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Night procession photographed from behind at a temple courtyard. In the foreground, a bald elderly man in white with glasses holds a red pole topped with a yellow and red ornamental umbrella decorated with blue and white floral motifs. Beside him a dreadlocked person holds a gold ceremonial staff with a flaming bowl-like urn at its top, smoke rising from it. Behind them, a red and silver umbrella is carried, and a partial figure in white stands at the right edge. Further back, figures in orange robes walk in procession toward a brightly illuminated multi-tiered tower with green, pink and white lights. The scene is dark with a glowing lit structure in the background.

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Night photograph of a procession. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks tied with a red band holds up a gold trident (trishul) on a tall pole, beside a saffron-and-red flag with floral patterns. Smoke drifts across the frame. Behind him, dark-clothed and orange-robed people walk along a street lined with red buildings, and a brightly lit, multi-tiered decorated ratha/chariot tower glows in the distance. White marks are painted on his shoulder and arm.2017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20162016-09-05Night photograph of a street procession seen from behind. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange sannyasi-style wrap, bare-backed with a white sacred thread, holds up a tall golden pole topped by a colourful tasselled canopy in red, yellow, green, blue and white. Beside him, a person with very long dark dreadlocks wears a pink flower garland, a rust-red robe and sandals, with hands on hips. Ahead, an illuminated ornate tower glows with lights, and a parked silver van lines the road beside a brick building.2017-02-09 +1 copiesFebruary 09 20172017-02-09Night procession seen from behind on a stone-paved courtyard path. A bare-chested man in orange clothing holds a tall gold-shafted umbrella with a multicoloured fringed canopy. Beside him, a person with long dark dreadlocks wears a pink-and-white flower garland and a rust-red robe with gold border. Ahead, a brightly illuminated ornate temple chariot or tower glows with lights, and a lit vehicle and multi-storey building line the path.2017-02-09 +1 copiesFebruary 09 20172017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09Night procession at a lit temple-like structure. A central man in a maroon-brown robe with a white-and-pink flower garland and gold necklace walks forward holding a large woven umbrella with multicoloured fringe and a long staff; he is followed by attendants in saffron-orange robes holding staffs, a white-clad attendant with a flag-like staff, and men in white dhotis. Some attendants wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks. Illuminated tower in background.2017-02-09Night procession on a paved road between buildings. In the foreground, a bald man in orange dhoti holds a tall gold-topped umbrella with multicoloured fringe over a long-haired figure. Behind them, a young woman in a maroon-brown robe with flower garland carries an object, and a person in orange holds a long-haired figure. Along the right, a crowd of women in saris and salwar stands watching. In the background, a brightly lit, multi-tiered illuminated ratha or chariot is pulled by a vehicle, with cars and a white van nearby. Red brick apartment-style buildings line the street under night sky.2017-02-09