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Night procession at an ashram ground with a brightly lit ratha carrying an ornate deity murti decorated with garlands and red and white fabric, its front lit by strong floodlights. Men in white dhotis and women in saris, many in cream, white and red, walk alongside the chariot and pull or guide it with ropes. A large dense crowd of devotees fills the foreground and right side, with some people in white and others in bright colours. Vehicles and red tent fabric are visible at the edges.

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Night procession at an ashram, with a large crowd of devotees pressing forward around a brightly lit, ornately decorated ratha or palanquin carrying a deity murti under a red and gold canopy. Many people wear white and cream clothes, with men in white shirts and women in saris. Strong floodlights and string lights illuminate the scene, and a tractor-drawn vehicle is at the left. The crowd appears dense, with faces and figures close together in the foreground.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A night procession photographed from an elevated angle, with a large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white and cream moving along a road lit by strings of coloured lights. At the centre, a brightly lit ornate chariot or ratha carrying a deity murti glows under floodlights, with people walking alongside and pulling it. Many participants wear white dhotis and saris; a few wear orange and red garments. Illuminated decorations and a lit structure stand in the background, and the scene is dense with people filling the foreground and sides.2016-03-07Night procession at a temple-style event, photographed from an elevated vantage point. A large decorated chariot (ratha) with a red and gold canopy and a lit deity murti sits at the upper left, bright floodlights glowing behind it. A dense crowd of many people, mostly men and women in white and light-coloured clothing, moves through the street, with some raising their hands and some carrying items. Strings of green and red lights and a red-roofed structure appear in the background. Tall bamboo poles stand at the right edge.2016-03-07Night procession at an outdoor ashram ground. A large crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white clothes, presses forward with hands raised in prayer and palms pressed together, gazing toward a brightly lit decorated ratha or chariot. Floodlights and the glow of the chariot light the scene, with strings of coloured lights and a red-and-saffron canopy above. A few people in white and saffron-robed attendants walk near the chariot, and a vehicle with a green canopy stands at left. The people count is large and the crowd fills most of the frame.2016-03-07Night procession at a temple-style ground, lit by bright floodlights and strings of coloured bulbs. A large ornate ratha or palanquin, decorated with red and gold draping, garlands and lamps, carries a deity murti in its centre. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez with some men in white, fills the foreground, many with hands raised or looking toward the chariot. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, and no identifiable candidate is visible.2016-03-07Night procession at a temple festival: an ornately decorated palanquin or ratha with red and orange drapery, marigold garlands and a canopy of lights is carried forward by devotees. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on the raised platform beneath the canopy, and a murti is visible in the shrine space behind. Men in white dhotis and women in white and orange saris walk alongside, pulling ropes, while a large crowd fills the foreground and sides under bright floodlights and strings of coloured lights.2016-03-07Night photograph of a festival procession at dusk-lit ground. A large decorated ratha or palanquin, draped with red and orange fabrics, garlands and lamps, glows under a spotlight, carrying an ornate deity murti at its top. Around it, many devotees in white and cream clothing, some in pale saris and dhotis, walk closely together, several holding objects. Bright lights and a dark background surround the scene.2016-03-07January 03 20162016-01-03March 07 20162016-03-07Night photograph of a temple procession at Bengaluru Aadheenam. A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white and light clothing, presses forward toward an illuminated ratha or palanquin decorated with garlands and draped fabric, lit by bright floodlights. Several figures in white dhotis stand near the vehicle and on the left, and a red tractor is parked at the edge. Colourful string lights and a lit arch frame the background, with a tall deity figure with a gold headdress visible above the float. The procession suggests a deity being carried through the grounds.2016-03-07Night procession photographed from above at a road, lit by floodlights and strings of red and green lights. A large decorated chariot or float at the top right, with a lit deity murti or figures under a canopy. A dense crowd of devotees fills the road and sides; many women wear white and cream saris with orange or red borders, and several men wear white dhotis and shirts. Some people walk in lines holding hands or carrying items, moving toward the illuminated float. No one in the crowd can be clearly identified as the teacher from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2016-03-07