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Night procession photographed with shallow focus. In the foreground, silver trishul staffs topped with ornate finials are carried upright by devotees; the nearest trishul has a small oil lamp-style cup at its base. Behind them, ceremonial parasols with red and blue fabric and beaded fringe are held aloft. A man with grey hair and a white garment holds one staff, another man in dark clothes with glasses holds a second, and a woman with light hair and a white top stands among the crowd. Blurred figures and warm lights fill the background.

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Night procession at a temple-like outdoor site lit by blue and white lights with smoke drifting through the air. Large red and maroon ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges are held aloft over the crowd, and a brass ritual staff topped with a crescent-shaped finial stands in the foreground. Many men in white and light kurtas and shirts crowd close together, some with raised arms. Strings of fairy lights hang on a backdrop behind the umbrellas. The frame is dominated by the silhouettes of the crowd.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15Night procession with a golden ratha or palanquin carrying a figure seated on an ornate golden throne-like seat, surrounded by decorated canopies. Several ceremonial umbrellas with silver sequin fringes and pink-red poles tower over a dense crowd of devotees in the foreground, some raising their arms. Lights and glittering decorations fill the scene. The seated figure's appearance is not clearly discernible at this distance, so no identification is made.2017-02-24December 12 20162016-12-12February 24 20172017-02-24September 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20162016-09-05A night procession lit in violet and purple light with heavy smoke or incense haze. Several people in white dhotis and shawls walk in the crowd, some with raised hands. A tall ceremonial parasol with beaded fringe stands at right, and a brass or silver ritual standard with curved ornaments and a flared bowl rises at left, carried above the crowd. Silhouetted heads fill the foreground. Bright lights glow behind. No person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2017-02-24Night procession photographed at ground level with a dark sky above. Several attendants carry tall poles topped with ornate gold-and-red umbrella-shaped canopies decorated with blue emblems and teal floral borders. Other colourful canopies in red, green and multicolour fringes rise behind them. Men in black shirts walk in the front ranks, one holding a silver trident on the right edge. A woman in a white sari holds a small hand drum, and a man in white garments plays a drum nearby. A figure in an orange shawl walks in the centre. Torches and lights glimmer through the crowd, with a few people in white near the back.2006-12-23 +1 copies