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Night photograph from an elevated vantage of a devotional procession moving down a paved lane lit with purple and blue light. Many people in orange, saffron and pink clothing walk carrying colourful umbrellas in purple, yellow, orange and blue, and pink and red flags on poles. Onlookers in white and mixed clothing stand along the edges. At top right an illuminated decorated float or shrine glows with lights and a figure under ornamentation. Orange portable cabins sit at the upper left beside the road.

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December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession seen from an elevated angle along a paved street lined with orange-roofed cabins and palm trees. Many devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and men in white and saffron clothing, walk in a long line while carrying large umbrellas in purple, blue, yellow, orange and pink, plus red and saffron flags on poles. At upper right a brightly lit, flower-decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti under a garlanded canopy, with people gathered around it. Warm street lights and red-tinted foliage illuminate the scene.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night-time procession photographed from an elevated vantage point along a stone-paved path lined with palm trees and illuminated by string lights. Many people walk in a long column carrying large umbrellas in blue, yellow, orange and red, and red and orange flags. Marchers wear white and orange garments. At upper right, an ornate illuminated float or chariot decorated with a light-bordered arch and a painted deity murti surrounded by coloured lights moves along the route. Red shipping-style containers and scaffolding sit at left beside a fenced area, with a loudspeaker truck near the lower left edge.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A night-time procession seen from an elevated angle along a paved path lit with green and magenta floodlights. Many participants in red, orange and yellow clothing carry large umbrellas in yellow, blue, orange and red, and several carry red flags. At the upper right, an ornately lit float or palanquin glows with multicoloured lights and an illuminated deity murti figure. Palm trees and a lamp-lit background frame the scene. Uniformed men in green stand along the left edge near scaffolding and a sound system.2016-12-09