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Night photograph of a figure standing on an elevated white-draped platform against a black sky. The central figure wears a dark garment with a purple-maroon head covering and ornate white and gold trim, holding a sparkler-like light. Two flanking figures in dark clothing stand at the platform edges, one with light-coloured hair. Two orange flags, one bearing a circular emblem, rise on poles on either side. A bright floodlight glows at lower left.

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Night photograph of a deity murti or costumed figure standing on a raised platform, draped in a white cloth with colourful paint splashes in pink, green and blue. It wears garlands of marigold-orange flowers and a pink conical crown. Two saffron-orange flags flank it, one with white and green, and a decorated ceremonial sword or staff rises beside the head. Dark background, with a small light fixture at the lower left.2010-11-11Night procession at a Kumbh Mela style event with a dense crowd of devotees holding many saffron-orange flags on long poles bearing a bird emblem. Behind them an illuminated decorated chariot or ratha with a seated figure and warm lights glows, flanked by painted decorative pillars with floral and bird motifs. A red and yellow ornate parasol or canopy stands at right, and a lit crown-shaped frame rises above the procession. Many devotees wear white and saffron clothing; some hold flags aloft and appear to be cheering. Street lamps line the dark background.2013-02-10A nighttime procession photographed at a distance, with a flower-decorated ratha or palanquin at its centre, covered by a blue canopy with fringed trim and draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands. A figure seated under the canopy wears a red garment, and a person standing beside the vehicle wears white with an orange shawl. A row of devotees in white dhotis and orange wrapped cloth lines a barrier on both sides, several holding orange flags on poles. Bright lamps and streetlights light the scene against a dark sky.2013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10September 15 20152015-09-15Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. A decorated palanquin draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands and fringed blue and pink canopy cloth carries a seated figure in a red-and-gold outfit wearing a tall gold crown. Around it, saffron flags on long poles are raised, and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti with white head covering and gold necklaces stands beside the palanquin holding a trident-like staff. Other devotees with raised hands and a person filming with a camera occupy the foreground, lit by warm lamps against the dark sky.2013-02-10September 15 20152015-09-15Night photo of a richly decorated ceremonial chariot or palanquin during a procession. The vehicle is draped with marigold garlands in orange and yellow, with tassels and a blue-and-orange canopy above. Orange saffron flags on tall poles fly around it. In the foreground, several people raise hands and poles; one man in an orange-brown garment and white cap holds a long staff, and a person in white with a white marking on the forehead stands below the vehicle near a black speaker. A person in red and gold attire sits on the platform. Bright streetlights and a dark sky frame the scene.2013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. Prominent in the centre is a flower-decorated palanquin-like float heaped with marigold garlands and hanging tassels, with a seated figure in red and gold wearing a crown and garlands, flanked by attendants. Large crowds line both sides, many in saffron and orange, with tall saffron flags and a cream banner painted with a bird-emblem medallion in the foreground. Street lamps and a dark sky frame the scene.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10September 15 20152015-09-15