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Night-time outdoor procession with a decorated golden ratha or palanquin edge at left, its hanging tassels in yellow, green and red. A bald man in white clothing and an orange shawl holds a flaming camphor or aarti lamp toward the front, while others in white and orange stand around, many with faces and clothes stained with coloured powder. Several people press palms together in namaste. A cameraman with a camera stands at right beside a woman holding a flaming torch. Building facades and trees fill the dark background.

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December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession photo with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts moving around a palanquin topped with a deity murti draped in garlands and a gold-coloured ornament. A man in white on the left holds a lit flame over a brass lamp while another devotee in orange cloth stands at the left edge. A seated man in white with a rudraksha mala sits on the palanquin platform beside the murti, and a man in a white shirt with a sacred mark at centre holds hands with others. Ceremonial standards, a gold-rimmed fan, and a red and gold umbrella stand against the dark background.2010-11-11Night procession at an outdoor ashram courtyard. A man in white ritual dhoti and shawl, bare-chested and with a white head covering, holds a lit aarti lamp toward a central figure in a saffron-orange robe and red shawl, who stands with palms together. Behind them a multicoloured fringed umbrella on a pole is raised. Devotees in white, yellow, pink and blue saris and white kurtas press their palms together on both sides, while orange flags wave in the background and a red-roofed building lies beyond. Bright floodlight from the left lights the scene.2011-12-05A night procession on a dark paved road lit by flaming torches and a bright glowing canopy at the back. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and cloths hold up tall brass lamps with flames and trident-like staffs, a bare-chested man at left holding a torch. Behind them, women in cream and orange saris and a girl in a red dress walk among the crowd, one woman holding a brass lamp. Onlookers stand along the road beside a red building. A deity-decorated palanquin or ratha with a glowing structure carries the procession forward.2016-09-05December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual photographed with flash-lit crowd. In the foreground a bearded man in saffron robe with orange shawl stands with palms joined, beside a man in white with a lit flame held near. Several monastics in saffron robes and devotees in white clothes, including women in white sarees, stand around a lit oil lamp or aarti flame; a brass kalasha vessel sits at lower right. A striped canopy umbrella and hanging decorations appear at upper left, and petals or flowers fall through the air. A young woman in yellow shawl at left has her hands joined. Lights illuminate the courtyard and a white building wall behind the crowd.2009-02-16Night procession at a temple. In the centre a man with long dark hair and a bare chest wears an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver camphor arti plate with a lit flame and a small brass bell in his other hand. Behind him, a decorated deity murti is carried on a palanquin with floral garlands and ornate gold canopy. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands; several younger men wear orange shawls. A tall brass lamp stand with a flame is at the right edge.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesA photograph taken at night of an aarti being performed during a temple procession. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas holds up a silver aarti lamp with flames burning, his other hand holding a smaller lamp. Behind him, devotees in white and light blue clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. At right, a man in white with an orange shawl stands beside a brass pillar. In the background, a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers sits within an ornate golden frame, with lit torches and lamps visible. Several dozen devotees are visible in the crowded scene.2006-12-23December 15 20112011-12-15Night procession with a central figure in an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha mala raising a lit oil lamp high in the right hand, long dark hair swept back, smiling. Surrounding devotees in white shirts and white dhotis with orange shawls press palms together or raise hands in devotion. Behind them a golden deity murti or palanquin decorated with garlands and a gold-framed arch glows under lamps. Dark sky above, with a large red-and-white fringed canopy at left.2006-12-23November 16 20152015-11-16