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Night procession at an ashram festival, with a decorated open palanquin lit by floodlights at the centre. The canopy is draped in red and orange cloth and strung with white flower garlands and marigold chains. A seated figure in orange-red ceremonial robes and a tall swept-back crown or headdress holds a ceremonial staff and sits on a gold-trimmed throne. Beside him, a smaller figure in orange also sits near the front of the palanquin. Dense crowds of devotees, many in white and cream clothes, press along both sides of the procession. A tractor-trailer with a blue cover and men in white dhotis walk on the left. Strings of coloured lights hang in the trees above.

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Night photograph of a crowd gathered around an illuminated ceremonial palanquin or ratha-style canopy decorated with red fabric, flower garlands and hanging ornaments. A figure seated on an ornate golden throne-like seat under the canopy wears saffron-orange clothing, and a long staff or ritual implement rises beside them. Attendants in white clothes stand near the structure, while dense crowds of devotees in light and white garments fill the foreground. Strings of coloured lights and bright spotlights illuminate the scene against the dark night sky.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Night photograph of a procession at an ashram: a decorated palanquin or ratha with a red and gold canopy, garlands and hanging strands, lit by floodlights. A seated figure in saffron and orange clothing holds a staff or trident-like rod on a raised red-and-gold seat, surrounded by flowers. A dense crowd of devotees, many in light and white garments, presses around the vehicle in darkness, with strings of coloured lights in the trees behind. Possible a person cues are not clearly established here, so the seated figure is described by role as a presiding figure on the palanquin.2016-03-07Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees, mostly seen from behind, gathered before an illuminated decorated ratha/palanquin-style structure draped in red and orange fabric and garlands. On the platform a seated figure in orange clothing sits on a throne-like seat, flanked by bright floodlights, with string lights strung through the trees above. Many devotees wear white and light clothing, and some men in white stand near the vehicle.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Night photograph of a festival procession at an ashram. A decorated palanquin-style float, draped in red and white fabric and strung with flower garlands and fairy lights, carries a seated figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a marigold garland, with a white-clad attendant beside the float. A large dense crowd of devotees, many in white, fills the foreground and sides, some holding green leaves. Bright floodlights and string lights illuminate the scene against a dark background. a person is seated on the float, identified by his saffron robes and garland, long hair, and an ornate ceremonial setting, though the figure is small and partly distant.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07