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Night procession at an outdoor festival ground lit by string lights and a green lamp post. A large gold-coloured palanquin carrying a decorated deity murti is at the centre, draped with garlands and a red-and-gold canopy, with smoke and warm light rising behind it. Around it walk devotees in white shirts and dhotis, women in white and saffron saris, and people in orange and maroon robes. Two men on the right hold up orange and blue ornamental umbrellas. A small child in purple and a girl in red stand near the front. The crowd is dense and moves together with the procession.

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November 05 20162016-11-05Night procession at an open dirt ground, with a crowd of devotees in white, blue, saffron and maroon clothes walking around a large golden palanquin carrying a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. A shirtless priest in a saffron-orange dhoti stands at the front of the palanquin, holding a torch or flame toward the murti amid smoke. Ornate gold-framed canopies, colourful umbrellas and string lights surround the scene, with a green floodlight in the background.2016-11-05Night procession at a festival, with a crowd of devotees walking around a golden, canopied palanquin carrying a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers and smoke rising nearby. Devotees wear white dhotis, saffron and orange robes, blue, purple and red saris and salwar kameez. A large red umbrella and a golden flag-topped staff accompany the palanquin, with string lights and tents in the background.2016-11-05Night procession on sandy ground with a golden palanquin-style chariot carrying a decorated deity murti, lit by bright floodlights and a green lamp. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks at the front near a bare-chested attendant swinging a flaming torch-like flame. Behind them, crowds of devotees in saffron, yellow, green, purple and white saris and white dhotis follow under dark umbrellas and a decorative canopy, with smoke drifting through the scene. A man in a blue shirt and white dhoti walks among the group.2016-11-05Night procession on sandy ground with a golden ornate palanquin carrying a decorated deity murti, garlanded with flower garlands and draped in a colourful striped canopy top. Smoke and warm light surround the palanquin, and a lamp flame glows at its base. Devotees walk alongside in white dhotis and saffron or orange sarees, shawls and kurtas, many in white ritual clothes with red-orange shawls, some carrying small items. A man in white kurta at right holds a camera at shoulder height, filming the procession. Coloured string lights and a green street lamp decorate the distance.2016-11-05Night procession on sandy open ground with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris, some in orange and saffron robes, walking behind an ornate golden palanquin-style ratha. The deity murti in the shrine is decorated with red and garland adornments and framed by a gilded arch under a colourful fringed canopy. A fire burns at the left with smoke drifting across the scene, and two yellow-and-gold umbrellas are carried beside the procession. Strings of coloured lights and a green lamp light the night. A figure in the foreground with a bare upper body and orange cloth seems to be leading the procession. No clear individual is identifiable as a person in this image.2016-11-05Night procession photographed from a distance: a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saris and mixed clothing walks along a dim ground lit by string lights. At the centre a decorated open palanquin or float, draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands and fairy lights, carries a seated figure in an orange robe; a standing attendant in white with a turban stands beside it. Tridents, staffs and ceremonial poles are held aloft among the crowd, and a tent frame and multicoloured bunting stand in the background. Visible figures are numerous, but a seated figure's identity is not established by appearance.2015-01-13February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA night procession on a road lit by string lights and a tall white light frame. At the centre, an ornately decorated chariot carries a large golden deity murti crowned with a tall crown, draped in garlands and flanked by attendants. Many people in white dhotis and white saris walk alongside, some holding long trident-topped staffs and ceremonial fans. Red and green fairy lights line a red compound wall behind. A devotee in a white sari with red border stands in the foreground beside the light pole. The crowd is large and the scene is lively and devotional.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight procession at an outdoor ground with a large deity murti of Shiva-Parvati style figure decorated with gold prabhavali, garlands and pink-and-blue cloth, carried on a golden bull (Nandi) vehicle beneath a multicoloured canopy umbrella. A man in a white dhoti stands before it with a whisk-like fan. Men in white dhotis and shirts and some in saffron robes line the procession, with devotees and a few women in white and in saffron sarees. A gilded tall statue stands on a platform at upper left. Several people are visible; the crowd count is approximate.2016-01-02January 13 20152015-01-13November 21 20152015-11-21