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Dusk procession of devotees at an outdoor ritual site with dirt ground and a stone fire pit at the front. Many decorated parasols in red, orange, blue and multicolour with fringed tassels and bird motifs are held aloft on tall poles. Men and women in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold-bordered white dhotis stand with hands folded in namaskar. A bald man in a white dhoti with gold border and mala stands near the centre-left. A blue plastic drum sits in the foreground. The scene is lit by warm evening light, and several devotees are visible in the crowd behind the parasols.

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January 16 20162016-01-16Outdoor evening gathering at a temple-like open area with stone pillars in the foreground. Many people in saffron-orange and white clothing move through the scene; several women in orange saris and men in white dhotis with gold borders stand or walk. Colourful umbrellas in red, orange and yellow with ornate tassels are raised above the crowd. Some participants hold green leafy branches and bundles of greenery, and others wear rudraksha malas. A figure in a white dhoti stands centre-left near a low platform with offerings. Dusk lighting, dirt ground, dense crowd of children and adults in the foreground.2016-01-16Night outdoor procession on grass with many devotees in orange and white clothing, several holding red and gold ornate umbrellas with pointed gold finials and a bright lamp at the centre. A man in a white shirt holds a child and a white-turbaned man in a grey shirt lifts an umbrella; a woman in a pink sari carries a child. Children in orange and red dresses and a drummer in red clothes stand with hands folded, arms raised and lifted in devotion, with other devotees behind them. a person is not clearly identifiable in this crowd.2016-09-01December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesNight procession on a dirt ground in an ashram setting. Three ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges are carried by men in white dhotis and kurtas. Several men and a woman in orange and saffron robes walk barefoot; the central woman wears an orange garland and carries a brass vessel with a green leaf on a tray. Bamboo fencing and thatched huts stand in the background under electric lights.2008-08-01January 03 20162016-01-03A nighttime procession at dark outdoors moves along a dirt path. Several men and a few women in white clothes with orange shawls walk in a group. Ornate parasols with colourful fringed canopies, decorated with bird motifs, are carried above them. Men in the front hold tall silver staffs, and one figure at the left carries a lit torch. A man in the centre holds a woven basket of flowers and garlands, and another person carries a tray of offerings. A photographer with a camera films the procession from the right. The scene suggests a temple or ritual procession.2007-01-01A night-time procession on a dirt road as two lines of people in saffron-orange robes stand facing inward toward the centre. Several figures wear white dhotis or white sarongs with orange garments, and some boys and young people wear rudraksha malas. Ornate parasols with gold fringe and patterned canopies rise above the group, and a illuminated chariot or float with lights glows at the far right. Electric lights and a dark background frame the scene.2016-02-17 +1 copiesAugust 13 20112011-08-13Night procession on a dirt road beside a tall orange-red compound wall. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl holds a long pole supporting a red, yellow and blue decorated ceremonial umbrella. Behind him, a man in saffron-orange robe and orange sash walks with a rudraksha-style mala, while a row of men and women in white and cream clothes, some in orange, follow in procession. A young man in white stands at the left edge wearing a gold chain, and a decorated palanquin or ratha is visible at upper left. Dark night sky above.2010-11-21Night procession at a temple in Bidadi, lit by string lights strung along a white pavilion. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, some holding long wooden poles of a colourful multi-tasselled parasol. Beside them, men in saffron-orange robes walk with a brass tray of flowers and a drum, and a white-clad man carries a tall gold-tipped staff. The procession moves across dirt ground toward a lit shrine area. Five to twenty people are visible in the procession.2009-06-09Night procession on a dry open ground lit by bright floodlights. Devotees in orange and saffron garments with gold borders walk barefoot, while a child in white and red and another in white lead the group. A man in orange carries a large silver-toned ceremonial staff or pole on his shoulder, topped with a decorated finial. Behind, people in white dhotis and white kurtas stand near ornate multicolored and orange umbrellas and banners on tall poles. A red-draped table with a decorated deity murti or shrine stands at left, with a trident-like ritual object nearby. Several people stand quietly in the background watching the procession.2016-09-01