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Night procession photographed from the side amid a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, with some wearing orange or saffron shawls. Two large decorated umbrellas with colourful tassels rise above the crowd, and flaming torches are visible at left. On the right, a festooned chariot or ratha is decorated with white leaf-shaped panels, garlands and red and yellow flowers. Near the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands among the devotees, and a drummer with a hand drum is at left centre. The scene is lit mainly by the torches and chariot lights against a dark background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed from the crowd. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron cloth and gold beaded necklaces, raises a tall brass ceremonial lamp or ritual vessel overhead. Behind him are colourful fringed parasols in red, green, blue and white, and a decorated palanquin or ratha. Surrounding devotees wear white clothes and orange shawls, and several people hold up mobile phones. A large flame-shaped lantern glows at the top left. The photo is taken at night and the scene is dense with people.2007-12-23December 31 20062006-12-31A night-time photograph of a dense outdoor crowd at a festival procession, with many people dancing and raising their hands in celebration. Most are men in white dhotis and white shirts, with some women in saris and a few in saffron or yellow headwear. Several umbrellas in red, yellow and orange rise above the crowd. Strings of coloured lights and an illuminated temple tower with a decorated chariot appear in the background. A man in the lower right wears a yellow turban, bare chest and beaded ornaments. The page suggests a birthday celebration, but the scene shows only the crowd and procession.2016-12-23Night procession scene in a crowd. A large ornate parasol-style canopy dominates the right, with panels in red, blue, yellow and green, decorated with gold embroidery, a white dove motif in blue circles, and fringed tassels in green, pink, blue and white. Men holding the canopy poles wear white shirts and dhotis. Crowd members raise hands and mobile phones; a man in a white kurta and a white head cloth stands at left, and a cameraman with a video camera is at lower center. Orange pennants with a dove emblem hang from a string overhead, and a teal wooden barrier runs along the left side.2015-05-05Night photograph of a procession at an outdoor ashram setting. A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white clothes, fills the foreground and midground, with some women in orange and red saris. At centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a colourful canopy and a deity murti is carried forward, flanked by people holding flaming torches. A man in an orange cloth stands near the torch bearers. The sky is dark and the scene is lit by the torches and the palanquin's decorations.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession of devotees walking behind a decorated palanquin. Under a multicolored canopy with tassels and a rainbow-striped arch, a deity murti is carried high. In the foreground, men in white and women in white or pink saris hold lit torches and walk with hands folded in namaste. Several people in saffron/orange shawls and rudraksha malas walk in the crowd, one at center wearing an orange shawl. A white-haired elderly man in white stands in the front center. Crowd of many devotees fills the dark background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copies