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Night procession outdoors with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, several wearing saffron or orange shawls. Multicoloured decorated umbrellas with tassels, in orange, green and red with a bird emblem, shade the group. Lamps and a smoking fire glow near the middle of the crowd. On the right, a deity murti is decorated with a colourful striped arch and garlands, carried or displayed on a palanquin-style platform. A metal gate and tent frame stand in the background.

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Night procession outdoors at an ashram-style compound. Several people in white clothes and white dhotis or saris walk in a crowd, some carrying lit oil lamps and a smoking censer. Above them are umbrellas (chhatris) in orange, blue and multicolour with fringed tassels, printed with a dove logo and the words Dhyanapeetham. At right, a deity murti decorated with a colourful garland arch sits on a palanquin under a white canopy. A man in orange cloth and a dark-shirted figure stand near the front, and a metal gate and flagpole frame the scene. The people are standing in a dense crowd of roughly twenty to fifty visible participants.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession at an ashram with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, several in orange or saffron shawls. Several large umbrellas with red, green and orange panels and tasselled fringes are raised above the group. Some people hold up oil lamps or torches, and hands are raised toward a decorated shrine arch on the right, adorned with rainbow-coloured garlands. A white-roofed pavilion and metal railings frame the scene, with a flagpole rising in the dark background. Several people are seen in front, and no individual can be clearly identified as a specific person.2006-12-23Night procession at an outdoor temple area lit by lamps. Several people in white clothes and white shawls walk in a crowd. Three large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed tassels, red, orange and green with decorative motifs, are carried above the group. A person in orange clothing stands among the crowd near a lamp. On the right, a decorated ornamental arch with bright red, green and yellow patterns frames a deity murti or figure under a canopy. A white-roofed shelter and railing are visible at the edge.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession at an outdoor compound with sandy ground and a palm frond at right. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry large ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and blue with tasselled fringes and tall poles. Behind them a palanquin or ratha with a decorated canopy and a colourful painted deity murti is visible. Devotees in white and in dark shirts stand around, and a woman in a white sari and a child in green stand at left. A man in a saffron garment stands near the centre, with no clearly identifiable a person candidate. Lights glow from a building at right.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession on an open sandy ground lit by a few lamps. Many devotees in white dhotis and white saris, several wearing saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders, stand around and walk among ornate colourful parasols with red, gold and teal panels on tall poles. At the centre, a decorated palanquin-style float with a fan-shaped rayed canopy carries a deity murti. A man in white holds a raised metal pot or vessel overhead, and a flame burns at the right edge. Some devotees have their hands folded in prayer. Simple open-sided shelters with metal frames stand in the background.2006-12-23Night procession on a dirt ground at an ashram, with a palm frond at upper right. Several men in white dhotis and dark shirts carry tall decorated umbrellas with red, yellow and blue fringed canopies and long poles. Behind them a large ornate palanquin or ratha with a colourful fan-shaped backdrop and a deity murti is visible. Devotees in white dhotis, saris and kurtas stand around, some holding flowers, and a man in orange cloth stands near the centre. A person at the far left wears a green head covering. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23