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Night procession on a sandy ground lit by a bright floodlight and smoky haze. Several women and men in orange and saffron clothing dance with raised arms, some with long dreadlocked hair. Decorated umbrellas in yellow, red and blue with sequin trim are carried overhead, and an orange and gold banner on a pole rises at left. A woman in a white saree and a man in a red-orange dhoti-style wrap are among the dancers. A red vehicle with a license plate reading 1035 DL is in the foreground at right, with string-like decorations and lights in the background.

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Night procession on sandy open ground with many people dancing and walking in a crowd. Women in saffron, red, blue and yellow saris and men in saffron and white dhotis move together under colourful decorated parasols and beside a flagged staff. Bright floodlights and a smoky haze light the scene, with heavy earth-moving machines parked at the right edge. A bare-chested man with long hair and rudraksha-style beads stands at left among devotees. The crowd is dense, appearing as a devotional procession or ratha-style celebration.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night procession on a dirt road lit by a bright floodlight. Many devotees in saffron and orange dhotis and robes dance energetically, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and gold chains; one man with long dreadlocks bends forward with arms outstretched, and a child in a teal kurta stands at left. Ornate orange and gold ceremonial umbrellas and processional standards rise above the crowd, and a red tractor with a canopy stands at right. Strings of coloured lights decorate the background. A few men in white dhotis watch from the crowd.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30December 31 20182018-12-31 +1 copiesOctober 11 20162016-10-11Night procession on a sandy open ground. Several large umbrellas with sequined fringes in orange, blue, pink and red are carried aloft above a group of devotees. A smoky lantern-lit palanquin or ratha stands in the background, with a bright light above. In the foreground, a young girl in an orange dress and gold trim walks beside men in white shirts and dhotis, while a woman in a pink top with a red shawl and a man in an orange robe hold ceremonial items. Other devotees in orange, teal and red saris line the procession, some smiling toward the camera.2016-11-05February 09 20172017-02-09October 30 20162016-10-30Night-time outdoor procession on a dirt ground under dark trees, with smoke haze in the air. In the centre, a bald bare-chested man wearing a saffron-orange dhoti with red and gold borders and several beaded rudraksha malas, holds his hands to his face while others around him move and dance. Nearby a man in a white dhoti with gold border stands with bare arms, a man in a red shirt faces away, and a shirtless man in orange cloth gestures with a raised hand. Several orange and yellow umbrellas, a red tractor marked 1035 DI MASSEY, and colourful string lights fill the background, with women in saris also visible at right.2016-10-30A night-time outdoor procession at an ashram-style grounds with people in motion on a dirt path. In the centre a bare-chested man in a red-and-gold dhoti dances with one arm raised, beside a figure in white dhoti with gold border and a bare-chested man with mala beads. On the left, young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand near umbrellas in orange and gold, and an orange-robed man in a red-maroon shawl walks nearby. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris watches under strings of coloured lights. A red tractor with the label 1035 DI MASSEY is parked at right, and smoke drifts through the dark trees above.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30