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Night street procession in a busy Indian town. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and shawl holds up a tall lamp post with a lit glass lantern, his arm raised. Behind him, a brightly lit, ornately decorated temple chariot with illuminated golden arches glows down the road, with another lit structure further back. Crowds of devotees in white and dark clothing fill the street, some wearing headcloths. Shopfronts and signboards line both sides of the street under a dark sky.

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February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesNight street procession in an Indian town. A large crowd of mostly men in white and light shirts fills the road, many holding up phones. At center, a brightly lit palanquin or ratha glows orange with flames or lamps, with figures in white dhotis standing on and beside it. Shop fronts with green and white facades, strings of lights, and a temple gopuram with sculpted figures line the right side. A bright street lamp glares at upper left.2009-08-02A night-time temple procession on a street crowded with silhouetted onlookers in the foreground. A large decorated vahana or chariot, lit with white bulbs and topped by a white umbrella-like canopy, carries a silver-and-multicoloured figure with a golden lion or mythical beast head. Several men in saffron, orange and white dhotis and shawls sit on the platform, some holding lamps and ritual items, while a man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. Strings of coloured lights and a lit torch add to the scene.2017-02-07October 09 20062006-10-09February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple procession with a large crowd of devotees in white clothes moving past a brightly illuminated ratha chariot decorated with garlands, lights and a yellow canopy. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk near the chariot, and figures in orange and reddish robes stand on its platform near the deity murti. A gopuram tower with colourful lights and a pandal with string lights are visible in the background under a streetlamp.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight procession photographed at a temple festival. Centre: an ornate, lit, pagoda-style golden palanquin carrying a deity murti decorated with marigold and red garlands and a green cloth backdrop. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands on the palanquin steps near the murti. Foreground at right: a crowd of dark silhouetted devotees. Left: a golden decorative elephant figure, a yellow-shirted attendant, and garlanded pillars with strings of marigolds and tassels. Strings of electric bulbs and lamps light the scene against the dark sky.2017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copies