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Night procession with devotees in orange and saffron robes walking past a lit temple chariot and a yellow bus with headlights on. In the foreground a smiling man in white dhoti and shawl with a saffron garland holds a large polished silver trident. Beside him a bald man in a saffron-and-maroon dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a wooden staff topped by a red, yellow and blue embroidered canopy emblem with a bird motif. Young girls in orange and a woman in a light top walk alongside, some with vibhuti and tilak marks.

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December 20 20062006-12-20Night procession on a dirt road lit by strings of coloured lights. At centre, a man in a rust-orange turban and orange robe wears a long orange-and-blue garland, a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha mala, and carries a tall silver trident-staff. Beside him, a bald man in a red-orange dhoti with gold borders holds a silver staff with a ceremonial head, and a woman in an orange-red sari holds a phone-like object. Around them, many women in orange and red saris and men in orange robes and white dhotis walk, some wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead bands. A lit temple tower with a painted deity figure is visible at upper left. The face of the central man in the turban is unsure in appearance, so no a person identification is made.2015-11-22A nighttime procession on a dirt path lit by strings of red and green lights. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long gold-beaded necklace, walking with his hands together. To his left, a woman in a cream sari with a green-and-red border holds a tall golden trident. Behind them, a man in an orange shawl and a patterned conical headdress walks beside a large colourful ceremonial umbrella. Several people in white dhotis and cream or yellow sari-style garments follow, carrying golden tridents and standing in a line. A decorated palanquin and lit lamps appear in the background.2010-11-21June 04 20062006-06-04December 20 20062006-12-20February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02November 11 20102010-11-11Night procession on a dirt path with a lit temple chariot in the background, its tiered structure decorated with bright lights and a deity murti visible inside. In the centre, a person in a rust-red robe with a red-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant walks beneath a dark embroidered ceremonial umbrella held aloft by an attendant. Beside and around them, devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and in orange saris with gold trim walk with folded hands, some holding small torches. Roughly fifteen to twenty people are visible.2016-02-21A 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.2016-09-05November 12 20162016-11-12Night procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe with gold borders, wearing a long ceremonial gold necklace and an orange-and-blue flower garland, holds a silver trident. Above him an orange fringed parasol is raised by a figure in orange. Flanking him are women and men in red-orange saris and robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas, some holding small lamps or flashlights, and people in white dhotis and saris. Behind them a golden illuminated ratha/palanquin carries deity murtis and a golden figure, lit by string lights.2015-11-22