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Night procession of orange-robed young participants moving along a paved path, lit by a bright spotlight. In the foreground a child in an orange dhoti with rudraksha beads and a tilak plays a long brass horn (a ceremonial wind instrument). Beside him an adult in orange with a bead mala and a drum hangs at the waist, while another child in orange with gold borders gestures with a hand. Behind them, people in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and orange-clad attendants carry tall orange and gold ceremonial banners and a decorated kalasha-style umbrella on poles. A white horse-like figure stands in the background. Lamplit trees surround the scene.

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Night procession on a paved path with many people in orange and saffron clothing. A man in the centre wears an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, carries a drum-like percussion instrument and a brass horn, and walks ahead of a group of followers. Children in orange dhotis with gold borders stand nearby, one holding a small drum. Behind them, people in white dhotis and orange garments carry tall ornate orange and gold standards and umbrella-shaped banners. Lamplight and street lights illuminate the scene, with trees in the dark background.2016-02-17September 03 20172017-09-03Evening procession on a paved courtyard path with palm trees behind. A bare-chested boy in white dhoti with gold border plays a brass horn while a younger boy in orange clothes and orange head cloth plays a horn beside him. Men in orange and red garments with rudraksha malas and white face markings walk among them, one carrying a tray of flowers under a maroon cloth. Colourful decorated umbrellas in red, yellow, pink, green and blue are held overhead by people in white. Several drummers carry drums in the background.2017-09-03Night procession on a dirt road with several people in orange and saffron garments. In the foreground, a young man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala plays a long curved brass horn raised overhead, while a companion in orange with gold-edged cloth plays a horn beside him, and a player on the left holds a long brass horn with a lit torch. Behind them, orange-robed drummers and devotees walk, and a decorated ratha with a golden canopy and an ornate deity murti moves in the background, with flaming torches and strings of lights glowing in the dark.2015-11-25October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesNight procession with drummers and devotees in saffron-orange and red robes and orange head-cloths playing large drums. In the foreground, drummers strike drums with sticks, and a young boy in a cream dhoti and rudraksha mala plays a wooden stick instrument. A blue and gold umbrella is held above the procession. In the background, a man in white dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala and gold chain, walks beside a glowing golden ratha or palanquin decorated with lights and a deity image. Red flags are visible at right.2017-08-25Night procession with red-lit atmosphere. Several young and adult devotees in orange-red saffron cloths and rudraksha malas play drums and a long brass horn. A boy in front wears an orange headwrap and beats a drum; another plays a dhol drum. Ornate orange and gold umbrellas and a trident-topped standard appear above the crowd. Photo credit overlay in the corner. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-08-25September 03 20172017-09-03November 25 20152015-11-25August 05 20142014-08-05May 06 20172017-05-06February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copies