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Dusk procession at an ashram road, with a large crowd of devotees dressed in white and cream traditional clothes moving toward an illuminated ratha or palanquin at the back, lit with string lights and carrying a deity murti under a lit canopy. In the foreground, an older bare-chested man wears a gold-bordered white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in white sari with a pink shawl walks beside him, holding hands in a chain. Strings of multicoloured lights and small lanterns line the path, and trees and hills frame the evening sky.

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Dusk procession at an outdoor ashram ground with a large crowd of devotees, mostly women, dressed in white and cream saris with gold borders. Many wear rudraksha malas and kumkum on their foreheads, and some raise their hands in devotion while others dance and walk forward. At the centre back, an illuminated ratha or chariot decorated with lights, flowers and colourful draping carries a deity murti and has a palanquin-like canopy. A tiled-roof pavilion and strings of small lights stand on the right, with trees and a dusky blue sky behind. No individual figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31March 07 20162016-03-07November 21 20152015-11-21March 07 20162016-03-07February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, moving densely along a road lit by strings of coloured fairy lights and tall white lamps. In the distance a lit altar or ratha-like structure glows warmly, and a smoky haze hangs over the crowd. A few figures in orange and red robes stand at the right edge. Many devotees raise hands and dance in procession. No single person can be clearly identified as a person.2016-03-07January 13 20152015-01-13February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA night procession photographed from an elevated angle, with a large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white and cream moving along a road lit by strings of coloured lights. At the centre, a brightly lit ornate chariot or ratha carrying a deity murti glows under floodlights, with people walking alongside and pulling it. Many participants wear white dhotis and saris; a few wear orange and red garments. Illuminated decorations and a lit structure stand in the background, and the scene is dense with people filling the foreground and sides.2016-03-07A large crowd of devotees in white clothes walks along a dirt road during a procession at dusk. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with red or orange shawls, and women wear white saris. A decorated chariot with string lights and a central illuminated deity murti or ornate figure is carried in the middle of the procession, surrounded by a gold-and-green canopy frame. Low red-brick walls and string lights line the right side of the road, with hills and palm trees in the background. A large black speaker sits in the foreground, and a man in an orange robe is partly visible at the lower left.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies