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A night-time procession moves through a dim street with many people in white and saffron-toned dhotis and dresses. A large illuminated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess rides on a vehicle with a lion mount, holding weapons, flanked by two smaller figures, and red flags and decorated umbrellas (chhatras) are carried above the crowd. Attendants in white and a figure in orange and a figure in pink stand near the vehicle; the scene is lit by street lamps and the vehicle's decorative lights.

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Night procession at a temple or ashram, with a large lit deity murti of Devi on a float at the top of the frame. The murti has many arms, holds weapons, and rides a lion, with smaller figures beside it. Devotees in white dhotis and red or orange garments carry tall red flags and decorated umbrellas with sequins. Men in white ceremonial dress walk in front, and some bare-chested participants carry bells or drums. The cobbled path is lit by floodlights and a car is visible in the background. No individual can be clearly identified as a person.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a large illuminated deity murti of Devi, multi-armed and crowned, carried on a decorated ratha or vehicle with lion or tiger figures at its base. Many people walk in white dhotis and kurta-style clothes, some in pink and white, holding ornate umbrellas in gold and red and tall red flags. Smoke or haze fills the street lit by bright lamps, and a brass oil lamp stands in the foreground. Several people sit on the vehicle beside the murti, including a woman in red. Visible people number in the dozens, with the procession stretching back into the haze.2017-09-30A night procession at a person's KAILASA-affiliated ashram street, with a large illuminated deity murti of Devi on a decorated vehicle, its many arms holding weapons, flanked by a lion mount and attendant figures. Smoke or fog fills the lit street. Several people walk alongside in white dhotis and lighter shirts, one wearing pink, some holding large decorated umbrellas and red-and-gold ceremonial banners, and a figure at lower right holds a lamp. Cars and street lights appear in the background.2017-09-30Night procession at a KAILASA event with a large illuminated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess, shown with many raised arms and holding weapons, mounted on a decorated float with smaller figures beside her. Many marchers in red and orange clothing and white dhotis walk along a lit paved road carrying red and orange flags and ornate umbrellas with embroidered panels. Street lamps and a dark sky frame the scene. A few figures in the foreground carry umbrellas and flags while others follow the float.2017-09-30Night procession with a large, brightly decorated deity murti of Devi on a ratha-style float, multi-armed with raised weapons and a lion mount, lit by many lights. Many devotees in red, orange and saffron clothing walk beside it, some holding decorated umbrellas, with red flags and a lit oil lamp stand at lower left. Several people are visible but many more are blurred in the crowd.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A nighttime procession at a dark roadside, lit by a street lamp. A large illuminated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a crown and raised weapons stands on a decorated float at right, flanked by smaller lit figures and a lit palanquin-like canopy. In front, a crowd of people in white and red clothing carries red flags, tall red-and-white poles, and colourful umbrellas. A faint haze of smoke drifts through the light. The scene suggests a festival procession, but no a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30