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Night procession on a sandy ground in front of a red-painted building with white-framed windows. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt carries a flaming torch. Behind him a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth holds up a flaming torch, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a decorated ceremonial standard topped with a kalasha-like finial, with red and gold fabric. Several other men in white shirts and dhotis carry tall decorated poles and umbrella-like standards with colourful embroidered panels, and some wear lanyards. Steps and a small table with flowers are visible at left.

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November 16 20152015-11-16A night procession on a sandy road. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white upper cloths carry lit torches, and one man holds a flaming torch high. Behind them, devotees in saffron and orange dhotis walk among a group of people in white. Ahead, a brightly lit decorated float or chariot with a deity murti glows beneath a halo-like arc of light, flanked by shipping containers and palm fronds. A building wall stands to the left. The procession appears to be a torchlit ratha or palanquin procession.2015-11-16Night procession on a dirt ground with devotees carrying lit torches and ornate fringed canopies or banners. In the foreground a man with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead wears a white dhoti and a gold-bordered shawl, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them men in brown or maroon robes walk holding torches, one man in glasses at left center. A woman in red robes is at the right edge. Other figures in white dhotis move in the background under a dark sky with a bright moon and buildings. A banner at top left reads Dasara Pooja Festam.2016-03-02 +2 copiesNovember 16 20152015-11-16December 31 20152015-12-31A nighttime procession on a dark dirt road. Several men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders hold flaming torches aloft, and one man in a red-orange cloth stands among them. Some wear rudraksha malas. Behind them a lit float or vehicle with illuminated panels and a bright white light glows in the background, with trees at the edge of the road.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16September 15 20162016-09-15Night procession on a dirt ground under a yellow and green canopy with strings of coloured lights. Several men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts carry lit oil lamps and flames on long poles. A silver palanquin with ornate canopy stands at right, and a figure in an orange garment is visible in the middle. A tall ceremonial standard with a leaf-shaped finial and a banner rises at left. Some participants are barefoot. Visible people number about 15-20.2016-01-02A night procession on a stone-paved path lit by flaming torches. In the centre, a man with voluminous dark curly hair wears a white dhoti and a sacred cord, holding a small lit flame in a metal cup. A man in a white shirt with glasses and a lanyard reaches to light it. On the right, a man in a white shirt with rudraksha beads holds a flaming torch. Behind them, people in white clothing carry tall ceremonial umbrellas and orange-and-red banners on poles. Palm trees are silhouetted in the dark background.2016-09-15November 16 20152015-11-16Night procession on a paved path lit by two handheld torches. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis carry flaming torches at either side. In the centre, a man in an orange-and-red dhoti with a bare upper body and a rudraksha mala holds a red and gold ornate umbrella aloft. Behind him, more red-and-gold umbrellas and figures in orange and white move through the dark trees.2016-03-02 +1 copies