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A night procession on a dark paved road lit by flaming torches and a bright glowing canopy at the back. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and cloths hold up tall brass lamps with flames and trident-like staffs, a bare-chested man at left holding a torch. Behind them, women in cream and orange saris and a girl in a red dress walk among the crowd, one woman holding a brass lamp. Onlookers stand along the road beside a red building. A deity-decorated palanquin or ratha with a glowing structure carries the procession forward.

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September 05 20162016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05Night outdoor ritual procession in front of a red-brick building with a lit roof. In the centre, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti raises a burning flame aloft in both hands, facing a line of people. A tall multicoloured umbrella-style canopy and several orange-and-red ceremonial umbrellas stand behind. To the left, drummers in white dhotis and orange shawls play drums while others hold ceremonial items. A large crowd of devotees in orange, red, white and saffron saris and dhotis stands on the right, several with hands folded in prayer. Sandy ground is lit by a torch. Other participants in orange robes and garlands line the procession route.2016-09-05November 16 20152015-11-16September 05 20162016-09-05November 11 20102010-11-11A night procession moves along a dirt path lit by torches and flames. In the foreground a man in a white kurta carries a tall silver-and-metal staff with decorative finials, and a woman in white with a shawl holds a flaming torch. Behind them a row of devotees in white and orange-red garments walks past, and a decorated palanquin or ratha shrine with colourful painted panels and a deity murti is carried in the centre. An orange umbrella shades the procession, and strings of small triangular flags decorate a tent on the left. Illuminated by a street lamp and flames, the scene shows a ceremonial ashram procession after dark.2010-11-19December 31 20152015-12-31November 21 20102010-11-21January 02 20162016-01-02Night scene of a fire ritual procession on an open sandy ground. Several figures in saffron-orange and red garments raise long wooden staffs and sticks overhead against a bright glow of flames and rising smoke. In the foreground a figure in a light top holds a raised staff, and at right a person in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala lifts a stick. Behind them, people in white dhotis stand in a crowd, and a lit, decorated chariot or float with coloured lights appears at left. Lit string lights and tents frame the background.2016-01-02Night procession on a dirt road with many people walking. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a leopard-print shawl, with rudraksha beads, walking forward. Behind a colorful ornate canopy structure lit in orange glow, a canopy carried on poles. Men in white dhotis and shirts with white shawls and sandals walk around, one holding a large silver trident at right, and others carry flaming torches. Women in pink and orange saris walk nearby. Blurred motion and smoke in the dusk, with tall trees behind.2010-11-19