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A night procession at a temple or ashram route features a large illuminated deity murti of Devi, with many arms and a tall crown, decorated in white and red with ornate framing behind her head. The murti sits on a decorated float or chariot lit by bright lamps. Around it, several people in saffron and orange dhotis walk beside the float, one bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace, and a crowd of devotees with yellow and red umbrellas fills the foreground under dark trees.

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Night procession at a temple grounds with a large illuminated deity murti of Mahishasura Mardini, a goddess with many arms and a crown, set on a raised float framed by a white arched backdrop. Several men in saffron and orange dhotis and bare or lightly draped upper bodies walk beside the float, with others in white and orange clothing around it. Yellow and red ceremonial umbrellas and dark trees frame the scene, and a crowd of devotees stands in the foreground under dark sky.2016-10-11Night photograph of a large illuminated clay murti of Goddess Durga on a raised platform, shown with multiple arms and a crown, surrounded by a white floral arch and lit against dark trees. Two bare-chested men in orange-yellow dhoti cloths stand at the base of the murti, one looking up. A yellow ceremonial umbrella stands at right and a yellow umbrella with fringe at left. Several devotees and onlookers, some with faces partly lit, crowd the foreground in the darkness.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night photograph of a large Durga murti in Mahishasura Mardhini alankara, decorated with white ornate arch-shaped backdrop, marigold garlands and red-and-gold textile. A lion vahana is partly visible below. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl stands beside the lit murti, with an illuminated lamp or light stand in front. Dark trees surround the scene. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the priest's appearance is not distinctive enough to identify anyone.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession with a large illuminated deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini, a multi-armed goddess with a crown, standing on a lion and battling a buffalo demon, carried on a decorated float. A bald priest in orange-saffron dhoti stands at the base of the murti near the lion, and a man in a dark outfit sits at the float's lower right. Garlands of yellow flowers hang from the figure. Two people in white saris and a red umbrella with fringe appear at the left, with devotees in white and red walking in the dark street under palm trees and archways.2016-10-11Night procession at Vijaya Dashami with a large illuminated deity murti of multi-armed Devi on a decorated vehicle, lion mount visible at its base, carried through a crowd beneath many umbrellas, some golden and some red. Near the vehicle a person in an orange garment and a white-clad figure stand on the float, and a standing figure wearing an orange shawl walks in the procession. Marching devotees in light clothing carry ceremonial staffs and umbrellas under streetlights. A procession scene with a deity float, lion vehicle and many attendants.2017-09-30October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11September 30 20172017-09-30October 11 20162016-10-11