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A nighttime procession moves through a dim outdoor ground at a temple celebration, with a dense crowd of devotees filling the frame. Several ornate umbrella-like canopies with orange, red and gold fringes and blue-green trim are carried on long poles above the group. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls, while women wear saris in white, red and patterned prints and head coverings. Men in red and white shirts stand at the right edge, and a few people in dark clothing are visible in the middle. Strings of lights and draped banners hang in the background among trees. Crowd count is well over twenty but the exact number is not clear.

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A nighttime outdoor procession moves down a dirt path lit by a few lamps, with a large crowd of devotees pressed along both sides. Several men and women in white clothes with orange sashes carry tall poles topped with ornate ornamented banners in orange, gold and red, decorated with a blue and white emblem. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and a thin orange shawl walks at the front, and two men in white at lower left stand facing him. Temple structures and additional banners glow faintly in the background under dark trees.2007-01-01Night procession at an outdoor temple setting, with a dense crowd lining a dirt path. Two parallel rows of attendants in white clothes and orange-saffron shawls carry large golden-yellow ceremonial standards with red and blue emblems and green embroidery, plus rows of colourful umbrellas with red, orange and blue canopies. A small illuminated shrine structure with a tiered top is visible in the background. Many onlookers in white, orange and red clothing stand along the path. No individual can be confidently identified as a candidate for a person in this image.2007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesA 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.2006-12-23Night procession photographed in a dark crowded outdoor setting. In the centre, a man in white clothes with a white shawl and a rudraksha mala walks forward, flanked by devotees in white and saffron-orange sashes. Behind him a woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a tray or offering. Several large ceremonial umbrellas in red, green and gold stand above the procession, and tall gold-and-red pennant-shaped banners with blue emblems are carried on poles. A large crowd of onlookers, many in white, fills the foreground and sides, some with hands folded in reverence. Identity of the central man is uncertain from appearance; he is presented as a participant in the procession.2007-01-01A night photograph of a procession moving across an open dirt ground. Many people in white ritual clothing crowd the scene, several men wearing orange shawls over white. Some hold lit oil lamps or torches with flames visible. Decorated parasols in red, blue and orange with tassels stand above the crowd, and a large colourful ornamental float or decorated structure with a canopy appears in the background. Some people in the foreground carry a kalasha-like pot. Spectators in ordinary clothing line the edges, including children at right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2006-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesA dim evening procession at an outdoor ashram setting, with palm trees and strings of red and white pennant flags overhead. Women in white saris with orange-bordered shawls carry tall brass-tipped ceremonial staffs and ornate, embroidered umbrellas in red, orange and gold. A central figure in a plain white sari and shawl walks with head bowed, flanked by other devotees dressed in white and orange. Several people in the background wear white. The procession appears to be moving through a festival or ritual event.2007-01-01December 23 20072007-12-23