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Night procession at an outdoor Indian temple setting, lit by a bright floodlight. A large crowd of devotees walks along a stone path. Several colourful umbrellas are held aloft: purple, blue and yellow, with a decorated ceremonial canopy in front. Women wear orange, green and patterned saris and salwar; a young man in white kurta and red shawl stands at left, and a woman in white top and red pants walks in the centre. Many people in orange and white clothing fill the frame, with a few visible in the background near steps.

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October 11 20162016-10-11A night procession photographed from a dim path lit by a bright white light with a rainbow flare above it. Several people in white dhotis and shirts stand in the foreground, with a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes walking behind them. Ornate umbrellas with red and gold fringes are held above the procession, and a few devotees with red and orange garments stand in the background.2016-09-15December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a dense crowd at a riverside festival, lit by a bright stage light. Umbrellas in red, yellow, green and pink with sparkling trim rise above the throng. A man in a yellow kurta and a man in white kurta stand at left and centre, and a sannyasi in orange robes with a tall orange-saffron turban and a rudraksha-style mala is pressed through the crowd with devotees around him. Several people in orange and white clothing reach toward him. Behind them an illuminated decorated ratha or palanquin with gold-tinted ornaments and lit banners is visible, with more devotees and distant lights of a temple in the background.2016-04-24A night procession moves along a dark road, with a crowd of people in mostly white and orange clothing walking past. Several people hold up ornate umbrellas, including a large yellow umbrella and blue and other coloured umbrellas decorated with fringed edges. At the left, a lit deity float or chariot glows with warm light near trees, and a bright floodlight shines in the background. Watermarked archive photo in dim lighting.2016-10-11A night procession crowded with many devotees moves through a decorated street lit by colourful string lights, bright stage lights and purple haze. Several men in white dhotis and shawls carry multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas on poles, and a man at left raises a tall golden ceremonial staff topped with a finial. In the centre a large golden decorated figure is carried or displayed among the crowd. Women in saffron, orange and maroon saris stand near the front, and a man at right in white dhoti wears a rudraksha-style necklace and holds a camera. Mostly crowd members, not a single identifiable leader.2016-12-23September 15 20162016-09-15Night procession on an open ground lit with green light and strings of small lamps. Many devotees walk in a crowd carrying colourful umbrellas in red, orange, yellow, blue and purple, some with fringed edges, alongside red and saffron flags on poles. Women wear saris in pink, green and red, and men wear white dhotis and kurtas. Several figures in the foreground are dressed in ornate costume. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2016-12-09A night procession on a dark road lit by a bright spotlight from the upper left. A large crowd, roughly several dozen people, walks together; many wear orange or saffron and red clothing, and some wear white dhotis. Several umbrellas, one orange and ornate, are held aloft above the group, and a drum is carried on the right. The strong beam creates long shadows across the ground. The figures are mostly silhouetted, and no individual can be identified as a specific presenter.2016-09-15February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesA nighttime outdoor procession moves down a dirt path lit by a few lamps, with a large crowd of devotees pressed along both sides. Several men and women in white clothes with orange sashes carry tall poles topped with ornate ornamented banners in orange, gold and red, decorated with a blue and white emblem. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and a thin orange shawl walks at the front, and two men in white at lower left stand facing him. Temple structures and additional banners glow faintly in the background under dark trees.2007-01-01A nighttime procession moves along a paved path, with a crowd of dozens of people walking behind and beside several umbrellas. Most umbrellas are blue and yellow with silver-sequined trim, carried aloft over devotees. Many walkers wear white, orange and saffron garments, and some wear sarees. On the left, a brightly lit illuminated ratha or float with deity murti figures glows in the dark. Paper or cloth banners hang from a tall pole at the right edge. The procession is lit by a single floodlight in the distance.2016-10-11