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Night procession at an outdoor festival site with pink and gold draped cloth walls. In the foreground, two men in white shirts and white dhotis carry tall poles topped with orange-gold leaf-shaped banners decorated with red, blue and white emblems. Women in saris and a woman in a red patterned blouse and skirt walk behind them, one with a white dress and a red forehead mark. Further back, a brightly lit ornate float or palanquin with a golden deity murti glows against the dark sky, with a crowd of people in white and cream clothing following it.

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A night procession on a dirt road lit by distant lights. Devotees in white clothes carry tall golden ornate standards with red, orange and teal embroidered fabric panels and a blue circular emblem, along with golden parasols. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and cream dhoti and a woman in a white sari with gold border lead the line, both holding standards. Behind them a young boy in yellow top and red shorts walks beside a standard, and a few people in saffron and orange garments follow. The scene suggests a ritual procession.2015-11-15December 31 20152015-12-31Night procession on a dirt path beside a red-orange boundary wall, lit by a few lamps and dark trees. A large umbrella-like canopy with multicoloured fringe is carried on a long pole at centre. Walking near it, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a beaded necklace, shaved head, and several men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing gold chains, lead a group of devotees, including women in saris of orange, cream and yellow. Another man in a red patterned shirt and white dhoti walks at the right edge. Ceremonial procession.2010-11-21December 31 20152015-12-31Night procession on a dirt road. A palanquin-style shrine structure lit with warm lamps and topped with a pointed shikhara-like roof is carried forward, shaded by a white canopy and flanked by two decorated standards and lit torches. Ahead, men in saffron/orange robes walk in front, one in a long orange robe with a sash; behind them, many people in white dhotis, white kurtas and white salwar-style outfits follow. Women in white and yellow saris and salwars walk along the sides, some holding orange flags on poles. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at the right edge. Crowd members in the foreground carry orange and saffron flags.2011-12-05A nighttime outdoor procession moves down a dirt path lit by a few lamps, with a large crowd of devotees pressed along both sides. Several men and women in white clothes with orange sashes carry tall poles topped with ornate ornamented banners in orange, gold and red, decorated with a blue and white emblem. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and a thin orange shawl walks at the front, and two men in white at lower left stand facing him. Temple structures and additional banners glow faintly in the background under dark trees.2007-01-01Night procession at an ashram, shot in dark surroundings. A gilded palanquin with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands is carried under a multicoloured fringed canopy. A large ornate yellow and red parasol with lotus-patterned embroidery is held aloft on a long pole by a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl. Men and young boys in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk and carry poles of the palanquin. A woman in white stands near the front, and a man in a striped shirt is among the bearers. Several other participants in white follow behind the procession.2010-11-05November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night procession at an ashram-style compound beside a low brick wall. A young attendant in white dhoti carries a fringed, embroidered parasol-shaped canopy on a pole, while a man in a saffron-orange robe walks beside a figure in white. Torch-bearers with flaming torches walk at left and a standing attendant holds a tall ceremonial staff. Several people in white and saffron clothes follow along a dirt path. At the upper right a decorated temple chariot or palanquin with colourful striped draped panels frames a lit deity image. Trees and a street lamp are visible above the wall.2010-11-19December 31 20152015-12-31Night procession on a dirt road between a red brick wall and trees. A lit ratha/chariot with a deity murti and garlands sits in the background beneath a decorated canopy umbrella. In front, a crowd of devotees walks, many in white. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long shawl and a monk in orange-and-white walk ahead, a white-dressed attendant holds the umbrella, and a woman at left carries an orange flag. Several people wear white, and a woman in teal clothing stands at right. Some hold orange flags aloft.2011-12-05