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Night procession on bare ground: a group of men in white dhotis and shirts carries a wooden palanquin with a large decorated deity murti figure wearing a red garland and a white cloth, holding a sword and trident-like staff. Men in white shoulder the poles while others run alongside with orange flags on poles and ceremonial staffs. A saffron-robed figure walks at the lower right, and women in white and cream saris and a woman in a yellow shawl follow in the crowd. Offering trays and lamps are visible among the bearers.

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Night procession of men in white shirts and white dhotis carrying a large deity murti on their shoulders, with a gilded, ornately crowned figure holding a raised sword and garlanded in red and white flowers, draped in a peach-coloured cloth. Several men in the foreground have their hands on the palanquin frame. A man in a blue checked shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the right edge beside an orange flag on a pole. A floodlight glows in the dark background, and an orange flag appears at the left.2010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11March 02 20162016-03-02Night-time outdoor procession on bare ground. Many men in white dhotis and white kurtas carry a tall pole topped with a white and red cloth banner and a white ornament, with several men pushing and pulling it forward. Other men in white and a few in shirts and trousers walk around them, with small red flags visible in the dark background. A partially visible child stands at left. The scene is dark with the banner lit by flash, and no clear a person candidate is visible.2010-11-11A night-time procession on a dirt ground lit by distant lights. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry ceremonial staffs topped with golden finials, a trident-like staff and a ringed rod, and one man in front holds a golden trident-topped staff aloft. A central figure wears a tall ornate headdress and an orange garment while others in white walk around a palanquin-like canopy with a striped multicoloured top and a decorated deity murti beneath it. On the right, a row of devotees in white and orange, some in yellow shawls and red-orange wraps, stand observing. The scene is a devotional procession, with the canopy and staffs at its centre.2010-11-11Night procession on open dirt ground. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a wooden palanquin-style platform bearing a large illuminated deity murti in orange and red, seated on a purple cushion with a crown and trident-like staff. Behind them, a fourth man carries a white-wrapped bundle on his shoulder. On the right, musicians in orange and red robes play drums and cymbals. Bamboo poles and small lanterns stand in the background under a dark sky.2016-03-02 +1 copiesNight photograph of a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis standing on dark open ground, many with arms raised or hands together in reverence. Behind them a large golden-yellow figure of a fierce deity murti stands tall, holding a raised sword or staff in one hand, with a red garland across its chest and a large white cloth backdrop. A bright floodlight and white smoke drift at left, and a red-orange flag on a pole rises at right. A procession or festival scene under the night sky.2010-11-11March 02 20162016-03-02 +1 copiesNovember 11 20102010-11-11Night photograph of an outdoor procession on bare earth with patchy grass. Men in white dhotis and white shirts dance and gesture with raised arms, one holding a silver flag-like standard on a pole and another raising a long curved sword. Behind them, a decorated cart with a canopy of striped fabric and a floral-decorated deity murti is pulled through the crowd. On the right, women in saffron, orange, yellow and pink saris and a man in white stand in lines holding ceremonial fans and staffs. Several spectators in the background wear white, and a few carry red flags.2010-11-11Night procession on bare red earth with grass tufts. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a crowd, several carrying trident-shaped staffs and orange flags. A man in white at left holds a wooden pole and a cloth-covered canopy is carried aloft. At right, a figure in an orange robe and tall cylindrical headdress stands near the procession, and another figure in an orange robe is visible. The sky is dark, lit mainly by the photographer's flash.2010-11-11Night procession photograph: a palanquin or ratha-like palanquin carrying a deity murti with a red-and-gold backdrop is carried by men in white dhotis and shirts through a dark dusty road beside a red brick wall. A man in an orange cloth with a tall tiered white headpiece stands near the palanquin, and an orange-and-striped canopy shelters the image. Many people in white and some in colourful saris follow, and children in bright shirts watch at the right. A devotee raises his hands near the front, and another umbrella-topped procession stands further back in the dark.2010-11-11