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Night procession at an ashram, with a large crowd of devotees pressing forward around a brightly lit, ornately decorated ratha or palanquin carrying a deity murti under a red and gold canopy. Many people wear white and cream clothes, with men in white shirts and women in saris. Strong floodlights and string lights illuminate the scene, and a tractor-drawn vehicle is at the left. The crowd appears dense, with faces and figures close together in the foreground.

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Night procession at a temple-style event, photographed from an elevated vantage point. A large decorated chariot (ratha) with a red and gold canopy and a lit deity murti sits at the upper left, bright floodlights glowing behind it. A dense crowd of many people, mostly men and women in white and light-coloured clothing, moves through the street, with some raising their hands and some carrying items. Strings of green and red lights and a red-roofed structure appear in the background. Tall bamboo poles stand at the right edge.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession at an outdoor ashram ground. A large crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white clothes, presses forward with hands raised in prayer and palms pressed together, gazing toward a brightly lit decorated ratha or chariot. Floodlights and the glow of the chariot light the scene, with strings of coloured lights and a red-and-saffron canopy above. A few people in white and saffron-robed attendants walk near the chariot, and a vehicle with a green canopy stands at left. The people count is large and the crowd fills most of the frame.2016-03-07Night procession at an ashram ground with a brightly lit ratha carrying an ornate deity murti decorated with garlands and red and white fabric, its front lit by strong floodlights. Men in white dhotis and women in saris, many in cream, white and red, walk alongside the chariot and pull or guide it with ropes. A large dense crowd of devotees fills the foreground and right side, with some people in white and others in bright colours. Vehicles and red tent fabric are visible at the edges.2016-03-07Night procession at a temple-ashram area lit by bright floodlights and strings of colored lights. A large crowd of devotees, mostly men in white clothes, presses densely around a decorated ratha chariot with a red and gold canopy and a deity murti visible under it. Several men in white and one in red walk beside a tractor-towed platform. Festoon lights and a tall decorated tower are visible in the background. Hands are raised toward the chariot.2016-03-07A night procession photographed from an elevated angle, with a large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white and cream moving along a road lit by strings of coloured lights. At the centre, a brightly lit ornate chariot or ratha carrying a deity murti glows under floodlights, with people walking alongside and pulling it. Many participants wear white dhotis and saris; a few wear orange and red garments. Illuminated decorations and a lit structure stand in the background, and the scene is dense with people filling the foreground and sides.2016-03-07Night photograph of a temple procession at Bengaluru Aadheenam. A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white and light clothing, presses forward toward an illuminated ratha or palanquin decorated with garlands and draped fabric, lit by bright floodlights. Several figures in white dhotis stand near the vehicle and on the left, and a red tractor is parked at the edge. Colourful string lights and a lit arch frame the background, with a tall deity figure with a gold headdress visible above the float. The procession suggests a deity being carried through the grounds.2016-03-07Night procession at a temple-like ashram with many people in white dhotis and white saris moving along a road, some carrying objects. A decorated float or palanquin lit by bright lamps and floodlights is at the centre, with strings of coloured lights along the buildings and a lit tower to the right. The crowd is dense and extends far into the dark foreground.2016-03-07Night procession at an ashram with a large crowd of devotees pressing around an illuminated ratha, a decorated chariot-palanquin with a red and gold canopy and floral garlands, carrying an image of a deity or seated figure under bright spotlights. Many people in white clothing walk and gather along the road, some with red and white cloth, and a tractor with a trailer is parked on the left. Strings of multicoloured lights decorate the grounds and red tent-like structures line the right side.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07