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Blurred night photograph of a street procession in a South Indian town. In the foreground, the golden-painted feet and toes of a large deity murti on a ratha are visible, with a white cloth draped at the edge. Behind them, a crowd of people in pink and light clothing moves along a street lined with string lights, colourful hanging decorations, shop fronts and flags. Several people raise their arms, and the scene is lit by orange street lamps against a dark blue sky.

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October 09 20062006-10-09October 09 20062006-10-09Night procession photographed from a moving vehicle with bright lamps glowing on the left. A richly decorated golden and orange ratha or palanquin is draped in marigold and flower garlands and topped with orange and red tassels. A bald, bare-chested man in white dhoti stands at the lower left, one arm raised. A hand holding a lit lamp or light is raised in the foreground. Large crowds fill the street on the right, and a white building with red arches and a painted sign stands at the right edge. Festive, crowded scene under street lights.2013-02-12Night procession scene with a decorated float or palanquin in the foreground. A woman wearing a white jasmine garland and bangles raises her hand toward a tall pole hung with colorful tassels, ribbons in blue, purple and red, and gold fringe. Gold and red cushions and a red cloth surround her on the float. Behind, a crowd gathers under hazy yellow streetlights, and a red Coca-Cola billboard is visible at top right. Some people hold phones and cameras.2013-02-12Night procession photographed from an elevated vehicle through a crowded street lit by sodium lamps. In the foreground a decorated golden palanquin-like seat with deep red and orange velvet cushions sits beneath a pillar hung with marigold garlands and red tassels. A man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala stands at the left edge, holding equipment. Dense crowds in white and saffron clothing line the road, with a red-and-white temple facade and vehicles behind them.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession scene in a crowded outdoor street lit by warm yellow lamps. In the left foreground a man in orange-saffron robes, with long dark swept-back hair and a bead bracelet on his raised wrist, holds up a colourful ceremonial staff topped with a rounded decorated finial with yellow, red, pink and blue tassels. Behind him on a decorated cart draped in red and orange cushions and garlands are gold ornaments and a glowing lamp. Dense crowds line the street among stalls and tents, and a few people in pink and green clothes are visible at right.2013-02-12Night procession photographed from within a dense crowd of devotees with many raised hands. A decorated palanquin or ratha is lit with bulbs and covered in garlands, orange and red drapes, and a golden canopy. A standing figure in an orange-red garment stands on the vehicle near an illuminated deity murti in the centre. Colourful string lights and a shop front appear in the background.2016-03-07February 12 20132013-02-12