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A dimly lit night gathering under a tent-like canopy with draped fabric in red and gold. A large crowd of devotees, many in white clothes and some in orange or brown shawls, raise their hands overhead. Several people hold tall staffs or ceremonial rods topped with golden finials. A man in the centre wears a white head cloth and white garments. The scene appears to be a joyful group dance or procession at night.

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Night-time outdoor gathering with a large crowd of devotees, mostly women and men, raising their arms and hands upward toward the front. Many wear white, cream and saffron clothing, with gold bangles on wrists. Tall golden staffs and a golden kalasha-like finial stand among them. Behind the crowd, a stage area is strung with multicoloured fairy lights, blue and green illumination and bright floodlights against a dark sky. No clearly identifiable individual can be confirmed as a person from appearance; a figure in orange and saffron stands among the crowd but the cues are insufficient.2015-01-13December 17 20112011-12-17Night photograph of an outdoor procession on bare earth with patchy grass. Men in white dhotis and white shirts dance and gesture with raised arms, one holding a silver flag-like standard on a pole and another raising a long curved sword. Behind them, a decorated cart with a canopy of striped fabric and a floral-decorated deity murti is pulled through the crowd. On the right, women in saffron, orange, yellow and pink saris and a man in white stand in lines holding ceremonial fans and staffs. Several spectators in the background wear white, and a few carry red flags.2010-11-11January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession on a road with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and red-gold sashes, arms raised in celebration. In the centre a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a red waist cloth raises his right hand high. Nearby people carry red and orange flags and a small decorated palanquin with gold and orange fabric. Someone in an orange cloth stands at the edge, and a bead mala is visible at the bottom right. Dark background with lit stalls and tall trees.2015-09-15Night-time outdoor photo of a large group dancing on a paved courtyard lit by floodlights. Many saffron and orange robed monks, some bald and bare-shouldered, move in rows alongside people in white kurtas and dhotis and some in plain shirts. A small boy in a grey shirt and khaki trousers dances in the centre. Foreground onlookers include a woman with hair in a bun wearing an orange sari with gold border, holding a red stick. Trees and a low shed roof frame the background.2013-10-10December 23 20162016-12-23Night-time outdoor photo of a group of devotees moving in a dance-like procession across a paved courtyard. Many men wear saffron-orange dhotis and ochre or red cloths, while others wear white shirts and white dhotis; a few wear pink or white garments. Several raise thin glowing orange and pink light sticks overhead, and a woman in the lower right wears a white sari with a red-and-orange shawl, a red bindi, and a sandalwood tilak. A bald man in the foreground in red-orange clothes holds a glowing stick, and a hand reaches in from the right. Dark trees and a few lights frame the background.2013-10-10December 23 20162016-12-23A night procession moves along a dark path with a crowd of devotees dressed in saffron and orange. In the foreground, two young men with orange turrets and orange cloth wrapped around their bodies, one wearing rudraksha beads, carry long curved horns and staffs raised overhead. Behind them, others in orange and red follow, and a glowing palanquin or ratha canopy with a lit area sits in the distance beneath a dark sky. Several women in white and purple saris stand to the right, and small brass pots are held by some participants. Lighting is dim with a few electric lamps visible.2017-10-18A dark night scene at an outdoor gathering with a dense crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis, many with dark cords around their necks. Several raise ornate gold-coloured ceremonial fans or standards high overhead, one held by a man at left with a long golden pole. A red flag or banner rises at right, and a tall silver pole stands near the centre-right. Faces are mostly in shadow and the crowd fills the lower half of the frame.2010-11-11Night procession on a bare dirt ground with patches of grass. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts dance or walk with arms raised, one man in the left foreground with long hair and a mala raising both hands. A man in a checked shirt and dark trousers stands among them. Some carry tall staffs, a trident and a red flag. Behind them a decorated cart or palanquin with a striped canopy and a red-and-gold ornamented structure is pulled along. On the right a crowd of devotees, many women in white, orange and yellow saris, watches. A sadhu in orange robes is visible at the far left edge. Lights from lamps and the dark sky frame the scene.2010-11-11