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Night procession in a paved courtyard with many participants in white and saffron-orange clothing. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry green leafy branches and a long rod, while women in orange saris wear gold trim and beaded necklaces. Ornate orange and red decorated umbrellas and pennant-style banners frame the scene, and a floral garland arch stands behind. Drummers play a large drum and a hand drum. Spectators stand at the lower edge. A framed portrait is on the upper right wall, and a red-and-white flag hangs on a pole.

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Night procession in an open courtyard under a corrugated roof, lit by hanging lights. Many people in saffron and orange dhotis or saris walk and dance in a circle, some in white dhotis and shirts. Several saffron-clad attendants hold large ornate umbrellas and decorated fan-shaped banners in red, orange and gold. A flower garland arch stands at the back, and a lit display of oil lamps and a framed picture is visible on the upper right. A seated person in white is at the right edge. Crowd of spectators stands along the left side. Approximate visible count is over twenty people.2016-01-24Night procession on a paved courtyard at an ashram-style site. Drummers in white dhotis and red-and-white cloths beat drums while others in white veshtis and orange saris or saffron clothing walk alongside. Decorated ceremonial parasols with floral embroidery and a red-and-gold canopy are carried on tall poles. Flower-garlanded arches of marigolds and greenery stand in the background. A figure in saffron stands raised high on the right near a portrait banner, and a painted portrait of a shaved-headed man in red-and-gold garb hangs on a wall at the top of the frame. Devotees in white and orange watch and dance.2016-01-24Night procession with men in white dhotis and shirts carrying decorated palanquins and ratha-style poles, which are wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. Several bearers strain with bamboo poles at the front while others in orange-red cloths stand behind the structures. A devotee in a white shirt with a red shawl holds a pole on the right, and a bearer with a dark forehead mark stands on the left.2016-01-24Night procession of men in white dhotis and shirts carrying kavadi-style frames decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, green leaves and gold-bordered fabric. Several bearers have bare upper bodies and sacred ash markings on their faces and chests; one older bearer on the right wears an orange-red shawl. Orange and yellow decorated canopies and a silver-tinted ornament are visible in the background. Devotees move across a paved courtyard strewn with petals under dark trees. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present.2016-01-24 +1 copiesAugust 13 20112011-08-13January 24 20162016-01-24Night procession at a dirt-ground ashram courtyard. Many people in white dhotis and white shawls, some men bare-chested with gold-bordered white cloth, others in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders, walk in two lines. Several carry decorated ceremonial arches and palanquin-like structures draped with green, pink and orange garlands and flower strands, and one holds a large floral kalasha-style structure. Some walkers hold green leaves and carry pots on their heads. Rudraksha malas are visible on several men and boys. Behind the group, spectators stand in the dark. Scene reads as a ritual procession.2016-01-24Night procession at a temple courtyard with a lit ceremonial structure in the background. In the foreground, a bare-backed man in a white vest and a red and gold skirt dances with raised arms, facing another dancer in a brown lower garment and dancing with a long carried stick. Behind them, men in white dhotis and women in orange saris with gold borders stand or walk, some holding decorated poles. A green and yellow canopy with marigold garlands and a red umbrella is visible, and small oil lamps glow along the scene. Marigold petals litter the paved ground. A drum is visible at the right edge.2016-01-24December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photographed from the side amid a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, with some wearing orange or saffron shawls. Two large decorated umbrellas with colourful tassels rise above the crowd, and flaming torches are visible at left. On the right, a festooned chariot or ratha is decorated with white leaf-shaped panels, garlands and red and yellow flowers. Near the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands among the devotees, and a drummer with a hand drum is at left centre. The scene is lit mainly by the torches and chariot lights against a dark background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesA night-time procession on a paved courtyard. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry wooden poles bearing arched frames decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leafy foliage, with ornate painted panels visible behind them. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a blue cloth bag at his waist walks in the middle, and a man in a red shawl holds a pole at the right edge. Several figures in saffron and orange garments stand in the background. Scattered yellow petals and fallen flowers lie on the ground. The scene resembles a temple procession carrying decorated kavadi-style frames; the event is not otherwise identifiable from the image.2016-01-24