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July 20 20102010-07-20July 20 20102010-07-20July 20 20102010-07-20A night-time procession in Bidadi moves along a dark road under a sodium-style light. Several men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts carry a palanquin or ratha bearing a deity murti decorated with white and orange flower garlands. Two ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and multicoloured fringes, one with an embroidered lotus-like emblem, are carried aloft. A young boy in white holds a long pole at left, and a man in a green shirt beats a drum slung at waist height. Devotees walk behind in white ritual clothing, some carrying whisks or fans. No individual is clearly identified as a person in this image.2010-11-05 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession on a dirt path. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-bead necklace, hands folded at his chest, walking ahead of the group. Behind him men in white dhotis with red borders, several bare-chested with gold chains, carry a palanquin decorated with red and yellow flower garlands bearing a deity murti under a striped red and gold canopy umbrella. Devotees in saffron and red saris and a man in a striped shirt follow, some holding cameras. Dark night background.2010-11-21Night procession at an ashram path lit by lamps. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a double-headed drum tied with maroon and gold cloth, while beside him a man in white shirt and shawl plays a long wooden horn-like instrument (nagaswaram-style). Behind them a woman in a red sari with red blouse and beads walks, and several men in white dhotis and shawls, some with bare upper bodies and rudraksha malas, follow beneath a red and multicoloured fringed canopy on a pole. A signboard with a map stands at left. Several people are visible, and the scene is a ritual procession with musicians.2011-11-06November 29 20112011-11-29November 21 20102010-11-21Night procession on a dirt path at an ashram campus. At centre, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl walks beside a golden palanquin carrying a deity murti under a multicoloured umbrella, with a bright decorated canopy above. Men and women in white ritual clothes and orange sashes walk behind, a man in a teal shirt plays a small drum or cymbals at left, and a woman in a gold-bordered silk sari holds a brass plate. Two tall yellow banners with painted emblems flank the procession, and an orange building and potted plant sit at right.2010-11-05November 21 20102010-11-21January 24 20162016-01-24