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Night photograph of an outdoor procession with green smoke or fireworks rising at left. Several devotees in orange and saffron garments and bare-chested men with long hair and beaded adornments stoop or bow at the front of the crowd. A large orange umbrella is held aloft above a figure in white near the centre, with a flag-like banner nearby. At right a red tractor with a canopy carries people under a bright light, and a white-clad figure sits near the vehicle. Many people crowd the scene, and the illuminated building is in the background.

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Night procession at an outdoor ground lit by green and white lights and a glowing green smoke plume. A red-and-orange umbrella is held up over a group in the centre, and a man in white stands on the back of a red tractor with a canopy in the right foreground. Several people in orange and red cloth with long matted hair and painted bodies stand or bow in the crowd, while others in white dhotis and saffron garments move through the scene. Devotees kneel in the lower foreground.2016-10-30A night-time procession at a campus on a dark evening. A red tractor with a canopy sits at right, driven by a man in white clothes, and a bright fireworks burst streaks upward at upper left. Several people walk in the foreground, including bare-chested young men and a girl in a blue top at left. Behind them, a group in white and orange robes moves beneath orange and blue umbrellas, with a small flag raised above them. Strings of lights and lit illuminations appear along the scene, and a few figures carry items among the crowd. The people appear to be walking in a ceremonial parade.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night procession on a paved path with a dark sky and green fireworks sparking overhead. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and a red shoulder bag walks at the front, leaning on a cane. Behind him, people in orange and red saffron garments follow, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style adornments. A red-and-orange umbrella is held aloft near a tractor-drawn vehicle with a canopy, where a figure in white sits. Devotees in white and orange move along the route, with street lights and a lit building in the background.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night procession on a dirt road lit by a bright floodlight. Many devotees in saffron and orange dhotis and robes dance energetically, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and gold chains; one man with long dreadlocks bends forward with arms outstretched, and a child in a teal kurta stands at left. Ornate orange and gold ceremonial umbrellas and processional standards rise above the crowd, and a red tractor with a canopy stands at right. Strings of coloured lights decorate the background. A few men in white dhotis watch from the crowd.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night procession in an open street lit by bright floodlights and a lit ornate chariot-style tower on the right. Many people in orange and red clothing crowd together, including men in red turbans and rudraksha-style beads and women in orange saris with gold necklaces. A red Mahindra 475 DI tractor with a garland of white and yellow flowers stands at left. Red flags and orange and blue ceremonial umbrellas are visible. The crowd appears to be dancing and celebrating, with several people raising hands.2017-08-25Night-time outdoor procession on a dirt ground under dark trees, with smoke haze in the air. In the centre, a bald bare-chested man wearing a saffron-orange dhoti with red and gold borders and several beaded rudraksha malas, holds his hands to his face while others around him move and dance. Nearby a man in a white dhoti with gold border stands with bare arms, a man in a red shirt faces away, and a shirtless man in orange cloth gestures with a raised hand. Several orange and yellow umbrellas, a red tractor marked 1035 DI MASSEY, and colourful string lights fill the background, with women in saris also visible at right.2016-10-30February 24 20172017-02-24