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A night procession outdoors carries a golden palanquin topped by a multicoloured fringed umbrella. The palanquin is decorated with white flower garlands and a red-and-white floral festoon, and holds an image hidden under the decoration. Several men in plain white dhotis and kurtas and bare feet grip the poles and carry it, some wearing rudraksha-style neck beads and identity lanyards. On the right, two men in saffron-orange robes and bare heads walk alongside. Dark night sky and a few lamps frame the scene.

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Night procession at a temple campus: a golden palanquin decorated with flower garlands and a deity murti is carried on wooden poles by a team of men in white ritual dhotis and shirts with red borders and yellow shawls. A multicoloured embroidered umbrella with red tassels shelters the palanquin. Some bearers wear rudraksha or gold chain necklaces. The ground is dark grass and dirt. Bearers walk barefoot in step while others follow behind. No individual is clearly identified as a person in this image.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 21 20102010-11-21November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05A night-time procession on sandy ground. In the centre, a bare-backed man with long swept-back hair wears an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulder, a figure whose hair and dress match the page's a person cues, shown from behind; the candidate's identity is uncertain from this view alone. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with white shoulder cloths and folded hands, move with the crowd. Ahead, a deity murti sits within an ornate colourful arch of red, yellow, green and pink pennants, under a decorated canopy. A man in white clasps his hands in greeting near the figure and a woman in orange stands at the right edge.2006-12-23Night procession on bare ground under a dark sky. A deity murti decorated with a purple and orange garland and gold backdrop is carried on a palanquin beneath a red, yellow and blue ornate umbrella. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk barefoot, one raising a fist, another blowing a conch shell. A man in a tan shirt walks beside them, and a flaming torch and a tall pennant with a decorative emblem appear in the background.2010-11-05Night procession photograph: a palanquin or ratha-like palanquin carrying a deity murti with a red-and-gold backdrop is carried by men in white dhotis and shirts through a dark dusty road beside a red brick wall. A man in an orange cloth with a tall tiered white headpiece stands near the palanquin, and an orange-and-striped canopy shelters the image. Many people in white and some in colourful saris follow, and children in bright shirts watch at the right. A devotee raises his hands near the front, and another umbrella-topped procession stands further back in the dark.2010-11-11November 21 20102010-11-21Night procession on bare ground: devotees in white dhotis and kurtas carry a palanquin-style deity murti decorated with a garland of flowers and a golden canopy, lit by flaming torches held by a woman in a white sari at right. Two bearers at left hold a long yellow-and-orange banner and a woman in white stands beside a torch. Coloured umbrellas and embroidered flags accompany the procession under a dark sky.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05