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Night procession at an ashram with a crowd of devotees holding orange and yellow flags on tall poles. Under a multicoloured canopy umbrella decorated with bird and lotus motifs, a few people walk forward, some with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a garland of yellow flowers. Women wear sarees in red, green, yellow and orange. A banner is visible among the umbrella poles. Hanging tassels and lamps line the covered area. Many people stand in the background.

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December 31 20112011-12-31Night procession under a covered hall with a colourful multi-coloured parasol and orange flags. On the right, a young man in orange robes holds a brass bell and a lit oil lamp for aarti before devotees. Devotees stand in a line with palms pressed together in namaskar; some wear white dhotis and grey shirts, others saffron and green salwar. A man in a grey jacket and white dhoti holds an orange flag. Garlands and hanging orange pennants decorate the hall. Watermarked copyright text appears in the lower right.2011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31December 05 20112011-12-05A dense night procession of devotees moves through a crowded street lit by floodlights and a glowing golden palanquin on the left. Many people wear saffron and orange clothing; a bare-chested drummer in an orange-and-yellow dhoti plays a small hand drum in the foreground, and a child in orange is held by an adult in white. Numerous red and orange ceremonial umbrellas and red flags are raised above the crowd, and a large golden canopy-topped palanquin, decorated with gold ornaments, stands near the left edge. Smoke drifts in the dark background beside illuminated white temple-style structures.2016-04-24Night procession photographed from the side amid a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, with some wearing orange or saffron shawls. Two large decorated umbrellas with colourful tassels rise above the crowd, and flaming torches are visible at left. On the right, a festooned chariot or ratha is decorated with white leaf-shaped panels, garlands and red and yellow flowers. Near the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands among the devotees, and a drummer with a hand drum is at left centre. The scene is lit mainly by the torches and chariot lights against a dark background.2006-12-23December 20 20062006-12-20December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copies