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Night procession photographed with flash, showing a man in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala walking at the front, holding a multicolored fringed umbrella on a wooden pole. Behind him, women in white with orange shawls and a man in a dark shirt carry items in a crowd, and a decorated arch with a deity murti and colorful striped garlands is carried in the background. A silver metal pot is visible at lower right.

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December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed with a flash-lit foreground. A man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair stands centre, with a multicoloured fringed umbrella held above him by a man in a dark shirt. Behind him, a man in white and women in white saris with orange shawls walk in the procession. A decorated ratha or chariot-style float with coloured arches and a peacock-like motif stands in the background. A man in white clothing with a red-and-white checked cloth on the left. Sparks or flame glow at the upper left edge.2006-12-23Night procession photographed in a dense crowd of devotees dressed in white. Behind him, a deity murti sits on a decorated palanquin under a multicoloured rainbow-striped arch with gold finials and garlands, carried under a white fringed umbrella and a red-and-blue canopy. A flame torch is held aloft, a drummer in a brown shirt plays a drum at lower centre, and a woman in a red blouse with a bindi stands in the foreground.2006-12-23Night procession photographed outdoors with a large colourful ceremonial umbrella held aloft on a pole, its canopy in red, blue and orange panels with bold trim and hanging tassels in red, green, white and orange, with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam emblem on the top panel. Behind it a circular halo-like frame of red, green, yellow and white rosettes. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk with lanyards, one carrying a white-and-brown ornamental object and another holding a large round brass plate on the right, while a man in a red-and-white checked shirt and orange shawl has a white tilak mark on his forehead.2006-12-23A night procession with a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment and a dark rudraksha mala walking at the centre, one arm extended forward. He stands beneath a large multicoloured umbrella with red, orange and blue panels and tassels. Behind him, a palanquin carries a deity murti framed by a semicircular arch of green, pink and orange flowers. Around them, men and women in white ritual clothes and white shirts carry poles and walk closely, with a silver vessel held by a man in white at left. The background is dark night.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession photographed from the front. A central man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap, a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body, walking forward. Behind him women and a young girl in saffron and white saris, and a boy in white, carry a silver vessel and follow. To the left, a man in a black shirt holds a long wooden pole supporting a red and multicoloured fringed canopy, and a man in a white shirt with an ID badge stands nearby. Behind the crowd, a large decorated chariot-like structure with a rainbow arc of red, green and yellow and rows of small bells is visible, along with white wooden standards. Dark night sky forms the background.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession photograph. At centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala, smiling and holding the hand of a bearded older man in white with a pink-and-white cloth over his shoulder. Behind them, a decorated deity murti or procession figure sits under an ornate arched canopy with a rainbow-striped, jewel-studded halo. Colourful umbrellas with bird motifs are held overhead, and devotees in white shirts and dhotis crowd around, one wearing a red tilak on his forehead. A man at the right edge wears a brown kurta with a red tilak. The scene is dark and lit by flash.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed with flash. At the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking in front of a figure holding a tall wooden pole with a multicoloured tasselled umbrella. Beside him, women in white saris with orange shawls walk in the procession, and a man in white stands behind. Behind them, a decorated deity murti or ratha canopy with rainbow-coloured arches and garlands is lit in the dark. Visible people count is about ten. Burning torches appear at the left edge.2006-12-23A night procession with a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala at the centre, smiling and gesturing with his right hand, walking beneath a large multicoloured umbrella with tasselled fringes and a blue and orange peetam emblem. Torch bearers in white clothes hold flaming torches to the left, and a man in a black shirt stands beside the umbrella pole. White-clad devotees around him carry white wooden crosses-shaped poles, one man in a red cloth holds a red object, and a decorated palanquin or deity float with a colourful arched canopy of green, yellow and red rosettes rises at the right. Smoke drifts across the dark background. Several people are visible in the crowd, and the central figure is a person in saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala.2006-12-23 +2 copies