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Night photograph of a temple procession moving up a brick staircase. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry a decorated palanquin-like structure with a colourful feathered fan-shaped ornament at its top, while others hold a lit red-and-white oil lamp aloft. Two multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges stand on the right, and a figure in orange cloth is visible near the foreground. A man in a yellow checked shirt with an ID badge stands at the left beside a white pillar. Dim temple structures are visible in the background.

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Night photograph of a procession at an open ground lit by a bright white pillar on the left. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts line up along a stone platform, several reaching upward and holding a long pole or palanquin-like frame with a red and colourful decorated top. A man in a checked yellow shirt stands in the middle. On the right, two figures in saffron/orange shawls stand near multicoloured parasols with tassels, and a few dark-clothed attendants stand behind them. A distant temple structure is faintly visible in the dark background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 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 20062006-12-23Night 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.2006-12-23A night procession on a dirt ground in front of a white building with a corrugated metal awning and a street lamp. Several people in white clothes walk together, some carrying lit lamps or torches. Multicolored umbrellas with fringed edges, in orange, blue, green and yellow, are held aloft above the group. A large decorated arch or shrine with a painted figure stands at the right edge. A few people wear dark shirts with a small circular emblem. The scene is dark, with the crowd lit mainly by lamps and light from the lamp post.2006-12-23A night photograph of a procession moving across an open dirt ground. Many people in white ritual clothing crowd the scene, several men wearing orange shawls over white. Some hold lit oil lamps or torches with flames visible. Decorated parasols in red, blue and orange with tassels stand above the crowd, and a large colourful ornamental float or decorated structure with a canopy appears in the background. Some people in the foreground carry a kalasha-like pot. Spectators in ordinary clothing line the edges, including children at right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2006-12-23Night photograph of a procession at a temple precinct. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts pull and carry a decorated ratha or chariot with silver-coloured ornamentation, red and green garlands and a red cloth draped over it. Several men wear orange saffron shawls over white clothing. A large ceremonial umbrella with red fringe stands at left, and a red-and-multicoloured umbrella appears at right. A lantern sits on a brick step, and a few onlookers watch from the edges.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23November 11 20102010-11-11