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Night 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.

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December 23 20062006-12-23December 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.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night 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.2006-12-23A night procession moves through a dark outdoor area lit by lanterns and a torch. Many people in white ritual clothes, some in orange, walk among multicoloured parasol-style umbrellas with tasselled edges and bird motifs. A shrine decorated with colourful garlands and arches stands at right, and a flagpole rises in the background. A few figures carry small lamps. Partly visible faces and clothing are dense in the crowd; no individual can be clearly distinguished as a candidate for a person.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23A 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.2006-12-23Night 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 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23