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Night procession on open ground with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts pulling and carrying a wooden palanquin-style platform. On the right, a large figure of a deity murti holds a sword and trident-like weapon, wearing a red and orange garland and a white draped cloth. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand in the background, and a tall trident staff and an orange flag on a pole rise on the left. A canopy umbrella and onlookers fill the distance under a dark sky.

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November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11A nighttime procession in a dark setting where a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts surges around a raised figure. The central figure, held aloft, wears a red sash and white garment and is being carried near the top of the frame. Men raise their arms and hands toward it, and several hold tall gold-colored ceremonial staffs topped with ornate finials, including one with a trident-like head. Some men wear yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The crowd is joyful, with several people smiling broadly.2010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11A night procession in an open outdoor area with a large crowd of devotees dressed in white and orange. At left, a tall painted deity figure with a crown and a curved sword rises on a decorated palanquin draped with red, green and multicoloured cloth, garlanded with white flowers and a red shawl. Several men in white shoulder the palanquin poles. In the centre, a man in orange robes and a tall ornate silver-and-purple cap raises a hand, flanked by golden and silver ceremonial staffs, a silver peacock-shaped standard and a parasol-like golden finial. Devotees surround the procession on all sides, many with shaved heads in saffron and white.2010-11-11A night-time outdoor procession crowd surrounds a decorated deity figure on a raised platform at left, dressed in red, green and gold cloth with a garland. Several men hold tall brass staffs with round gold finials and trident-tipped spears. A man in the centre wears an ornate silver-and-grey patterned cap and an orange-saffron shawl, looking up toward the platform. Other men in white and saffron-orange robes stand nearby, and a large brass trident ornament stands at right. Many devotees fill the foreground and background, and a banner partly visible at right reads Nithyananda.2010-11-11Night procession in an open outdoor area with a crowd of devotees in white dress raising their hands and arms upward toward a tall figure held aloft on poles. The elevated figure wears a white cloth draped over its shoulders, a red and orange garland, and a multicoloured striped cloth, and appears to be a deity murti carried on a palanquin-style frame. Around it, men in white kurtas and dhotis hold up long golden-handled staffs and a silver ceremonial mace-like object, while others raise their hands in devotion. Dark sky above and a parked vehicle at the back of the crowd.2010-11-11 +1 copiesNight procession on open ground with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis walking around a tall decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a figure dressed in red, white and orange garments with a garland and a raised sword, mounted on a white draped canopy frame. Orange flags on bamboo poles are raised on both sides. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and a tall white decorated cap, wearing a beaded necklace, walks ahead of the carriers. Bright floodlights and a dark sky frame the scene.2010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11Outdoor evening procession under tall dark trees with a dusk sky. A large crowd of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis presses forward, many raising their hands. At centre a decorated palanquin or ratha topped with a golden ornamental structure and a red and gold canopy is carried above the crowd. Ceremonial items include a silver trident, a silver staff with a star finial, a metal kalasha-shaped pot, and long poles with brass finials. Several people wear saffron/orange shawls and orange cloth. A large red and gold decorated umbrella-style canopy with striped fringe stands to the right. The scene reads as a temple or ashram procession with devotees joyfully following the chariot.2010-11-11