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Outdoor evening procession at a dusty site beside a red boundary wall topped with barbed wire. A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white ritual clothing, mills around a golden ornate chariot with a tiered shikhara-style roof, lit with lamps and draped with colourful garlands and cloth. A man in a blue shirt is lifted on another man's shoulders near a black speaker stack. Several people wear white dhotis and kurtas, and one woman wears a white sari with a red border. Rubble stones lie in the lower right corner. No identifiable person is visible at the chariot's central figure, which is a deity murti.

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February 19 20152015-02-19Outdoor photograph at dusk of a large crowd of devotees gathered on a dirt path in front of a red boundary wall topped with barbed wire. Many men and women wear white traditional clothing, with some in colourful saris and salwar, and one man in a teal kurta. A man near the centre wears an orange shawl and white kurta. On the left, ceremonial trident-shaped staffs stand against the wall. On the right, an illuminated temple structure with a tiered tower decorated with coloured lights and a gold kalasha stands among trees, with a red gateway beside it. Piles of cut stone lie in the lower right corner.2015-02-17Outdoor photo of a large crowd gathered on bare reddish-brown earth beside a red brick wall at dusk, following a decorated palanquin with a gilded canopy hung with colourful bunting and garlands, mounted on a wheeled vehicle. Many people wear white dhotis, white kurtas and white sarees, with some in yellow, blue and teal. Several hold long ceremonial staffs and a trident-topped standard is visible. Some devotees raise their arms. A tall illuminated frame stands above the palanquin, and tree-lined flat land and low hills lie in the background.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesOutdoor evening procession at a large ashram-style ground with a crowd of devotees in mostly white traditional clothing, some with red and orange shawls and garlands. Centre of the scene is an ornate, illuminated palanquin-style ratha with tiered golden tower, string lights, colourful striped hanging tassels, and a red seat inside, carried or accompanied by the crowd. Trees and a red boundary wall sit behind. Many people are standing, walking and watching; a few women in saris and men in dhotis are visible in the foreground.2015-07-31Outdoor evening photograph of a large crowd of devotees standing along a dirt path in front of a red boundary wall topped with barbed wire. Most people wear white traditional clothing; a man in an orange shawl stands near the centre, and a woman in a teal and a woman in a yellow sari are visible on the left. Golden trident-tipped staffs stand against the wall at left. At right, an illuminated, ornately decorated temple shrine tower with lights and garlands glows against the dusk sky, with a pile of stones at the right edge. The crowd is large but partly cut off at the frame edges, so a count is uncertain beyond the broad range.2015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA procession at dusk moves through a dusty compound lined with stacked stone slabs. At centre, a gold-and-red palanquin with a white canopy and striped fringe, decorated with purple and yellow garlands, carries two seated figures; one wears a saffron-orange garment and a tall crown-like headdress, and attendants in dhoti-clad white stand around it. Nearby devotees in white dhotis and shirts, women in sarees including blue and orange, and a man in an orange shawl walk or stand along the route. A white vehicle and a red boundary wall with a lamp post frame the scene.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt road with a gold-and-orange decorated ratha or palanquin carried at the back, topped with an orange canopy and red flags with tassels. Crowds of devotees walk in white clothes: men in white kurtas and dhotis, women in white salwar-kameez and saris, many with white lanyards. Some clasp hands in prayer or applaud. A white van and a low wall with trees stand behind, under hazy sky. No identifiable central figure is visible on the ratha.2009-12-27A large outdoor evening procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees. At the centre, a golden ornate palanquin decorated with marigold garlands, bells, and a fringed canopy carries a seated figure dressed in orange and gold. Around it, a dense crowd of devotees in white clothes and white dhotis and sarees walks forward, many with hands joined or extended. A few people wear saffron-orange robes, and some carry orange flags. Palm trees, low buildings and a loudspeaker tower appear in the background under a hazy sky.2010-02-12A photograph of a procession on a dirt road beside a wire-mesh fence and a concrete-block wall, under a clear blue sky with large trees behind. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a saffron-orange canopy, golden fittings, and garlands of marigold and colourful beads is carried forward. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris walk alongside, with some in pink, orange and yellow saris. Two people at the front carry orange flags, and a striped parasol is held over the procession. A man in a white kurta near the centre of the group, and an orange-clothed figure at the right edge, walk among the devotees.2010-01-01