron robes with orange sashes hold a golden trident, golden staffs topped with ornate finials, and a golden kalasha-style banner with a floral and emblem design. Beside them, two women in white dress with orange-gold borders and red garlands stand holding gold staffs, and a golden flag and a gold-handled parasol-like staff appear at right. A large orange cushioned throne or seat is visible in the background. The image has a soft, smoky glow from incense or fire in the air.2015-01-12