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Night procession outdoors with many people in white ritual clothes moving through a gateway. Several large umbrellas with orange, blue and red tasselled canopies are held aloft over the crowd. Some participants wear orange shawls or saffron-coloured garments, and a few carry lamps or ritual items. A decorated arch with colourful garlands stands at the right beside a white canopy and a potted plant. A man in a dark shirt stands at the left edge with his back partly turned. The crowd is dense, with most people in white.

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December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession outdoors at an ashram-style compound. Several people in white clothes and white dhotis or saris walk in a crowd, some carrying lit oil lamps and a smoking censer. Above them are umbrellas (chhatris) in orange, blue and multicolour with fringed tassels, printed with a dove logo and the words Dhyanapeetham. At right, a deity murti decorated with a colourful garland arch sits on a palanquin under a white canopy. A man in orange cloth and a dark-shirted figure stand near the front, and a metal gate and flagpole frame the scene. The people are standing in a dense crowd of roughly twenty to fifty visible participants.2006-12-23Night procession at an ashram with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris moving between rows of white crosses-like wooden posts. At centre, a palanquin-style deity murti decorated with a colourful multi-coloured garland arch is carried under a large ornate umbrella in red, blue and gold with a printed emblem. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth walks ahead holding a torch, while a woman in an orange-bordered sari carries a silver vessel and others in orange shawls follow. Flaming torches are held up on both sides. A portion of a shaved-headed man in white is in the foreground. Several people are visible; the crowd beyond is dense.2006-12-23Night procession at an ashram with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, several in orange or saffron shawls. Several large umbrellas with red, green and orange panels and tasselled fringes are raised above the group. Some people hold up oil lamps or torches, and hands are raised toward a decorated shrine arch on the right, adorned with rainbow-coloured garlands. A white-roofed pavilion and metal railings frame the scene, with a flagpole rising in the dark background. Several people are seen in front, and no individual can be clearly identified as a specific person.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession outdoors with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, several wearing saffron or orange shawls. Multicoloured decorated umbrellas with tassels, in orange, green and red with a bird emblem, shade the group. Lamps and a smoking fire glow near the middle of the crowd. On the right, a deity murti is decorated with a colourful striped arch and garlands, carried or displayed on a palanquin-style platform. A metal gate and tent frame stand in the background.2006-12-23Night procession at an outdoor temple area lit by lamps. Several people in white clothes and white shawls walk in a crowd. Three large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed tassels, red, orange and green with decorative motifs, are carried above the group. A person in orange clothing stands among the crowd near a lamp. On the right, a decorated ornamental arch with bright red, green and yellow patterns frames a deity murti or figure under a canopy. A white-roofed shelter and railing are visible at the edge.2006-12-23Night procession at an ashram-like compound, with a crowd of people dressed mostly in white dhotis and kurtas moving along a sandy path. Several ornate umbrellas with bright red, blue, yellow and orange patterned canopies and fringed edges are carried above the crowd, and a few men in black shirts and orange cloth walk among them. A white building with a corrugated roof stands at right, lit by overhead street lamps, and a decorated arch glows in the background. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows devotees and processional umbrellas.2006-12-23Night 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.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight photograph of a procession on a dirt path beside a white building with a tin roof and a street lamp. Several people in white clothes, some in dark shirts, walk in a crowd. Above them, several ornately decorated umbrellas in gold, red, green and orange are raised, and a large decorated figure or deity murti with a colourful headdress stands at the right. Some participants carry a long staff. The image is dark, with the crowd lit by the lamp and nearby lights.2006-12-23 +1 copies