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Night photograph of a dense crowd gathered outdoors at a festival procession. A richly decorated golden palanquin or ratha with a tiered spire is lit by strings of multicoloured lights on a building behind it. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and sacred thread stands beside a metal lamp stand, gesturing toward the crowd. Women wear sarees in white, orange, and blue, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. A banner on the right reads Sri Nithyananda Lingam and Vaidya Sarovar. Red flags line the path.

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December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a large crowd gathered outdoors in front of a brightly illuminated ornate ratha/chariot-style structure covered in strings of coloured lights, with a golden tiered spire and deity figures on its platform. Dozens of people stand close together, many in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris and salwar, and a few with garlands. At lower left a bare-chested man in orange-saffron cloth wears a long beaded garland and stands beside a tall metal pipe-like instrument. Red flags and tent canopies frame the scene, and a signboard at right reads about the Nithyananda Lingam and Vaidya Sarovar. Red and white banners hang on poles across the grounds.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at a temple-style ratha, a decorated chariot lit with string lights and small lamps, pulled through a crowd. Many people walk in white dhotis and shirts, and others wear saffron and orange robes, with some in red and orange headwear. A man in the foreground wears an orange shawl and rudraksha beads, a woman in orange sari has a bindi, and a smoke plume rises near the chariot. Lit decorations line the route in the dark background.2016-01-03 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large crowd moving along a paved road during a procession at an ashram grounds, lit by string lights and floodlights. A decorated float or ratha carries an illuminated deity murti draped in red, gold and colourful adornments, with a lamp-lit structure behind it. A tractor-like vehicle pulls a float in the centre. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas, and women in saris with red and white borders, walk around the vehicle. The scene is dark and crowded, with a green-lit building and illuminated arches in the background.2016-03-07Night procession at an ashram grounds lit with fairy lights, with a large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white dhotis, saris and kurtas, with orange and red garments among them. A red tractor in the foreground carries a man in a light blue shirt at the wheel, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands beside it. Several devotees carry long ceremonial staffs or tridents upward. A brightly lit, multi-tiered temple tower with lamps glows in the background. Many women wear red-and-white flower garlands and sindoor-marked foreheads. The crowd is dense and extends into the darkness.2015-07-31March 07 20162016-03-07Night photograph of a temple procession at Bengaluru Aadheenam. A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white and light clothing, presses forward toward an illuminated ratha or palanquin decorated with garlands and draped fabric, lit by bright floodlights. Several figures in white dhotis stand near the vehicle and on the left, and a red tractor is parked at the edge. Colourful string lights and a lit arch frame the background, with a tall deity figure with a gold headdress visible above the float. The procession suggests a deity being carried through the grounds.2016-03-07Night procession on a dirt road lit by strings of coloured fairy lights and tube lights along the route. At the centre, an ornate illuminated ratha/chariot carries a decorated deity murti or peetha draped with white garlands, its golden canopy glowing. Smoke rises from incense or fire near the front of the chariot. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris walk alongside, many with hands folded in prayer, while a few women wear orange and green saris. Floodlit buildings and decorative lights stretch in the background. The crowd appears to be roughly several dozen people.2016-01-03December 31 20152015-12-31 +1 copiesNight procession at an ashram with a large crowd of devotees pressing around an illuminated ratha, a decorated chariot-palanquin with a red and gold canopy and floral garlands, carrying an image of a deity or seated figure under bright spotlights. Many people in white clothing walk and gather along the road, some with red and white cloth, and a tractor with a trailer is parked on the left. Strings of multicoloured lights decorate the grounds and red tent-like structures line the right side.2016-03-07December 23 20162016-12-23