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Night procession on a dark campus path with a golden palanquin-style deity carriage carrying an ornate murti garlanded with purple and orange flower garlands, shaded by a multicoloured umbrella. Two large gold-edged pennant-shaped banners with red and blue emblems flank the carriage. Devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, while a woman in a yellow sari carries a brass pot and a woman in a maroon sari holds a small vessel. A young girl in white holds one banner pole. Trees and small lamps light the scene.

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Night procession at an ashram, shot in dark surroundings. A gilded palanquin with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands is carried under a multicoloured fringed canopy. A large ornate yellow and red parasol with lotus-patterned embroidery is held aloft on a long pole by a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl. Men and young boys in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk and carry poles of the palanquin. A woman in white stands near the front, and a man in a striped shirt is among the bearers. Several other participants in white follow behind the procession.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Night procession on a dirt path with scattered flower petals. A golden palanquin carrying a deity murti is shaded by a multicoloured canopy on a pole. Two decorated flag-banners flank the procession. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow or orange shawls walk alongside, some holding lamps and offerings. Women in saris, one in gold-brown and one in yellow and red, carry brass vessels and offerings. A man in orange robes walks near the palanquin. Young trees and a white building stand in the background under a dark sky.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Night procession on a dirt path lit only by the dark sky and a palm tree at right. A small palanquin-style golden shrine with a striped multicolour canopy, a decorated arch of pink and green, and a deity murti garlanded in red and white flowers is carried on poles. About a dozen people in white kurta and dhoti or white saree walk alongside, some in orange or yellow shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, many pulling or steadying a long purple cloth tied to the palanquin. A woman in white walks at the left edge. Behind them a red compound wall and dark trees. No identifiable a person is visible in this view.2010-11-20November 05 20102010-11-05A night-time procession in Bidadi moves along a dark road under a sodium-style light. Several men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts carry a palanquin or ratha bearing a deity murti decorated with white and orange flower garlands. Two ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and multicoloured fringes, one with an embroidered lotus-like emblem, are carried aloft. A young boy in white holds a long pole at left, and a man in a green shirt beats a drum slung at waist height. Devotees walk behind in white ritual clothing, some carrying whisks or fans. No individual is clearly identified as a person in this image.2010-11-05 +1 copiesNight procession on a dark road with several people in white clothes and rudraksha malas walking close together. A man in front raises one arm high, a young man in a cream dhoti with gold chains and a sandalwood-marked forehead is in the foreground, and a woman in a white sari with black beads stands at right. Behind them, ornate yellow and red banner-canopies with gold fringe and an emblem are carried on poles, and a gilded palanquin or deity carriage with garlands is visible, lit by a distant lamp. A man in an orange robe walks among the white-clad devotees, and a cameraman with a camera at right films the procession.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Night procession on a dirt road beside a palm tree and a red wall. A decorated palanquin with a striped fringed canopy and a deity murti garlanded in flowers is carried by devotees. Several devotees in white and saffron, women in orange-bordered saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, pull and hold the carrying cloths. A man in white on the far left walks alongside.2010-11-20December 23 20062006-12-23