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Night procession on a sandy ground led by a smiling man in rust-orange robes wearing a long multicolour flower garland of yellow, white, red and purple blooms. Around him, devotees in saffron-orange and red-brown garments walk, some holding long silver staffs; several women wear red and white saris. Behind them, tall white fringed silver umbrellas and a purple umbrella are carried aloft. A white-clad man stands among the procession, and a cameraman films from a raised platform.

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Night procession on a dirt ground lit by string lights and decorated umbrellas. A man in the centre wears a dark red-maroon robe and a long multicolour flower garland with a red tassel, smiling as he walks. Beside him a bald man with white-marked forehead and arms, in a red-maroon dhoti with gold borders, walks with a shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and another man in a similar gold-bordered dhoti follows. Several women in red and orange saris and men in white dhotis walk alongside, some holding long silver-topped staffs and white-and-silver ceremonial umbrellas. A man in white stands on a raised platform in the background, and a blue-and-green lit tree decorates the area. The scene resembles a ceremonial procession.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24A night procession on a dirt ground with umbrella-like silver and white fringed parasols carried on poles, some with trident-topped staffs. Robed devotees in saffron-orange and rust-red dhotis and shawls walk in a line, many women in red saris with gold borders on the left. Near the centre, a man with a floral garland and rudraksha mala walks barefoot, and a bald man in orange with a rudraksha mala walks on the right. Men in white dhotis and shawls follow behind, with a drum player on a raised platform in the background.2013-12-24Night procession on a sandy ground with many devotees in rust-orange and saffron robes walking together. A central smiling man in a rust-orange garment wears a long multicolored flower garland and a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man on the right in orange clothing and gold-banded cloth wears glasses and a rudraksha mala. Several ornate parasols with green, yellow, gold and fringed canopies are carried overhead, and a woman in a white sari stands nearby. Some onlookers wear white, and a dark night sky surrounds the scene.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24A night-time procession on a sandy open ground. At centre, a smiling man in a rust-red robe with a multicoloured flower garland stands beside a long pole, flanked by many devotees in saffron and rust-red robes with gold borders. Several ceremonial umbrellas with silver, white and red fringed canopies are raised above the group, and a trident-shaped staff stands at left. Musicians on the right blow long brass horns and play drums. A woman in a rust-red sari with gold border smiles at right, and a figure in white stands behind the centre. The scene is lit by an unseen source against dark sky.2013-12-24Night procession with a man in a maroon-red sannyasi robe and a long orange-yellow and purple flower garland with a gold chain, smiling and walking forward. Around him, people in maroon and orange-trimmed saris and white dhotis with gold borders carry a silver staff and a white fringed parasol. Strings of colourful lights hang in the background. A man in a white kurta with a maroon shawl and a woman in a maroon sari holding a water bottle are also visible. The man in the robe appears to be a person, based on the garland and robe, with an in-person appearance.2013-12-24