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Night procession on open ground with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis walking around a tall decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a figure dressed in red, white and orange garments with a garland and a raised sword, mounted on a white draped canopy frame. Orange flags on bamboo poles are raised on both sides. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and a tall white decorated cap, wearing a beaded necklace, walks ahead of the carriers. Bright floodlights and a dark sky frame the scene.

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Night procession on open ground with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts pulling and carrying a wooden palanquin-style platform. On the right, a large figure of a deity murti holds a sword and trident-like weapon, wearing a red and orange garland and a white draped cloth. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand in the background, and a tall trident staff and an orange flag on a pole rise on the left. A canopy umbrella and onlookers fill the distance under a dark sky.2010-11-11Night procession with a large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, many holding long poles topped with silver umbrella-shaped finials and a silver conch-shaped ornament. A large saffron-orange flag flies at right on a tall white pole. At centre a tall deity murti or effigy stands raised above the crowd, wearing a crown, red garland and a striped cloth, holding a sword. Smoke or powder drifts across the dark background, and a bright light glows behind. Crowd members in orange and white raise their hands.2010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11A night procession in an open outdoor area with a large crowd of devotees dressed in white and orange. At left, a tall painted deity figure with a crown and a curved sword rises on a decorated palanquin draped with red, green and multicoloured cloth, garlanded with white flowers and a red shawl. Several men in white shoulder the palanquin poles. In the centre, a man in orange robes and a tall ornate silver-and-purple cap raises a hand, flanked by golden and silver ceremonial staffs, a silver peacock-shaped standard and a parasol-like golden finial. Devotees surround the procession on all sides, many with shaved heads in saffron and white.2010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11A nighttime procession in a dark setting where a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts surges around a raised figure. The central figure, held aloft, wears a red sash and white garment and is being carried near the top of the frame. Men raise their arms and hands toward it, and several hold tall gold-colored ceremonial staffs topped with ornate finials, including one with a trident-like head. Some men wear yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The crowd is joyful, with several people smiling broadly.2010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11