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Aerial night view of a festival procession moving along a stone-paved path through an ashram compound lit by blue and white lights. Many participants walk in orange and saffron clothing, carrying colourful umbrellas in yellow, orange, blue and purple, and red and pink flags on poles. A white pickup truck sits at the front of the line, with people standing on its bed. On the right, a large illuminated decorated shrine or ratha with a deity murti is lit with multicoloured bulbs. Orange containers and palms frame the scene.

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Aerial night view of a festival procession moving along a paved path lined with palm trees and a small building. Dozens of people in white dhotis and orange or saffron garments carry large umbrellas in blue, orange, yellow and white, and red flags wave among them. Near the top right, a decorated ratha or float with a large ornate face-shaped canopy glows with coloured lights. A white car with a teal-lit surface sits in the middle of the procession, and a few people stand on a raised platform at left. Many participants are visible, but individuals are too small to pick out clearly.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night photo, shot from an upper floor, of a religious procession moving along a stone-paved courtyard. Many participants in white and orange clothing walk in lines, many carrying large umbrellas in yellow, orange, purple and blue, and red flags on poles. At upper right a decorated float with a large illuminated arched frame and an elephant-headed deity murti under lights moves through the crowd. A white pickup truck with a sound system stands at left, and onlookers line a low wall near palm trees and a colourful lit tree. Many people are visible, and the scene reads as a procession.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photographed from above on a paved path lined with dark palm trees. Dozens of people in saffron and orange clothing walk behind a decorated float with a large illuminated, flower-garlanded arch framing a deity murti at its centre. Many marchers carry colourful umbrellas in red, blue, purple, green and yellow, and red and orange flags. A red tractor pulls a second float in the middle of the procession, and a further illuminated chariot appears at the top right. Orange containers and a stacked scaffold stand at the left edge.2016-12-09December 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 20162016-12-09Night procession seen from an elevated angle along a stone-paved path lit by coloured lights. Dozens of devotees walk in a dense column, many in orange and saffron clothing, while others wear white and pastel dresses. Many carry large umbrellas in red, orange, blue, yellow and purple, and several hold tall red flags. At the upper right, an ornately decorated chariot with a golden, illuminated canopy and a deity murti is pulled forward, with vehicles and a palanquin-style decorated structure beside it. Orange portable toilet cabins stand at the left edge, and palm trees frame the scene.2016-12-09Elevated night view of a festival procession moving along a paved street lit by floodlights. Many participants in colourful costumes and headdresses, some carrying umbrellas, flags and decorated poles, walk in a dense column. A lit ornate palanquin with a canopy and a deity murti sits in the lower left foreground beside a white van. Orange shipping-container structures line the upper left, with spectators on a raised platform and a green cart nearby.2016-12-09