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Night procession photographed from the crowd. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron cloth and gold beaded necklaces, raises a tall brass ceremonial lamp or ritual vessel overhead. Behind him are colourful fringed parasols in red, green, blue and white, and a decorated palanquin or ratha. Surrounding devotees wear white clothes and orange shawls, and several people hold up mobile phones. A large flame-shaped lantern glows at the top left. The photo is taken at night and the scene is dense with people.

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December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession with a decorated deity murti on a palanquin-style ratha, framed by a semicircular arch of red, yellow, green and white garlands and mirrored ornaments. A man in a white shirt and dhoti in the centre holds his hands together in namaskar; men in white and saffron-orange shawls walk around him. Tall brass lamp stands with oil lamps flank the frame, and a red and multicoloured fringed umbrella hangs at upper left. Several people in white or orange garments are visible, including a long-haired figure with a saffron shawl at right. Night setting, with lamps and devotees surrounding the procession.2006-12-23Night procession under colourful canopies with red, blue and white tasselled fringes. A man in saffron-orange robes and a gold chain stands centre, smiling and holding a tall gold-topped staff. Around him devotees in white dhotis and saris with orange shawls, some in orange and red, crowd close; a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at left and a man in a black jacket faces him. A photographer's camera and hand are visible at the left edge.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession photographed at close range. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, stands at the centre beneath a large red parasol with multicoloured tassels, smiling. Around him people in white and orange-shawled devotees walk and stand; a woman in a white sari with orange border holds a silver tray at right, and a man in white at centre gestures toward the group. Behind them a deity murti is framed in a rainbow-coloured arched decorative structure on a ratha-style float. Dark background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed on a dark road. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala walks forward beneath a multicoloured umbrella with tasselled fringe. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts carry poles and a lit deity murti framed by a semicircular arch of coloured lights, with a deity murti visible in the arch. A younger man in white holds a metal vessel, and a child walks among the group. Several onlookers stand at the edges.2006-12-23Night procession photographed outdoors. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron garment with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala walks forward with hands together, a presence that appears to be Swamiji (probable) based on the long hair, saffron clothing and mala. A young attendant in white with an orange shawl to his left carries a glass jar. Behind, a multicoloured canopy umbrella is held aloft. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk around, some holding white poles or staffs, and a row of devotees stands at right. Behind them, an illuminated decorated arch with a deity murti and peacock-feather motifs is carried in the procession. Dark background, bright lamp lighting. Around fifteen to twenty people are visible.2006-12-23A night procession crowds a street. Several large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with tassels dominate, one with blue, orange and red panels bearing a bird emblem. Behind them, a palanquin-style frame with a rainbow-striped arch holds decorated deity murti figures draped in garlands. A man in the foreground wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala and has long dark hair; a torch flame glows at left. Many devotees in white and orange surround the procession, some carrying oil lamps. A small bird emblem appears at top left.2006-12-23December 05 20112011-12-05A night-time temple procession with a long-haired man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala at left, walking forward and reaching toward the crowd. Behind him, two large colourful decorated umbrellas with tasselled fringes are carried aloft, and a flaming oil lamp is held at right. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts surround the procession, some with brass vessels, under a dark sky.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copies