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Night procession at a temple-style festival, with a richly decorated floral palanquin at the centre lit by a bright spotlight. A seated figure in red and orange garments sits on the palanquin, raising a hand. Its arch is wrapped in marigold garlands and red and white drapes, and a large ornate ratha-style chariot with a lit tower stands behind it. Priests in white dhotis and red-bordered shawls walk alongside, and a crowd of devotees and a man photographing with a phone fill the foreground. A fringed decorative parasol stands on the left, and a large red cloth backdrop is on the right. Mahashivaratri procession.

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March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession at a Mahashivaratri event: an ornately decorated, flower-garlanded palanquin with red and white floral draping and lit oil lamps is carried through a dense crowd. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long hair, sits on the palanquin beside a trident, while a figure in a white dhoti stands at its side. Nearby, a tall decorated deity murti with a crown is visible. A lantern-lit umbrella hovers over the palanquin. Crowds of devotees in white and dark clothing press around the procession under strings of coloured lights.2016-03-07Night procession at a Mahashivaratri celebration. A richly decorated chariot covered in white jasmine garlands, red and orange fabric, strings of beads and tassels, and lit by a bright lamp carries a seated figure in orange and saffron garments with a rudraksha-style garland and a trident beside him. An attendant in orange stands at the front, holding a large umbrella over the chariot. A dense crowd of devotees in white and dark clothing surrounds the procession, with a string of coloured lights overhead.2016-03-07A night procession at a temple festival: a richly decorated palanquin or ratha, its canopy wrapped in white and orange flower garlands, marigold strands and red-and-yellow tassels, is carried forward with a lit lamp at its arch. A man in red-orange dhoti and shawl stands at the front, and a figure in a saffron garment with a crown-like headdress and multiple beaded garlands sits seated on a cushioned throne inside the palanquin. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, one holding a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella lit by floodlights. The scene is dark around the glowing decorations and lamps.2016-03-07Night photograph of a festival procession with a richly decorated ratha-style palanquin covered in white flowers, red and orange drapery and garlands, lit by bright floodlights. A figure in an orange-red robe with a dark turban and a marigold-style garland sits on the seat, flanked by attendants in orange and white clothing. Dense crowds in white and dark clothes raise hands and phones in the foreground, and colourful string lights and banners hang overhead.2016-03-07Night procession at an ashram with a decorated ratha or palanquin lit by floodlights, strung with marigold and tinsel garlands and red and gold drapery. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a raised seat beneath the canopy, with a dark-haired attendant beside them. A man in white holds a dark ceremonial umbrella over the cart, and a large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees fills the foreground under colourful string lights and a rainbow-tinted glow.2016-03-07Night procession with a decorated ratha or chariot lit by warm lamps, draped in garlands of white and red flowers and hung with colourful tassels under a blue fringed canopy. A bald man in saffron-orange garments sits on the chariot seat, appearing to be a sannyasi, not a clear a person candidate. Around it crowds of devotees in white dhotis and cream sarees carry staffs and walk alongside; orange flags and a lit temple gopuram stand in the background.2013-03-02March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession with a decorated ratha or palanquin-style chariot draped in white cloth, red and white garlands, and green foliage, lit by bright floodlights. Several figures sit on the platform under the canopy, and one standing figure on the right wears white dhoti-style clothing and a shawl, with a garland and beaded necklaces. A dense crowd of devotees in saffron, orange and white clothing lines the foreground, many with raised hands or moving toward the chariot. Strings of coloured lights line the background.2016-12-23March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession at the Kumbh Mela camp of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange turban stands on an ornate golden palanquin-style float, one arm raised high holding a canopy pole draped in multicoloured tassels and a long garland of white and pink flowers. Around the float, devotees in white and orange clothing raise their hands, clap and press forward, several carrying ornate umbrellas and red-and-gold ceremonial fans. A banner at right shows a portrait printed on red fabric, and floodlights illuminate the scene against a dark sky.2015-09-15