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Night procession on a gravel path with many devotees, mostly women in white and cream sarees with gold borders, some in saffron or orange garments. Several carry bindis and tilak marks and wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. Behind them a brightly lit ratha or chariot carrying a deity murti glows with lamps, and string lights in red, green, blue and orange decorate a building on the right. Path lights and a lit arch are visible in the background.

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Night procession on a sandy open ground lit by floodlights. Devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, and women in saris and salwar kameez, walk and dance in a loose crowd while waving orange flags. On the right stands an illuminated ornate temple-style chariot (ratha) with a decorated kalasha-topped tower and a canopy, decorated with garlands and lamps. Orange-robed sannyasis in saffron stand near the chariot. A few devotees carry small flags and fans. The photo carries a logo in the upper left corner.2011-12-05January 03 20162016-01-03A night procession moves along a sandy dirt path lined with orange flags on poles. At the centre, a figure in an orange-red robe walks in front of an illuminated palanquin or ratha decorated with lamps and a canopy. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and women in saris and salwar kameez in green, pink, blue and yellow walk in procession. A woman in a deep red sari stands at the right edge and a person in a white top and red skirt is near the lower right. Dark sky and a distant mound fill the background.2011-12-05December 31 20152015-12-31December 31 20152015-12-31Night-time outdoor gathering on a sandy ground with string lights overhead. In the foreground a red tractor carries a large golden ceremonial staff topped with an ornate finial. Many devotees crowd the path: women in orange and saffron saris, others in white and cream saris with gold borders, several men in white dhotis and shirts, and some with bare upper bodies. Several women press palms together in anjali, and a woman with a long braid and gold jewelry smiles at the camera. Some devotees wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and red-orange kumkum or vibhuti marks. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible in this frame.2015-07-31Night procession on a dirt road: a deity murti sits on a green-draped palanquin decorated with a red, green and white circular arch and a striped canopy overhead. A young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl leads, holding an object with a second man in white. Behind them a monk in orange robes and rudraksha mala walks barefoot with a tilak, and a drummer in white drapes a drum with yellow and red ribbons. Several other figures in white follow near the palanquin.2007-09-24November 19 20152015-11-19Dusk 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.2015-07-31November 21 20152015-11-21March 07 20162016-03-07December 31 20152015-12-31