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Night procession on a dirt path lit by overhead lamps, with a silver-bordered ornamental canopy and a deity murti visible above the crowd. In front, boys and young people in white dhotis and shirts carry tall silver trishula staffs and a silver kalasha pot. Walking centrally is a figure in saffron-orange robes with a leopard-print shawl and a rudraksha mala, with a bald man in white and orange sash beside him. Behind them, women in white saris and devotees in white garments follow, a torch flame visible, and a drum is carried in the line. Trees and a tent-like structure with festive bunting frame the scene.

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A night procession on a dirt path lined with trees and orange marigolds. Women in white saris and men in white dhotis carry tall silver tridents and a torch-like staff, and a small child in a yellow shirt and red dhoti walks beside them. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a leopard-print shawl walks at the front, and behind him a bare-chested or white-clad attendant walks with a red-orange cloth over one shoulder. Ahead, a deity murti is carried under a striped canopy, lit by lamps, as a ritual procession moves through the dark grounds.2010-11-20Night procession on a dirt path with a small crowd of devotees. At centre, a long-haired figure in a saffron/orange robe and a leopard-print shawl walks forward, his hands joined in front of him, with people turning toward him. Around him, devotees in white and cream clothing, a woman in a yellow shawl, and children in mixed colours. Several people carry silver tridents and a silver staff with a ball finial. Behind them, a glowing ornate palanquin or ratha beneath a striped canopy, and a lit deity murti. Palm trees and dark foliage frame the scene, and a photographer is visible at right.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Night procession on a sandy open ground led by devotees in white. Two people at the front carry large silver trishul tridents with ornate tips, and a third carries a gold-tipped trident on the right. Behind them a man in a leopard-print shawl over orange robes walks beside a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with an orange-red shawl. Many women in white saris and white clothing follow, with some in pink, green and yellow. The people walk in a steady line, some looking ahead and others mid-step.2010-11-20November 11 20102010-11-11Night procession on a dirt path lit by flaming torches. Women in white saris with orange borders carry flaming torches, and men in white dhotis hold silver trishul staffs upright. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a leopard-print shawl walks at the centre, and a figure in white with an orange shawl walks beside him. Behind them a palanquin-like canopy with a striped orange cloth and a decorated deity murti is carried forward. Trees frame the dark background.2010-11-20A night-time procession on open ground with a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy carried on a red-painted pole. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands centre, holding a golden staff, with a silver trident and a white fan-like umbrella nearby. Around him are men and women in white dhotis and kurtas, several with orange shawls, and a standing child in an orange top and white shorts. An orange flag with a white emblem is held at the far left, and a woman in orange sari with a camera stands at the lower right. Crowd members stand in the dark background. No identification is made of any individual's face.2010-11-11Night procession on a dirt path lined with trees and a low orange wall. In the foreground two men in white dhotis hold tall silver trishula staffs, one bare-chested with white tripundra marks and a rudraksha mala, the other in a beige shirt. Behind them a crowd of devotees, including children in pink, teal and yellow clothes and women in orange and pink saris, walks toward a covered palanquin decorated with a striped canopy and a gold-and-red adorned deity murti. A man in an orange robe with a leopard-print shawl walks at the front near the palanquin, with white-robed attendants following. Lamps and a small handheld light illuminate the scene.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20