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A night procession on a dirt road, with several men in white dhotis and shirts carrying tall golden poles that hold orange umbrella-style canopies decorated with red, blue and green floral embroidery and a white bird emblem. Some marchers wear white and red sashes and lanyards, and one has white vibhuti on the forehead. Behind them, a brightly lit decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy and a deity murti moves forward, with headlights and string lights along the route.

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Night procession on a dirt road with string lights along the edge. In front, an elderly man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-white bead necklace carries a long gold pole topped by an orange and gold banner with floral embroidery and a blue bird emblem. Behind him, several men in white dhoti and shirts carry similar orange banners on poles, and others walk with red shawls. In the background, illuminated deity palanquins and chariots glow with golden light.2015-11-11Night procession of devotees in white ritual dress carrying ceremonial items along a dirt path in front of a red wall. Several men and women hold tall gold-poled umbrellas with ornate brocade canopies and orange embroidered banners with a blue emblem. The man in the centre wears white dhoti with a red shawl and a bead necklace, holding an orange banner. Others wear white kurtas, dhotis and saris, with ID lanyards around their necks. Foliage and small lights are visible in the background.2015-11-22November 12 20162016-11-12 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesPhotograph of an evening pada yatra procession walking along a dim paved road lined with palm trees. In the foreground two young men in white dhoti and shirt hold up ornate gold-edged banners with red, floral and sun motifs on tall poles, the man on the left wearing an orange shawl. Behind them a group of devotees in white and yellow-scarved white clothing walks, with a small deity murti carried at the centre near a colourful canopy umbrella and red flags. An orange-robed figure walks among the white-clad participants. Street lights glow in the background under a blue dusk sky.2008-08-07March 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesDecember 31 20152015-12-31December 31 20152015-12-31March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21Night procession at an ashram, shot in dark surroundings. A gilded palanquin with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands is carried under a multicoloured fringed canopy. A large ornate yellow and red parasol with lotus-patterned embroidery is held aloft on a long pole by a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl. Men and young boys in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk and carry poles of the palanquin. A woman in white stands near the front, and a man in a striped shirt is among the bearers. Several other participants in white follow behind the procession.2010-11-05December 31 20152015-12-31