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A nighttime outdoor procession. Several tall umbrellas with red and gold canopies, trimmed with silver fringe and bright floral-embroidered panels, are held aloft by people in white and orange clothing. A golden ornate deity murti or decorated carriage is visible at the left edge, lit by warm light, and a few men wear white ritual dress and face markings. Some people hold their hands up toward the umbrellas, and the background is dark.

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Night procession at an outdoor celebration with a crowd of devotees walking under large decorated parasols. Several tall umbrellas in red, yellow, purple, blue and orange, edged with silver sequins, are held aloft on long orange poles. Many men in white kurtas and dhotis, some in checked shirts, look upward or hold brass ritual items; one man in the foreground raises a brass lamp or ritual object. Coloured stage lights and string lights glow in the background against a dark sky. Ceremonial procession.2016-12-23Night procession at the Kumbh Mela area with devotees in white dhotis and orange or red shawls carrying flags and parasols. Two large umbrellas dominate: the left one is multicoloured with the word Dhyanapeetam and dove emblems, and the right one is bright red with gold fringe. A golden palanquin or deity murti is carried in front, with garlanded men and women following, and red and saffron pennants fly among them. Strings of lights and a yellow metal barrier edge the scene. Individual faces are not identifiable, and no one is clearly identified as a person.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13December 23 20162016-12-23Night-time outdoor festival crowd at an event with ornamented umbrella-style canopies. Several tall poles carry decorated umbrellas in red and yellow with bead fringes and round emblems, lit by a bright stage light in the background. Dense crowd of people fills the lower and middle frame, mostly men in shirts and dhotis, with a few women in headscarves visible at left. Strings of green and blue lights line the grounds, trees stand at right, and sparks or fireworks drift in the upper left sky. No single figure can be clearly identified as the a person, so the candidate status is uncertain.2016-12-23October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20162016-09-15Night procession at a temple festival: an ornate chariot (ratha) decorated with marigold and rose garlands, hanging tassels, bells and a canopy umbrella in red and gold is lit by a bright lamp. Standing on the chariot in front of a deity murti is a bare-chested figure with long hair and gold ornaments, wearing a white dhoti, while a priest in saffron robes stands near the steps. Crowds of devotees line the street, some holding trident-shaped staffs and orange-and-gold banners, and several raise their hands in devotion. The scene is dense with saffron clothing, flowers and ceremonial standards.2012-04-26Night procession at an outdoor festival with smoke or haze lit by warm lamplight. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees hold a large orange parasol fringed with sequins and beads. Beside them, a sannyasi-like figure with long hair wears saffron-orange cloth. Two tall poles carry ornate orange-and-red embroidered banners with a white bird emblem. Crowds in saffron and white clothes fill the background beneath strings of coloured lights and small tented stalls.2016-10-30November 05 20102010-11-05