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Night procession moving through an outdoor ashram grounds, lit by electric lights and a fire. Many people in white ritual clothes and white dhotis and saris walk along a dirt path under palm fronds. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas and a large multicoloured fan-shaped canopy with a kalasha-like top are carried aloft on poles, with decorated pennants fringed in gold. Men in white shirts and some in orange shawls lead the group, while a man in a light-brown kurta stands near the foreground. A low wicker structure lies on the ground at left. Buildings and trees are visible in the background.

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December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession on a dirt ground with palm fronds overhead. Several devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk among colourful umbrellas with orange and red tassels held aloft. Behind them a decorated deity murti is carried on a ratha-style structure with a rainbow-coloured arch and a parasol above. Dried palm-leaf mats and bundled sticks lie on the ground at left and right. Many more people in white and mixed clothing follow in the crowd, and a few men in plaid and dark trousers stand near the front at lower centre.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession on a dirt ground at an ashram, with a palm frond at upper right. Several men in white dhotis and dark shirts carry tall decorated umbrellas with red, yellow and blue fringed canopies and long poles. Behind them a large ornate palanquin or ratha with a colourful fan-shaped backdrop and a deity murti is visible. Devotees in white dhotis, saris and kurtas stand around, some holding flowers, and a man in orange cloth stands near the centre. A person at the far left wears a green head covering. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession on an open sandy ground lit by a few lamps. Many devotees in white dhotis and white saris, several wearing saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders, stand around and walk among ornate colourful parasols with red, gold and teal panels on tall poles. At the centre, a decorated palanquin-style float with a fan-shaped rayed canopy carries a deity murti. A man in white holds a raised metal pot or vessel overhead, and a flame burns at the right edge. Some devotees have their hands folded in prayer. Simple open-sided shelters with metal frames stand in the background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession moving down a dirt road with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris, many carrying colourful ornate umbrellas with blue and gold fringes and red-and-gold canopies. In the foreground a man in white with a saffron-orange shawl and a long beard walks with his hand raised to his brow, while a man in white with glasses walks beside him. Drummers in white and orange clothing play drums at right, and a tall ceremonial ratha-style parasol rises in the background. Palm fronds are visible at the top right under dark night sky.2006-12-23 +1 copiesA night-time outdoor procession gathers in an open dirt area lit by a few lamps. Many people dressed in white clothing stand and move about, with several women in white saris and men in white shirts and mundus. Several large colourful parasol-style umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies are raised above the crowd on the left. On the right, a decorated palanquin or altar table is covered in deep red cloth and adorned with long garlands of white and orange flowers, with a shelter and a small building behind. A few people wear orange-saffron cloth. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession at an outdoor compound with sandy ground and a palm frond at right. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry large ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and blue with tasselled fringes and tall poles. Behind them a palanquin or ratha with a decorated canopy and a colourful painted deity murti is visible. Devotees in white and in dark shirts stand around, and a woman in a white sari and a child in green stand at left. A man in a saffron garment stands near the centre, with no clearly identifiable a person candidate. Lights glow from a building at right.2006-12-23Night 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 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23