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A nighttime street procession moves along a city road lined with shops. Many devotees, mostly dressed in white shirts and white sarees, walk closely together and carry orange-red flags on poles. A large ornate golden palanquin or ratha, draped in red and topped with a golden structure, is visible in the distance beneath decorated umbrellas, with a red figure inside. In the foreground, a long decorated yellow-and-red pennant on a tall pole is carried upright. A few women wear yellow and orange sarees and flowers in their hair. A man in white shirt with a blue emblem stands near the right edge, and shop signs and street lights line the background.

Night photograph of a street procession in a town, with a crowd of many people walking toward the camera. Many participants wear white shirts and garments, and women wear white and yellow saris. Numerous orange-red triangular flags on poles are held aloft. In the centre, an ornate golden chariot with a red-draped deity murti, golden canopy and red-and-gold umbrellas is pulled forward. A large gold-and-red ceremonial emblem with a blue bird motif on a pole is at left. Shop signs and buildings line the street under dim lighting.

2009-02-10 +1 copies

Night street procession in an Indian town. A golden ornate palanquin or ratha, decorated with red drapes and a small deity murti, is carried forward with a large golden-yellow teardrop banner and a decorated parasol above it. Dense crowds of devotees walk alongside, many wearing white clothes, some in orange, holding tall saffron-orange flags on poles. Shops, a Fevicol sign, and a CG Crompton sign line the street under streetlights. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person; the palanquin occupant is not visible.

2009-02-10 +1 copies

Night procession with many devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing carrying orange flags on poles. At centre, a devotee holds a tall dark banner with a printed image and Devanagari lettering. Behind, a decorated palanquin with flower garlands and a gold-fringed canopy is carried through the crowd, with string lights and a dark sky above. Several people wear orange shawls and ash marks; a bare-chested man in orange dhoti stands among them. Right side shows a tall striped banner with lotus-like motifs. a person's presence is not visibly identifiable from the figures in view.

February 12 2013

A night-time procession moves through a street lit by lamps and roadside lights. In the foreground, many people in white and orange-red clothing carry tall bamboo poles topped with saffron-orange triangular flags, several with a dark emblem. A bald man in a white dhoti with a green-and-red sash walks at the front, and a woman in white with a red shawl holds a flag nearby. Behind them, two large ornate pennant banners with red and gold designs and a bird-like emblem are raised. On the left, a decorated float glows with gold and garlands, carrying a deity murti; a man stands near it. Spectators and onlookers, one holding a camera, watch from the edges.

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January 30 2009

A nighttime procession on a dark road with devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls carrying orange flags and ornate yellow and red embellished standards. One man in front wears a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and holds an orange flag inscribed with Tamil-style text. Behind him, a devotee in saffron robes carries a small deity murti decorated with a white flower garland, and a red and white decorated umbrella is held aloft. Several people are visible in the procession, including an older man in white on the right. The scene is a padayatra-style walking procession.

A street procession moves along a town road under a clear blue sky. At the centre, a decorated ratha (chariot) with a thatched, gold-fringed canopy and yellow garlands is pulled forward, followed by colourful striped umbrellas. A large crowd of men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and saffron clothing walks along the street, many holding bright orange-saffron flags with a dark circular emblem on poles. Buildings, utility poles and trees line the road, and a blue multi-storey building stands in the background.

Night street procession with many devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing, several carrying tall wooden poles topped by decorated canopies with blue, red and gold panels and pink, green and white tassels. A man in a red-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair stands near the front-right, beside a large framed portrait photograph held on a pole at right, and a man in an orange robe wears a heavy gold necklace. Behind them a billboard shows a bare-chested bearded figure in orange, and shuttered shop fronts line the street. Men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas walk with the crowd.

February 12 2013