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Night photograph of a crowded outdoor procession at an event venue. Dense crowd of devotees fills the foreground, many with raised hands and some in white or saffron clothing. Numerous ornate umbrellas in red, maroon, orange and gold with silver fringe are held aloft, and long red and orange flags wave at the top edge. Several performers in yellow costumes move through the crowd near the centre. Behind them stands a large white tent under floodlights, with coloured smoke rising at left and an elaborately decorated float or structure glowing at far left. A few onlookers in western clothing stand at the right edge.

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Night procession at a KAILASA event under a large white event tent lit by stage lights and a spotlight beam. Crowds of devotees fill the street, many carrying or sheltered beneath ornate umbrellas in maroon, red, green and blue with gold and silver fringe. Red and orange flags rise above the crowd. Several people in the foreground wear saffron, white and sari-style clothing, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands among them. A decorated float with a green and gold canopy is visible at the left edge. Many people are visible, though most are partially obscured by the umbrellas and the foreground crowd.2016-12-09Night procession in a crowded outdoor festival grounds lit by purple and white stage lights. Many devotees surround colourful umbrellas, with a large red umbrella and yellow-and-red umbrellas with fringed silver edging held aloft. A long red flag streams from the top right. Some people wear saffron, yellow and orange garments, while others wear white kurtas, saris and salwar kameez. A white marquee tent and a lit decorated structure stand in the background. The scene is a large crowd moving in a ritual procession.2016-12-09Night-time procession at an outdoor event beside a large white tent, with bright stage lights glowing at left. Dense crowd of devotees fills the ground, many in saffron, orange and yellow clothing. Several large umbrellas are held aloft: deep maroon with a gold border and emblem in the center, bright red, and blue with embroidery. Red and orange flags with yellow borders wave above the crowd. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands near the center-left, and women in pale and yellow saris and shawls walk in the foreground, some with white hair bands. Smoke drifts near the stage area.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession in an illuminated ashram compound. Many people in white and colourful clothing walk among large ornate umbrellas in pink, yellow and blue with sequined borders. A red flag bearing a printed portrait is carried by a man in white. A decorated float or chariot with lights and peacock-feather decorations moves in the background, with a lit temple tower beyond. Long white tents line the right side and multicoloured string lights decorate a building on the left. A man in the foreground wears a grey shirt and faces away from the camera.2016-12-09A night procession moves through a crowded outdoor street lit by a large string-light display with red and purple bulbs. Many devotees, mostly bare-chested men wearing white or orange dhotis and rudraksha-style necklaces, surround colourful ceremonial umbrellas: a blue umbrella with gold trim and a small emblem, a yellow umbrella, a purple umbrella with gold edging, and red and yellow flags on poles. Some women in saffron, green and blue saris stand at the edges. A yellow bus is visible behind the crowd. The people are dense and partially obscured, so the count is approximate.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession at an ashram-like compound lit with string lights and green and pink lamps. A large illuminated ratha or chariot carrying a decorated deity murti stands in the centre, framed by a multicoloured arched canopy. Crowds of devotees in white and orange clothing walk along both sides, many under colourful umbrellas in red, orange, pink and cream. Red flags flutter above the procession and a bright spotlight beam cuts across the foreground. Some men on the left wear orange cloths and red garlands. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A night procession crowded with devotees moves through a lit street, with many women in saffron, orange, red and teal saris and men in white dhotis and shirts. Red and pink flags rise above the crowd, with pink and green ceremonial umbrellas and elaborately decorated palanquin-style structures. Drummers at right play a drum, and a large illuminated shrine with a deity murti glows in the background beneath strings of coloured lights. A figure in a white head wrap stands near the centre of the procession, but no one in the scene can be confidently identified as a person from appearance. Photographers and onlookers stand along the edges.2016-12-09