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Night photograph of a procession. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks tied with a red band holds up a gold trident (trishul) on a tall pole, beside a saffron-and-red flag with floral patterns. Smoke drifts across the frame. Behind him, dark-clothed and orange-robed people walk along a street lined with red buildings, and a brightly lit, multi-tiered decorated ratha/chariot tower glows in the distance. White marks are painted on his shoulder and arm.

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Night procession photographed from behind at a temple courtyard. In the foreground, a bald elderly man in white with glasses holds a red pole topped with a yellow and red ornamental umbrella decorated with blue and white floral motifs. Beside him a dreadlocked person holds a gold ceremonial staff with a flaming bowl-like urn at its top, smoke rising from it. Behind them, a red and silver umbrella is carried, and a partial figure in white stands at the right edge. Further back, figures in orange robes walk in procession toward a brightly illuminated multi-tiered tower with green, pink and white lights. The scene is dark with a glowing lit structure in the background.2017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copiesFebruary 09 20172017-02-09Night procession photographed with blurred lights. In the foreground a man in a white patterned shirt carries a tall gold trident-shaped staff topped with an ornate gold urn, from which smoke or incense drifts upward. Behind him, a lit illuminated palanquin or float with a glowing arched shrine is carried along the street, and a figure in orange-saffron clothing walks near it. Other people in white and bright umbrellas or lamps line the road in soft focus.2017-05-06Outdoor procession on a sunlit road at golden hour. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a golden trident-shaped staff with curved horns, from which thin smoke rises. Beside him a bald, bespectacled man in saffron-orange holds a tall pole topped by a large orange and yellow fringed banner decorated with blue and green flowers and a white dove emblem. Behind them several saffron-robed devotees walk, a white van and a patterned parasol appear, and a red and white wall lines the road.2017-01-15February 09 20172017-02-09September 05 20162016-09-05A night procession on a dark paved road lit by flaming torches and a bright glowing canopy at the back. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and cloths hold up tall brass lamps with flames and trident-like staffs, a bare-chested man at left holding a torch. Behind them, women in cream and orange saris and a girl in a red dress walk among the crowd, one woman holding a brass lamp. Onlookers stand along the road beside a red building. A deity-decorated palanquin or ratha with a glowing structure carries the procession forward.2016-09-05Night procession on a road lit by a tall, illuminated golden ratha/palanquin shrine with many lamps glowing on its tiers, carrying a deity murti under a dome. In front, a man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a long brass trident-staff, and a man in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland carries a tall torch-like staff with a flame. Near the front, a woman in a red sari holds a trident. Trees fill the dark background. Several devotees in white, red and multicoloured saris and dhotis walk alongside, many carrying brass trident staffs and an orange-and-red ceremonial umbrella/banner.2016-09-05December 31 20152015-12-31February 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copiesFebruary 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copies