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Night procession on open ground at the Bidadi campus. A golden palanquin carrying a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy is borne forward by a group of people in white ritual clothes. Two long yellow-and-red ceremonial banners on poles stand on either side, and a woman in a dark sari holds a flaming torch aloft. Several women in yellow and cream saris carry lamps and stand at the edge, while a man in a white shirt and a man in orange cloth walk among the attendants. Dark sky and scattered grass surround the scene.

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November 05 20102010-11-05A night procession on open ground, lit by a torch on the right. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti adorned with a garland and a gold-colored canopy above it. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around it, one holding a fan-like whisk and another a white-cloth bundle, while a boy in white holds a flag pole. Women in white saris and a saree-clad woman hold tall flag poles with yellow-gold banners embroidered in red, blue and green. Festive procession with a lit torch and traditional umbrella.2010-11-05Night procession at an open ground with people in white ritual dress carrying a deity murti on a palanquin-like platform draped in gold cloth and decorated with a purple flower garland. Several devotees carry flaming torches and decorated umbrella-style standards in orange, yellow and red. A man in white holds a white conch-like vessel, and others wave white fans. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at right holding a standard, while men in white and orange or yellow shawls walk alongside. The scene reads as a temple procession.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Night procession on bare ground: devotees in white dhotis and kurtas carry a palanquin-style deity murti decorated with a garland of flowers and a golden canopy, lit by flaming torches held by a woman in a white sari at right. Two bearers at left hold a long yellow-and-orange banner and a woman in white stands beside a torch. Coloured umbrellas and embroidered flags accompany the procession under a dark sky.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Night procession on an open ground lit by torches. Several people in white dhotis and white garments carry a golden palanquin-style deity carriage topped with a multicoloured canopy, with a garlanded deity murti displayed at its centre. Two people hold tall gold-fringed standards with red, blue and floral embroidery. A woman in a white sari holds a flaming torch and a brass vessel is visible at the right edge. A man in an orange shawl stands at the far right. The carriage has a gold-embroidered cloth draped beneath it.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05