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A night procession moves through a lit street past multi-storey buildings strung with green, blue and red fairy lights. At the left, a large floral-decorated palanquin or ratha bears a deity murti framed by a heart-shaped halo of marigolds with a purple and white border. Red and saffron flags are carried above the crowd, and several ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and blue shade the marchers. Dense devotees in mixed clothing, including a woman in a pink headscarf and people in white and red, press close around the procession. Some participants are visible at the front with raised arms. The scene is a devotional street procession, not a graphic.

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December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession at a KAILASA event, with a large crowd of devotees moving along a street lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights on multi-storey buildings. At left, a decorated ratha or palanquin carries a deity murti framed by a large illuminated halo of concentric rings, with red and white flags and red umbrellas beside it. Many people in saffron, orange, white and teal clothing walk close together, several holding large yellow and red umbrellas, while red flags fly above. Some devotees in white and orange clothes are visible in the foreground.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession on a paved courtyard lit with strings of coloured fairy lights along multi-storey buildings. At left, a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti is framed by a large illuminated halo with purple, yellow and green rays. Many devotees crowd around, some in orange and saffron, others in blue, pink and white saris and kurtas. Red and orange flag banners and multiple umbrellas, red, yellow and blue, are held above the crowd. The lower right foreground shows a seated person in a red top and a person in a grey top.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession on a street lined with illuminated multi-storey buildings with coloured fairy lights. A large decorated float carrying a deity murti under an ornate floral and rainbow-ringed halo is pulled forward by a crowd. Many devotees fill the foreground, some holding and raising coloured umbrellas in red, yellow, teal and blue, and red-orange flags on poles wave above. A woman in a pink headscarf and a man in a red jacket stand prominently in the crowd. Some participants wear saffron and orange garments, while others wear teal and white. The scene reflects a Sadashivoham procession event.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession on a street lined with multistorey buildings decorated with strings of coloured fairy lights in green, blue, red and white. In the centre, a illuminated float carries a deity murti framed by a large rainbow-coloured arch of lights. Red flags on poles and red, yellow and multicoloured umbrellas are carried above a dense crowd. Many devotees walk closely together; some women wear white and pink saris, while a few men wear white shirts and dhotis. The scene is brightly lit against a dark sky, and the crowd appears to number well over twenty people.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09