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Night procession on a dirt path toward an illuminated temple chariot lit with warm orange lights and flames. In the foreground, women in dark red-maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha or bead malas walk in a line, some smiling and one raising a hand. Behind them, people in white ritual clothing carry a small book or folder. Wooden huts and palm trees line the path.

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A night procession moves along a dark road, lit by a bright floodlight at left. Many women and men walk closely together. Many women wear dark maroon saris with gold borders and long beaded necklaces, while some wear white or orange garments. A tall gold-tipped staff rises among the crowd at right. Behind them a lit, ornately decorated temple-style chariot glows with orange light, holding a deity murti in a festival procession. A man at right wears a white dhoti with a gold-patterned border and a dark beaded necklace.2013-10-12October 12 20132013-10-12A night procession of women and men walks along a dirt path past an illuminated temple chariot or shrine glowing with orange light. Many women in rust-red and orange saris wear long rudraksha malas, and several carry tall golden ceremonial staffs. Others in white saris and white kurtas walk nearby, and one woman in white holds a small book or card. Trees and a red-orange wall frame the path.2013-10-12Night procession at a temple-like setting lit by bright lamps and floodlights. A brightly decorated, illuminated shrine-chariot with a deity murti is visible at the back, with pink and orange lights. In the foreground, a crowd of women in red and maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces walk, some holding long brass or staff-like ceremonial poles and a kalasha-style brass vessel. Several women wear white dhotis or white saris with red borders. Men in white clothing and orange-brown garments walk among them. Dark night sky frames the scene.2013-10-12A night procession moves along a dark road lit by a single bright lamp on a wall behind. Women in red and maroon saris and white garments walk in rows, many wearing rudraksha malas, some holding long gold-tipped poles. At right, a decorated ratha or palanquin with orange and gold floral ornaments and a small shrine-like canopy is carried forward, with a lit figure seated on it. Men in white dhotis with gold borders walk alongside. Devotees in the foreground carry small items, and the scene is lit by torches and lamps.2013-10-12October 12 20132013-10-12October 12 20132013-10-12October 12 20132013-10-12Night procession at a KAILASA event: a large ornate ratha/chariot with a multicoloured, pillared canopy and a deity murti is pulled forward by a tractor with headlights on. Many devotees walk close around it, mostly women in orange, rust and maroon saris with rudraksha malas, alongside men in white dhotis and white shirts. A tall golden staff and a decorated flag-like banner are carried in the foreground. Lights glow in the dark background and a rock outcrop sits to the right.2013-10-12November 21 20152015-11-21February 17 20162016-02-17Night procession on a dirt road with a lit, multicolour festival chariot in the background. In the centre, a man in a maroon robe with a maroon turban and an orange-and-blue flower garland walks behind a tall silver trident-staff. Behind him, a man in a maroon robe with gold stripes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver staff. Women in maroon saris and white saris walk alongside, and people in white clothes fill the background beneath strings of coloured lights.2015-11-22