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A night procession along a dark roadside lined with strings of multicoloured fairy lights in red, green, blue and white. At the centre a decorated float or palanquin is framed by a large arch of flowers in red, pink, yellow and purple, with a deity murti or ornately dressed figure seated within the shrine-like canopy. Several people stand along the right edge, some holding phones, and a few lanterns and lamps glow in the foreground. Red flags or banners hang from poles near the float, and the scene is lit mainly by the lights and lanterns against a black sky.

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December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession at an ashram path lit with multicolour fairy lights on the left. A large floral arch in red, pink, yellow, purple and white marigold-like garlands frames a decorated platform. Seated at the centre is a figure with long dark hair and a white garland, flanked by golden figures, wearing ornate adornments; an ambiguous identity cannot be confirmed from the image. A person in a pink top stands beside the platform near a table of flowers. Several people in the foreground hold large decorated umbrellas in purple and green, while devotees and attendees stand along the path and at a railing on the right, some holding lanterns and ritual items.2016-12-09Night procession with a richly decorated float (ratha) framed by a large arch of marigolds and flowers in purple, yellow, white and red, with a heart-shaped ornamental backdrop. A seated figure in saffron-orange clothing and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace sits on the float flanked by two golden lion figures, with a kalasha-like ornament nearby. A person in white clothes stands at the float's side, and a crowd of devotees lines the path under strings of coloured lights. Red and orange umbrellas and lanterns are in the foreground, and dark trees frame the scene.2016-12-09Night procession photographed from above. Centre is a decorated float carrying a seated figure in red and gold clothing and gold ornaments, framed by a large arched backdrop of flowers in green, purple, orange and white with lights around it. Gold lions flank the seat, and a garland hangs at the front. Another decorated float with a canopy follows behind. Crowds in dark clothing and some umbrellas line the street, with tree foliage and string lights overhead.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photographed from above, with a richly decorated float carrying a seated deity murti at its centre. The murti sits within a large arch of flower garlands in green, yellow, purple and white, and the platform beneath is draped in striped cloth and bordered with white and yellow flowers. Gold ornaments flank the figure. Crowds of people in saffron and orange clothing walk alongside, many holding red and orange flags, while umbrellas in red, yellow and green appear at the lower edge. Strings of lights glow in the dark foliage behind a second decorated palanquin-style float. The scene is a nighttime procession.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession at an ashram, with a large deity murti or decorated image on a tiered float illuminated by concentric rings of marigold-style garlands in green, yellow, purple and white, and a heart-shaped lit backdrop. Several people in white and cream ceremonial clothing walk and carry the float along a dirt path beside a red-orange wall strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A red umbrella or canopy is held above part of the group. Festoons of coloured lights run along the boundary wall and across the background trees. A crowd of devotees fills the lower right foreground, and a bright lamp is mounted on the wall at right. The photo is a night-time procession scene.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09 +1 copiesDecember 09 20162016-12-09March 07 20162016-03-07