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Night photograph of a crowd of devotees walking in a procession across a sandy open ground. Many wear white clothing with saffron/orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and several women wear saris and long hair in braids. A colourful umbrella with a red, yellow and green canopy is held up toward the centre. A large dark shape, possibly a statue or structure, stands at left, and a canopied tent with banners and posters lines the right side. The procession appears to be moving toward the left under string lights and a dark sky.

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January 03 20162016-01-03August 01 20082008-08-01Night photograph of a large dense crowd of devotees seated and standing outdoors beneath tall palm trees and string lights. Most wear white clothing with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and many have white ritual dhotis. Several people in the foreground wear orange shawls and white shirts, some with necklaces.2008-08-02Night procession on a dirt path under colourful fringed parasols with pink, teal and yellow tassels. In the centre, a man in a plain saffron-orange robe with a gold pendant necklace and long dark hair walks barefoot. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, follow, with an orange cloth draped over one man's shoulders. A man in white in the foreground points and gestures. Other people in white and orange are visible behind, with a decorated palanquin or ratha element at left.2007-12-23Night-time photograph of a crowd of men and women in white dhotis and saris with orange shawls, standing and sitting around a construction site lit by a tube light. In the foreground a young man in white kneels with hands pressed together in prayer beside a white cloth-draped object and an orange cloth on a stone ledge. A small golden kalasha-shaped vessel stands on a golden base with orange cloth. A wooden pole rises between the people. Several devotees wear orange shawls and rudraksha-free white attire, and a man at right holds a camera.2006-12-11November 21 20102010-11-21August 02 20082008-08-02Night procession on a gravel path with many devotees, mostly women in white and cream sarees with gold borders, some in saffron or orange garments. Several carry bindis and tilak marks and wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. Behind them a brightly lit ratha or chariot carrying a deity murti glows with lamps, and string lights in red, green, blue and orange decorate a building on the right. Path lights and a lit arch are visible in the background.2016-01-03Night photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor temple gathering. A central path of glowing embers runs between two earthen trenches, and a man in a white dhoti and white shirt walks across it carrying a drum. Dense crowds of devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and saris stand on both sides, held back by tall bamboo poles. A flaming ratha or procession structure with lights is visible in the distance. A man in white with a camera stands at the right edge.2006-12-30January 02 20082008-01-02A large crowd of devotees fills a white tented hall decorated with hanging cylindrical banners woven with elephant and animal motifs in red, yellow and blue. Most people wear white, with some in orange, red and green saris. A man in the centre foreground wears a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and raises his hand, while others around him gesture and clap. A framed deity image hangs on the left wall and a large screen is visible at the back.2008-07-17February 10 20092009-02-10 +1 copies