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A night-time outdoor gathering with a large crowd of people dressed mostly in white moving across a grassy ground. A brightly lit illuminated canopy or stage structure stands at the centre, with a deity murti or decorated figure visible beneath it. Colourful blue, purple and green string lights decorate a building and trees to the right. Background tents and stalls glow with warm light. Many faces and bodies are blurred by motion, and no individual can be clearly identified as a person.

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Night photograph of a festival procession with a crowd of devotees dancing and raising their arms in a large open ground. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and one man in the foreground smiles broadly with a red-orange-marked shirt. Ahead, an illuminated chariot-like float with a golden canopy and a cross-shaped pole stands under a bright floodlight, with figures on it wearing reddish-orange garments. Colourful string lights and decorative arches glow in the background. Ceremonial staffs with flags rise above the crowd.2015-02-19Night procession at a KAILASA event: a dense crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis walks toward an illuminated float, a ratha or palanquin decorated with flower garlands and a green-and-red fabric banner, with lit oil lamps on its platform. A white arch of string lights frames the float, and multicoloured strings of lights hang on the building behind. Several figures stand on the float, one in white clothing near its centre. Some men wear saffron-yellow shawls and rudraksha or bead necklaces, and some have hands raised in greeting. Whether the figure on the float is a person cannot be confirmed from the image.2015-01-13Night procession seen from among a dense crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing white caps or scarves. Ahead, an illuminated decorated float or palanquin with garlands and a green-and-gold cloth canopy carries a seated figure in white, with a trident-like staff rising beside it. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights in red, green and white hang across a backdrop, and an arched frame of lights stands over the float. Several people in white stand on the platform around the figure, and the crowd presses forward in the foreground.2015-01-13February 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19March 07 20162016-03-07A nighttime outdoor festival crowd of men in white shirts and trousers, many with raised arms and dancing or swaying, gathers in a dusty ground lit by green-tinted floodlights. In the background a brightly lit illuminated chariot or ratha with a trident-shaped staff and an ornate platform stands among strings of multicoloured fairy lights and lit decorative arches. Several men wear rudraksha malas or cords around their necks. No individual in the foreground can be identified as a person from the visible cues, so the figure is treated as a participant.2015-02-19Night-time procession on a dirt road lit by strings of green and red fairy lights along both sides. A large crowd of men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts fills the road, many wearing white shawls or towels, some with red or saffron cloth over their shoulders. Ahead, a lit stage or float holds a deity murti under bright floodlights, with smoke rising in the background. Several figures in orange and red clothing stand near the left edge. Devotees walk in a dense, moving group toward the illuminated shrine.2016-03-07February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNight procession in an open ground with a dense crowd of people in white dhotis and white clothing moving past a brightly lit illuminated arch decorated with white and gold lights. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti and figures in white stand beside it, one holding a ceremonial staff. Flags with pennants rise above the crowd, and a multi-storey building behind is outlined with red, green and white string lights in tricolour style. Several figures in the crowd raise their arms. Dark night sky and scattered lamps complete the scene.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13