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Night procession on a dimly lit street with glowing street lamps behind. In the foreground at left, a man with grey hair and a red vertical tilak on his forehead wears a white kurta and multiple beaded malas, smiling toward the camera. Behind him, a line of robed figures in saffron and orange garments and white dhotis walks past a small umbrella-like canopy on a pole. A central figure in orange robes wears a long rudraksha-style mala and gold pendant. At right, a man in an orange shawl and red shirt holds a long pole. Several other devotees in orange and white follow, carrying items through the crowd.

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June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04Night procession photographed with flash lighting. In the foreground a man with short grey hair, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a red-orange flower garland, holds a large blue ceremonial umbrella with silver beaded edging on an orange pole. Behind him, a decorated deity murti or ratha with an elephant-headed figure and a red canopy is carried along a path. Crowds of people in orange and red garments, including children, walk around the cart; a woman in a white sari with a blue shawl stands at the right edge. A red wall and trees are visible.2017-09-03Night scene of a group walking together on a paved area lit by distant lamps. In the centre, a smiling man in a long orange robe and a black rudraksha mala raises one hand in greeting. Around him, several men in orange or saffron robes and white kurta-style garments walk in procession; one man in a white shirt and blue jeans and another in a white dhoti with orange shawl are also visible. A man in an orange robe at the right edge carries an umbrella. Many more figures and warm lights fill the background.2008-07-10February 21 20162016-02-21Night procession photographed in low light. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala around his neck walks centrally, hands folded, smiling, with long dark hair; a pale-grey-hair? no. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls, walk in the crowd. Behind them, ceremonial standards with trident finials and decorated orange-and-maroon flags with fringed cloth are raised above the procession. On the right, a man in white with an orange shawl stands with hands pressed together. An orange-painted doorway frames the right edge. The scene is dim with a black background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession on a busy city street with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts. A central figure in an orange turban, orange robe and red flower garland walks with hands clasped at the chest, wearing a long beaded necklace. Beside him a younger figure in orange robes walks, and behind them an ornate fringed red and gold umbrella canopy is carried on a pole. Orange ceremonial flags rise above the crowd, and several men wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas. Shop fronts and street lights line the road behind them.2009-11-30Night procession on a paved road lit by a bright white light and a glowing illuminated chariot in the background. At centre, a bald-shaven? no — a man in an ochre-red saffron robe wears a long garland of white and blue flowers and a tilak mark, walking under an ornate maroon and silver embroidered ceremonial parasol held by a man in ochre robes beside him. To the left, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and an orange shawl raises his hand in blessing while a woman in white and a red shawl walks nearby. A man in grey trousers and white shirt with a red shawl stands among the crowd. Devotees along the roadside, many in white and red shawls, watch and raise their hands, with a line of onlookers on the right wearing saris and dark clothing.2016-02-17 +1 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04A dim night procession moves along a crowded path. At center, a man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace carries a tall silver staff. Behind him, devotees in orange and white walk with a yellow and green ceremonial umbrella marked with a white bird emblem in the foreground. A woman in an orange top walks nearby, and many robed followers and onlookers fill the background. An older bald man in white with a red tilak on his forehead holds a rudraksha mala at lower right. Blue plastic water bottles are stacked on the ground.2006-06-04