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Night procession crowd at a festival, with dense devotees in white dhotis and shirts dancing and cheering under purple and pink lights. Illuminated decorated chariots (ratha) with lit ornate towers stand in the background, beside tall orange-and-red umbrellas and rows of coloured fairy lights. Many men in white and green shirts fill the foreground, some raising hands and laughing. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this crowd.

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Night photograph of a dense, jubilant crowd at an illuminated outdoor procession. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with pink-tinted faces from coloured light, raise their arms and cheer. In the background, ornately decorated ratha chariots glow with lights, and large orange-and-red umbrellas hang over the route, with strings of coloured lights and a lit tower-shaped float. A brass kalasha-style lamp stands at the right edge. One man in front wears a white turban and white garments with a shoulder cloth. The scene suggests a festival procession, though no specific ritual is legible.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees pressing forward on an open ground, many with raised arms and hands. Several ornate red and gold umbrellas are held above a decorated chariot-like float (ratha) lit with warm lights, with a temple-style structure and string lights in purple and green behind. Most people wear white shirts, dhotis, and everyday clothing; some have head coverings. The scene suggests a festival procession with the crowd gathered around the float.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at a festival with a dense crowd of devotees, many with raised arms and some dancing, moving through a street lit with purple and pink light and strings of bulbs. Red and gold umbrellas are held overhead. In the background an ornately decorated chariot with a lit canopy and a second illuminated temple-style tower stand under floodlights. Several women wear white and cream saris and garlands, and men wear white dhotis and kurtas. The scene conveys a ratha procession with devotional dancing.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A night-time festival crowd of many devotees dancing and cheering in front of illuminated decorations. Men in white shirts, white dhotis and a man with a bare chest and orange-yellow turban play drums and dance with raised arms. Several large ornate umbrellas in red, orange and blue overhead, with a lit temple chariot and illuminated structures behind. A woman in white with a plaited hair bun is in the foreground. Strings of coloured lights line the background. The people here are devotees in procession, not identifiable as a specific individual, and no clearly distinctive a person cues are visible.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23