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Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at an open courtyard. A central man in a white shirt and light trousers walks barefoot across the sand toward a small white stone shrine with a tall golden kalasha finial. Around him, people in white dress stand in two rows holding colourful umbrellas with red, blue, orange and yellow panels and tassels, and some hold small cymbals or bells. Young girls in white and pale dresses stand at the left and right edges with hands folded in namaskar. Lamps glow faintly in the dark background and a circular stone step lies in the foreground.

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Night photo of a temple-courtyard procession circling a white stone shrine topped with a tall golden spire and a lamp-lit figure at its base. Several colourful decorated umbrellas with yellow, red and blue panels and tassels stand around the shrine. Men in white dhotis and women in saris, one in green with a blue border and another in red, walk in a procession while devotees on the left and right stand with palms pressed together. One man in white blows a long horn, and others carry hand cymbals and bells. Strings of lights glow at the upper right edge.2007-10-18October 18 20072007-10-18October 18 20072007-10-18October 18 20072007-10-18December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesA night procession moves along a dark open ground under scattered lights. Devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with saffron-orange shawls, walk in two rows. Several musicians play drums and horns, and a few people carry tall ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and green, plus a lit torch held high on the right. Women in saris and a girl in red stand at the left edge with hands folded in greeting. Open-sided metal scaffolding frames the scene. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so the scene shows devotees and participants only.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesA night procession moves through an open outdoor area under a dark sky. A crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, with some women in pale yellow and lavender saris, walks around colourful ceremonial umbrellas and a decorated ratha-style float with a fan-shaped arch. A man in the foreground wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothes, and a man on the right holds a trident. Drums and horns are played among the group. Metal scaffolding frames the edges of the space.2006-12-23Night-time outdoor scene on a dirt ground in front of a small building with a side wall. Two colourful multi-panel umbrellas with patterned fringed canopies stand on poles, one at left and one at centre-right. A man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti stands at centre with his back to the camera, facing a group of people in white and cream clothes, some in saris with yellow and green borders, arranged in lines. A table draped with a cloth stands at the far left. Several people wear yellow shawls. A kolam-style floor pattern is visible on the ground. Two street lamps light the area.2009-11-16December 23 20062006-12-23Night photograph of a procession at an outdoor courtyard. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas carry colourful umbrellas with blue, orange, red and green patterns and tasselled fringes, and some carry gold-topped staffs and drums. Two women in a blue salwar kameez and a red sari walk down stone steps toward a white stone shrine or platform with a small lit lamp structure behind it. Other people in white stand along the edges watching with hands folded in greeting. The scene is lit by flash and dim night lighting.2007-10-18Night procession at a temple ground lit by dim lamps under a dark sky. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walk in a crowd, many wearing orange or saffron shawls over their shoulders, some carrying lit lamps or staffs. Several large colourful umbrellas with blue, green, red and yellow panels and fringed edges are carried above the procession. At right, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a rainbow-coloured canopy and a tall white banner is visible. Women in saris and children are among the marchers.2006-12-23