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A night photograph taken from an elevated position looking down over an illuminated festival grounds. A tall ornate temple gopuram-style tower decorated with lights stands at left, with strings of coloured fairy lights along rooftops and ridges. Below, a large covered pandal with white walls and a red-carpeted interior glows under lamps, with blue tarpaulin and fabric canopies at right. Dark trees and warm oil-lamp glows line a path where a small group of people in light-coloured clothing walk and stand. The scene suggests a night-time festival or celebration.

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Night photograph from an elevated vantage of an illuminated festival ground. A tall, multi-tiered temple tower or chariot-like structure glows with warm golden and green lights on the left. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights run along rooflines and ridges. Long white-roofed pavilions with open front tents stretch across the centre-right, lit from within, with a red floor area visible. Dark blue tarpaulins line the right edge. Below, small groups of people in white clothing walk along a path among trees, several carrying lamps or flickering lights. Overall the scene is a dimly lit evening gathering with no clearly identifiable individual in focus.2015-01-13Night photograph taken from an elevated position of an illuminated temple-style festival complex. A tall, ornately lit tower structure with golden and multicolored lights stands at the left, with strings of green, red and blue fairy lights draped along rooflines and walkways. A large dark canopy covers a central open pavilion where white-lit tents and a red-carpeted area are visible. Below, small groups of people in white and light clothing walk along a path among trees, with flickering oil lamps and a lit decorative arrangement near the bottom centre. Blue tarpaulin covers structures on the right. a person's presence is not clearly visible in the image.2015-01-13Night aerial view of an outdoor festival grounds lit with strings of multicoloured lights along tent roofs and rooftops. Large blue tarpaulin-covered structures and white stalls line one side. At left, an ornate illuminated temple chariot with golden and lit decorations stands near a tree. Below, a small group of people in white clothing gathers on a walkway near a lit umbrella and softly glowing lamps among the foliage. Several dim lamps and a few distant floodlights illuminate the scene.2015-01-13Night photograph from an elevated vantage of an illuminated festival site. A tall ornate tower-like structure on the left is decorated with bright lights, and strings of multicoloured fairy lights run along a hillside and rooftops. Below, a row of lit tents or stalls with red and white canopies lines the ground. At lower right, a small procession gathers around a lit palanquin or float under a large green-and-white umbrella, with several white-clad figures standing nearby. Dense dark trees and foliage fill the foreground. Several people are visible in the procession, dressed in white.2015-01-13A night photograph of a large crowd moving along a dirt path toward an illuminated temple tower. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some in darker clothing, walk closely together while strings of multicoloured fairy lights line a fence and ground. A gopuram-style shrine tower glows red, gold and green at right, with a lit entrance and a decorated structure beside it. Floodlights and tall lamps brighten the scene against the dark sky, and a smoky haze drifts through the procession. No individual can be clearly identified as a specific person from appearance.2016-03-07Night aerial view of a Rathotsavam procession at a temple-style festival. A large illuminated multi-tiered ratha or chariot, lit in green, pink and white with a deity murti visible inside its shrine, is pulled across a paved courtyard. Crowds of devotees in white and colourful clothes fill the street, with umbrellas and banners beside the chariot. Spotlights, string lights and a decorated tent line the grounds, and a distant chariot glows in the background. Figures in white stand near the chariot, and a few attendants walk alongside.2017-02-24A night photograph taken from an elevated vantage point of a large evening procession on a paved ground at an ashram complex. Many people in white traditional clothing walk in a crowd, and numerous umbrellas in pink, orange, and yellow tones are held overhead. A decorated ornate float or chariot with illuminated golden panels stands at the left, and strings of coloured lights and illuminated arches line the path. Several small oil lamps glow among the walkers. Rows of seating and a row of lit structures appear along the left edge, and the dark trees and roadway with lights stretch into the distance.2017-02-24Night aerial view of a large outdoor festival procession at a temple complex lit by floodlights and strings of coloured lights. A crowd of people in white clothing walks along a stone-paved path, many holding colourful umbrellas aloft. Some figures carry small lamps. On the left, rows of seated spectators and tiered stands line the route. A decorated ornate float or ratha with illuminated carvings sits near the centre-left, and a second ornamented chariot appears at the right edge among trees.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A night-time photograph of an open outdoor event ground seen from an elevated angle. Long white tent canopies with glowing string lights run across the centre, with a row of multicoloured bunting and fairy lights strung along a distant fence. Dark tarpaulin-covered stalls and a parked silver car sit at the left and foreground. Two or three small figures in white clothing walk along the lower right path near a red-brick building. Bright floodlights and magenta spotlights light the scene.2015-01-13Night procession at a temple-style festival: two illuminated ratha-style processional structures decorated with coloured lights and draped flowers stand in a dark open area, with a large building behind them strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A crowd of people in white clothing gathers on the left, some holding small oil lamps, while bright floodlights illuminate the scene. No individual person can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2016-12-23February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copies