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Night procession at an outdoor compound with sandy ground and a palm frond at right. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry large ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and blue with tasselled fringes and tall poles. Behind them a palanquin or ratha with a decorated canopy and a colourful painted deity murti is visible. Devotees in white and in dark shirts stand around, and a woman in a white sari and a child in green stand at left. A man in a saffron garment stands near the centre, with no clearly identifiable a person candidate. Lights glow from a building at right.

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Night procession on a dirt ground at an ashram, with a palm frond at upper right. Several men in white dhotis and dark shirts carry tall decorated umbrellas with red, yellow and blue fringed canopies and long poles. Behind them a large ornate palanquin or ratha with a colourful fan-shaped backdrop and a deity murti is visible. Devotees in white dhotis, saris and kurtas stand around, some holding flowers, and a man in orange cloth stands near the centre. A person at the far left wears a green head covering. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23A night-time outdoor procession gathers in an open dirt area lit by a few lamps. Many people dressed in white clothing stand and move about, with several women in white saris and men in white shirts and mundus. Several large colourful parasol-style umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies are raised above the crowd on the left. On the right, a decorated palanquin or altar table is covered in deep red cloth and adorned with long garlands of white and orange flowers, with a shelter and a small building behind. A few people wear orange-saffron cloth. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession at an outdoor temple area lit by lamps. Several people in white clothes and white shawls walk in a crowd. Three large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed tassels, red, orange and green with decorative motifs, are carried above the group. A person in orange clothing stands among the crowd near a lamp. On the right, a decorated ornamental arch with bright red, green and yellow patterns frames a deity murti or figure under a canopy. A white-roofed shelter and railing are visible at the edge.2006-12-23A night-time procession moves across a dirt ground past a coconut palm. Several people carry ornate, colourfully embroidered umbrellas-style canopies with triangular fringed tops in red, gold, and blue, one of them with a trident-like staff. Many devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, one man in the centre wears an orange shawl, and a woman on the right wears a pink-and-white sari. A large circular rainbow-coloured decorative arch stands in the background. A man on the left wears a dark t-shirt. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the candidate is unsure.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession photographed from the side amid a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, with some wearing orange or saffron shawls. Two large decorated umbrellas with colourful tassels rise above the crowd, and flaming torches are visible at left. On the right, a festooned chariot or ratha is decorated with white leaf-shaped panels, garlands and red and yellow flowers. Near the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands among the devotees, and a drummer with a hand drum is at left centre. The scene is lit mainly by the torches and chariot lights against a dark background.2006-12-23