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December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23A night-time outdoor procession gathers in an open dirt area lit by a few lamps. Many people dressed in white clothing stand and move about, with several women in white saris and men in white shirts and mundus. Several large colourful parasol-style umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies are raised above the crowd on the left. On the right, a decorated palanquin or altar table is covered in deep red cloth and adorned with long garlands of white and orange flowers, with a shelter and a small building behind. A few people wear orange-saffron cloth. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2006-12-23Night procession on an open ground with many women in saffron/orange sarees and white sarees and kurtas walking toward a bright light source. Several women carry ornate ceremonial umbrellas (one purple, one orange) and tall poles topped with golden-yellow and red banners and brass kalasha-like finials. A woman in orange holds a golden trident. Dark trees and a blurred glow form the backdrop.2016-09-15A night procession on a dirt ground in front of a white building with a corrugated metal awning and a street lamp. Several people in white clothes walk together, some carrying lit lamps or torches. Multicolored umbrellas with fringed edges, in orange, blue, green and yellow, are held aloft above the group. A large decorated arch or shrine with a painted figure stands at the right edge. A few people wear dark shirts with a small circular emblem. The scene is dark, with the crowd lit mainly by lamps and light from the lamp post.2006-12-23November 16 20152015-11-16A night procession on a dirt road. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts walk along, many holding large ornate umbrellas with red, gold and dark canopies. A vehicle with bright headlights moves in the background, and a decorated float or ratha lit with coloured lights and a deity murti under a canopy stands at the left. Strings of multicoloured lights glow behind the umbrella bearers.2015-11-16March 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23Night procession on a dirt ground at an ashram, with a palm frond at upper right. Several men in white dhotis and dark shirts carry tall decorated umbrellas with red, yellow and blue fringed canopies and long poles. Behind them a large ornate palanquin or ratha with a colourful fan-shaped backdrop and a deity murti is visible. Devotees in white dhotis, saris and kurtas stand around, some holding flowers, and a man in orange cloth stands near the centre. A person at the far left wears a green head covering. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession at an outdoor temple area lit by lamps. Several people in white clothes and white shawls walk in a crowd. Three large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed tassels, red, orange and green with decorative motifs, are carried above the group. A person in orange clothing stands among the crowd near a lamp. On the right, a decorated ornamental arch with bright red, green and yellow patterns frames a deity murti or figure under a canopy. A white-roofed shelter and railing are visible at the edge.2006-12-23Night procession at an outdoor compound with sandy ground and a palm frond at right. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry large ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and blue with tasselled fringes and tall poles. Behind them a palanquin or ratha with a decorated canopy and a colourful painted deity murti is visible. Devotees in white and in dark shirts stand around, and a woman in a white sari and a child in green stand at left. A man in a saffron garment stands near the centre, with no clearly identifiable a person candidate. Lights glow from a building at right.2006-12-23