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Night procession with a richly decorated palanquin-style float topped by a large carved lion and a blue-skinned deity figure with a trident, draped in red and gold fabric and garlanded with yellow flowers. A man with long dark hair and a shawl, wearing a flower garland, walks beside the float near the lion's head. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron clothing and black garments move through the dark crowd, and several women in orange saris and sleeveless tops stand at the right. Red and black umbrellas and a red flag appear in the background. Several more people are visible in the crowd, with the nearest figures partly shadowed.

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Night procession at an ashram festival. In the centre, a large procession figure of a lion-headed deity with a golden mane, gaping mouth and yellow-and-green garland stands beside a blue-skinned deity with a golden crown and a raised arm. Beneath them a man in white and gold-embroidered shirt with a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland smiles, while beside him stands a man in orange robes. Around them, a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron clothing walks through the dark, with red and gold flags and a canopy in the background.2017-09-30Night procession at a temple-style festival. A large decorated deity murti of a goddess rides a golden lion vehicle with a red and gold canopy, garlanded with yellow flowers, held aloft by bearers in dark clothing. A few robed devotees in orange and saffron walk in the dark foreground, one man with a garland at centre. A red umbrella and a red and gold banner appear at right, and a light glows from behind the procession.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession scene: a large painted lion-faced deity murti with a red-and-gold canopy, flower garlands and a blue figure beside it is carried on a float, while a crowd of devotees in dark clothes and orange-clad people walks around it. A man at centre in orange robes and rudraksha beads smiles while holding a ceremonial staff, though his appearance does not clearly establish the a person identity from the page.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession on a decorated float with a large painted demon-faced figure and a blue-skinned deity statue with a lion-maned head and trident. A man in a brown-red garment with a white flower garland holds a staff, standing among devotees. A younger man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha-style necklace stands nearby with a red umbrella. Crowds of devotees in dark clothing fill the foreground, one raising a decorated fan-like standard on the right. Floral garlands and sequined ornaments decorate the float under dark night sky.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession with a large ornate ratha-style deity figure at upper left, showing a fierce lion-faced form with bared teeth, flowing mane, a blue-skinned face, yellow and green floral garlands and gold-embroidered red drapery. Beneath it, a man with a smiling face, bare upper body and rudraksha-style beads, wears an orange-brown cloth and multiple garlands of marigold and mixed flowers, holding a rope or pole. Around him are many colourful decorated umbrellas in pink, blue, red and green, sparkling with sequins, held above a dense crowd of devotees in the dark. A white-clad figure stands at lower right, and a shawl-wrapped person is visible near the front.2017-09-30