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Night procession at a KAILASA event: a large ornate ratha/chariot with a multicoloured, pillared canopy and a deity murti is pulled forward by a tractor with headlights on. Many devotees walk close around it, mostly women in orange, rust and maroon saris with rudraksha malas, alongside men in white dhotis and white shirts. A tall golden staff and a decorated flag-like banner are carried in the foreground. Lights glow in the dark background and a rock outcrop sits to the right.

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October 12 20132013-10-12A night procession moves along a dark road, lit by a bright floodlight at left. Many women and men walk closely together. Many women wear dark maroon saris with gold borders and long beaded necklaces, while some wear white or orange garments. A tall gold-tipped staff rises among the crowd at right. Behind them a lit, ornately decorated temple-style chariot glows with orange light, holding a deity murti in a festival procession. A man at right wears a white dhoti with a gold-patterned border and a dark beaded necklace.2013-10-12October 12 20132013-10-12A night procession moves along a dark road lit by a single bright lamp on a wall behind. Women in red and maroon saris and white garments walk in rows, many wearing rudraksha malas, some holding long gold-tipped poles. At right, a decorated ratha or palanquin with orange and gold floral ornaments and a small shrine-like canopy is carried forward, with a lit figure seated on it. Men in white dhotis with gold borders walk alongside. Devotees in the foreground carry small items, and the scene is lit by torches and lamps.2013-10-12A night procession of women and men walks along a dirt path past an illuminated temple chariot or shrine glowing with orange light. Many women in rust-red and orange saris wear long rudraksha malas, and several carry tall golden ceremonial staffs. Others in white saris and white kurtas walk nearby, and one woman in white holds a small book or card. Trees and a red-orange wall frame the path.2013-10-12October 12 20132013-10-12October 12 20132013-10-12Night procession on a open dirt ground with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris with red shawls. Women in white saris and red shawls, some with rudraksha malas, walk and fold hands in namaste. Behind them a decorated ratha/chariot with a blue canopy and garlands is lit, and a lit temple-style shrine tower holds a deity murti, with a figure in orange near the chariot. Mostly the crowd is in motion, with many people visible in the foreground and background.2013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27Night procession at a temple-like setting lit by bright lamps and floodlights. A brightly decorated, illuminated shrine-chariot with a deity murti is visible at the back, with pink and orange lights. In the foreground, a crowd of women in red and maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces walk, some holding long brass or staff-like ceremonial poles and a kalasha-style brass vessel. Several women wear white dhotis or white saris with red borders. Men in white clothing and orange-brown garments walk among them. Dark night sky frames the scene.2013-10-12Night procession on a gravel road with a brightly lit ratha-style chariot glowing behind the crowd, decorated with strings of hanging tassels and lights. In the centre, a woman in a long reddish-brown robe with a blue and white garland stands beneath an ornate dark umbrella held by an attendant in a dark robe. Around her, devotees in white dhotis and red-brown shawls and saffron-toned garments walk and stand, some with raised arms, in a large crowd. A white-shirted man with a red shawl stands at left.2016-02-17Night procession on a dirt path toward an illuminated temple chariot lit with warm orange lights and flames. In the foreground, women in dark red-maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha or bead malas walk in a line, some smiling and one raising a hand. Behind them, people in white ritual clothing carry a small book or folder. Wooden huts and palm trees line the path.2013-10-12