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Night procession on a dirt path with scattered flower petals. A golden palanquin carrying a deity murti is shaded by a multicoloured canopy on a pole. Two decorated flag-banners flank the procession. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow or orange shawls walk alongside, some holding lamps and offerings. Women in saris, one in gold-brown and one in yellow and red, carry brass vessels and offerings. A man in orange robes walks near the palanquin. Young trees and a white building stand in the background under a dark sky.

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November 05 20102010-11-05A night-time procession in Bidadi moves along a dark road under a sodium-style light. Several men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts carry a palanquin or ratha bearing a deity murti decorated with white and orange flower garlands. Two ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and multicoloured fringes, one with an embroidered lotus-like emblem, are carried aloft. A young boy in white holds a long pole at left, and a man in a green shirt beats a drum slung at waist height. Devotees walk behind in white ritual clothing, some carrying whisks or fans. No individual is clearly identified as a person in this image.2010-11-05 +1 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05November 21 20102010-11-21November 05 20102010-11-05Night procession on a dark campus path with a golden palanquin-style deity carriage carrying an ornate murti garlanded with purple and orange flower garlands, shaded by a multicoloured umbrella. Two large gold-edged pennant-shaped banners with red and blue emblems flank the carriage. Devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, while a woman in a yellow sari carries a brass pot and a woman in a maroon sari holds a small vessel. A young girl in white holds one banner pole. Trees and small lamps light the scene.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 20 20102010-11-20December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession on bare ground: devotees in white dhotis and kurtas carry a palanquin-style deity murti decorated with a garland of flowers and a golden canopy, lit by flaming torches held by a woman in a white sari at right. Two bearers at left hold a long yellow-and-orange banner and a woman in white stands beside a torch. Coloured umbrellas and embroidered flags accompany the procession under a dark sky.2010-11-05Night procession on a dirt path at an ashram campus. At centre, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl walks beside a golden palanquin carrying a deity murti under a multicoloured umbrella, with a bright decorated canopy above. Men and women in white ritual clothes and orange sashes walk behind, a man in a teal shirt plays a small drum or cymbals at left, and a woman in a gold-bordered silk sari holds a brass plate. Two tall yellow banners with painted emblems flank the procession, and an orange building and potted plant sit at right.2010-11-05December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copies