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A nighttime street procession moves along a city road lined with shops. Many devotees, mostly dressed in white shirts and white sarees, walk closely together and carry orange-red flags on poles. A large ornate golden palanquin or ratha, draped in red and topped with a golden structure, is visible in the distance beneath decorated umbrellas, with a red figure inside. In the foreground, a long decorated yellow-and-red pennant on a tall pole is carried upright. A few women wear yellow and orange sarees and flowers in their hair. A man in white shirt with a blue emblem stands near the right edge, and shop signs and street lights line the background.

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February 10 20092009-02-10Night photograph of a street procession in a town, with a crowd of many people walking toward the camera. Many participants wear white shirts and garments, and women wear white and yellow saris. Numerous orange-red triangular flags on poles are held aloft. In the centre, an ornate golden chariot with a red-draped deity murti, golden canopy and red-and-gold umbrellas is pulled forward. A large gold-and-red ceremonial emblem with a blue bird motif on a pole is at left. Shop signs and buildings line the street under dim lighting.2009-02-10 +1 copiesNight street procession in an Indian town. A golden ornate palanquin or ratha, decorated with red drapes and a small deity murti, is carried forward with a large golden-yellow teardrop banner and a decorated parasol above it. Dense crowds of devotees walk alongside, many wearing white clothes, some in orange, holding tall saffron-orange flags on poles. Shops, a Fevicol sign, and a CG Crompton sign line the street under streetlights. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person; the palanquin occupant is not visible.2009-02-10 +1 copiesNight procession with many devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing carrying orange flags on poles. At centre, a devotee holds a tall dark banner with a printed image and Devanagari lettering. Behind, a decorated palanquin with flower garlands and a gold-fringed canopy is carried through the crowd, with string lights and a dark sky above. Several people wear orange shawls and ash marks; a bare-chested man in orange dhoti stands among them. Right side shows a tall striped banner with lotus-like motifs. a person's presence is not visibly identifiable from the figures in view.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12November 11 20062006-11-11A night-time procession moves through a street lit by lamps and roadside lights. In the foreground, many people in white and orange-red clothing carry tall bamboo poles topped with saffron-orange triangular flags, several with a dark emblem. A bald man in a white dhoti with a green-and-red sash walks at the front, and a woman in white with a red shawl holds a flag nearby. Behind them, two large ornate pennant banners with red and gold designs and a bird-like emblem are raised. On the left, a decorated float glows with gold and garlands, carrying a deity murti; a man stands near it. Spectators and onlookers, one holding a camera, watch from the edges.2013-02-12Night street procession with many devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing, several carrying tall wooden poles topped by decorated canopies with blue, red and gold panels and pink, green and white tassels. A man in a red-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair stands near the front-right, beside a large framed portrait photograph held on a pole at right, and a man in an orange robe wears a heavy gold necklace. Behind them a billboard shows a bare-chested bearded figure in orange, and shuttered shop fronts line the street. Men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas walk with the crowd.2009-02-10December 23 20072007-12-23Night street procession in an Indian city. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange shawls, carry white flags with blue emblems on poles. A decorated palanquin with gilded canopy and red drapery is carried along the road, with a figure seated inside it. Street lamps, shop signs and lit storefronts line the road. Foreground includes a young woman in a light top and a young man in a grey t-shirt. The palanquin figure's appearance is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity.2008-11-11Night procession with many devotees carrying saffron-orange flags on poles bearing a dark emblem and the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. In the foreground a woman in a red and white shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a flag, and a bare-chested man with white-painted face and a mala walks beside her. Behind them stand a decorated chariot, an ornate red-and-gold canopy umbrella, a glowing illuminated arch and street lights in the dark. A man in a white shawl with glasses and a green cap is also visible.2013-02-10A night procession moves through a dense crowd of devotees. In the foreground a man in white with long grey hair and a rudraksha mala raises a fist beside a silver ceremonial staff with a pointed tip. A woman in a leopard-print top and orange saffron shawl holds an orange flag bearing a white emblem of a bird. Behind them, a man in orange with a gold necklace stands near a silver ornamental mace, and a colourful striped canopy with a red and gold border is carried overhead. Ceremonial fans and a silver umbrella-like fixture are visible, with many people in white and yellow clothing filling the scene. Lights glow faintly in the dark background.2010-11-11