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Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style festival at a stone platform lit by a bright fire and warm lamps beside a large tree. A large crowd of devotees, many in white and light clothing, sits on tiered steps and stands in the foreground watching the ritual, with a decorated shrine and deity murti visible at left. Street lights and a building are visible in the background. A small blue bird logo sits at top left and a date stamp reads 12.06.2008 at the bottom right.

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February 12 20092009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12 +1 copiesNight photograph of an outdoor temple festival. A brightly lit shrine on the left, with an illuminated deity murti or decorated figure and flames or lamps burning at its base, is set beside a dark stone platform. A woman in a red-orange sari stands near the centre-left in front of the lit shrine. Below, a large dense crowd of devotees sits on stone steps and on the ground, many in white clothes, with a few people holding small lights. Tall lamp posts and bare trees are visible in the background. A date stamp in orange digits reads 12.06.2008 22:55 and a copyright line appears in the corner.2009-02-12Night photograph of a street crowd gathered before a large flaming fire or torch display, with bright orange flames rising behind a raised platform. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand near the fire, one holding a lit torch or flame. A dense crowd of devotees in mostly white and light clothing fills the foreground, with many faces turned toward the fire. Strings of coloured lights and illuminated shop fronts line the street, with a glowing street lamp at upper left. Decorated storefronts and small figures are visible on the right side of the scene.2009-08-02 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple rathotsav procession in an open street. A brightly lit, golden decorated ratham (chariot) with a deity murti in pink and yellow dress sits at right, lit by a flame and lamps, with a small figure in white standing near its base. Crowds of devotees in white and light clothing sit and stand on the left and bottom, and a bright oil-lamp flame burns on the ground in front of the seated group. Modest buildings, street lights and decorated temple structures line the background under a dark sky.2009-02-12August 02 20092009-08-02February 12 20092009-02-12February 13 20092009-02-13Night procession in a crowded Indian town street. A large crowd of devotees in light-coloured clothes fills the foreground, many with their backs to the camera. At centre, a brightly illuminated decorated deity murti or float is carried forward, glowing orange-gold, with white-clad attendants around it. Strings of lights, a lit streetlamp, and shop fronts with fruit stalls line the road, and an ornate temple gopuram-style structure rises at right. Dense crowd, all visible people are part of the procession crowd.2009-08-02Night street procession in a busy city road. A large decorated ratha or float, lit with bright lamps and draped with floral garlands and flowers, carries a deity murti in front of a crowd of devotees. Many men in white dhotis and shirts, and others in plain shirts and trousers, press close around the float and the road. Two-wheeler motorcycles are parked in the foreground, and a white auto-rickshaw with a yellow-striped canopy is at right beside the crowd. Strings of yellow bunting hang over the street, and shops and street lights glow in the background.2009-02-13Night photograph of a street procession at a temple-facing roadside, with a large illuminated deity murti or decorated figure glowing in bright orange flames and lamplight at the centre. Two men in white dhoti-style clothing stand near the base, one holding a lit torch or flame. Dense crowd of onlookers in the foreground at bottom, many heads visible. A green-fronted shop and carved temple gopuram-style sculptures sit at right.2009-08-02