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A night-time procession moves through a dense crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with some women in saris. Two ornate umbrellas with bright red, yellow and blue striped canopies rise above the crowd, one shading a decorated palanquin or ratha with gold and red fabric and a small deity murti. Tall golden standards with flags and a silver ceremonial staff with a decorated finial are held aloft by people in the foreground. Lights glow faintly at the far left and the dark sky fills the upper half of the frame.

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A nighttime outdoor procession moves down a dirt path lit by a few lamps, with a large crowd of devotees pressed along both sides. Several men and women in white clothes with orange sashes carry tall poles topped with ornate ornamented banners in orange, gold and red, decorated with a blue and white emblem. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and a thin orange shawl walks at the front, and two men in white at lower left stand facing him. Temple structures and additional banners glow faintly in the background under dark trees.2007-01-01Night procession photographed from a low angle against a black sky. A decorated palanquin with a striped canopy in red, orange, green, purple and white hangs above a crowd, with a golden deity murti wrapped in red and garlands beneath it. Large gold ceremonial staffs with shell-like finials and a trident on a pole rise over the crowd. Many devotees raise their hands, some in white clothes, and street lights glow at the left edge.2010-11-11A night procession moves through a dense crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing. Three large ceremonial parasols dominate the foreground, in orange, gold and red with blue emblems and fringed tassels; the right-hand parasol carries a silver trident finial. Several people carry flaming torches. Behind the parasols a decorated ratha or palanquin with a colourful arched canopy and deity murti is visible in the dark background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesNovember 11 20102010-11-11A night procession moves toward the viewer through a dark open area. Other white-clad devotees walk around him, several holding decorated umbrellas with red, gold and teal patterns and tall trident-topped staffs. Drums and a small hand-held instrument are visible among the marchers, and a lit ornate chariot or palanquin sits in the background among lights.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23Night procession at an outdoor temple setting, with a dense crowd lining a dirt path. Two parallel rows of attendants in white clothes and orange-saffron shawls carry large golden-yellow ceremonial standards with red and blue emblems and green embroidery, plus rows of colourful umbrellas with red, orange and blue canopies. A small illuminated shrine structure with a tiered top is visible in the background. Many onlookers in white, orange and red clothing stand along the path. No individual can be confidently identified as a candidate for a person in this image.2007-01-01December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20162016-09-15Night procession of devotees walking behind a decorated palanquin. Under a multicolored canopy with tassels and a rainbow-striped arch, a deity murti is carried high. In the foreground, men in white and women in white or pink saris hold lit torches and walk with hands folded in namaste. Several people in saffron/orange shawls and rudraksha malas walk in the crowd, one at center wearing an orange shawl. A white-haired elderly man in white stands in the front center. Crowd of many devotees fills the dark background.2006-12-23Night procession moving across an open ground, with a crowd of devotees in white clothes and many wearing orange shawls. A decorated deity murti is carried on a palanquin framed by a colourful arched backdrop with a multicoloured umbrella overhead. A large multicoloured umbrella with tassels is held up by a man at left. Several men carry oil lamps with flames, and a drummer in a red checked shirt and white dhoti plays a drum at left. Figures in the foreground hold brass vessels. The scene is lit mainly by the lamps and the palanquin's lights.2006-12-23 +1 copies