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Night procession on a dirt road with many devotees walking past a brightly decorated palanquin-style shrine carrying an illuminated deity murti, flanked by flaming torches. Two men in saffron/orange robes, one holding a rudraksha mala, walk near the front; a saffron umbrella with red and gold fringe is held aloft above a person in orange. Devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas, saffron stoles, sarees in orange, pink and turquoise, and white salwar kameez. Many people stand in the crowd behind, some holding hands. The black sky frames the scene.

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Night procession on a dirt road led by a glowing, multi-tiered decorated chariot or palanquin with a lit deity murti inside, approaching from the dark background. Participants in white dhotis and kurtas, saffron/orange robes and colourful saris and salwar kameez walk in the crowd. A decorated umbrella (chhatra) with red and gold trim is held over the central figure in an orange robe; several orange flags and lit torches line the route. Many people hold orange flags. The crowd includes men and women in white, saffron and pastel clothing walking closely together.2011-12-05A night procession on a grassy field led by saffron-clad devotees. Near the centre, a man in an orange-red dhoti and draped orange shawl walks beside a man in a yellow robe with red border, both carrying nothing visible while a sheltering umbrella with pink and white fringe is held over the procession. Behind them a lit ornate temple-shaped palanquin glows with a deity murti inside. Orange flags on poles and oil lamps flicker among participants in white kurtas, yellow saris and salwar kameez. A line of devotees holds hands at left, and a bald man in white stands at the right edge. Bright crowd of roughly two dozen people visible.2011-12-05Night procession on a dirt road. A palanquin-style shrine structure lit with warm lamps and topped with a pointed shikhara-like roof is carried forward, shaded by a white canopy and flanked by two decorated standards and lit torches. Ahead, men in saffron/orange robes walk in front, one in a long orange robe with a sash; behind them, many people in white dhotis, white kurtas and white salwar-style outfits follow. Women in white and yellow saris and salwars walk along the sides, some holding orange flags on poles. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at the right edge. Crowd members in the foreground carry orange and saffron flags.2011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05Night procession on a dirt path beside an orange-red wall. At center, a man in an orange hooded top and dark sandals stands facing the camera, hands together, with a crowd around him. Behind, a decorated palanquin-style float with a glowing deity murti and lit lamps is carried forward, with two flaming torches held aloft on either side. A tall ornate umbrella with coloured fringe in red, yellow, green and blue leads the group. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a red sari, and men in saffron shawls walk along, many with hands folded in namaskar. A man at right holds a laptop and other figures wear white ritual clothes.2011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05May 27 20132013-05-27December 05 20112011-12-05Night procession on a sandy path with a decorated, illuminated palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti under a colourful multi-coloured canopy. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks at the centre holding a tall umbrella-style parasol, flanked by devotees in white dhotis and shawls, and a woman in a pink dress. Other attendants in orange robes walk alongside, with flaming torches and orange flags visible on the sides. Several onlookers stand at the edges, including a woman in a green shawl in the left foreground with her back to the camera.2011-12-05Night procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees walking behind a decorated palanquin-style shrine lit by torches, its canopy painted in bright colours and a garlanded deity murti visible inside. A tall person in a red-orange sari-style wrap with long dark hair walks under a striped umbrella, and a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with a red waistband walks beside them with hands folded. Behind them, people in white and saffron-coloured clothes follow, along with a woman in yellow and another in green.2011-12-05A nighttime procession moves along a dirt road lit by torches. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears saffron-orange robes, a dark patterned shawl and a red-and-white beaded mala, walking behind a large colourful canopy with a lit interior. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and sarees carry flaming torches, and a woman in pink and others in orange and white walk alongside. At the right, a man in a grey-white dhoti carries a tall trident-like staff, and a woman in white holds a torch. Smoke and dim trees surround the scene.2010-11-19 +1 copies