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Night procession at an outdoor ground lit by green and white lights and a glowing green smoke plume. A red-and-orange umbrella is held up over a group in the centre, and a man in white stands on the back of a red tractor with a canopy in the right foreground. Several people in orange and red cloth with long matted hair and painted bodies stand or bow in the crowd, while others in white dhotis and saffron garments move through the scene. Devotees kneel in the lower foreground.

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Night photograph of an outdoor procession with green smoke or fireworks rising at left. Several devotees in orange and saffron garments and bare-chested men with long hair and beaded adornments stoop or bow at the front of the crowd. A large orange umbrella is held aloft above a figure in white near the centre, with a flag-like banner nearby. At right a red tractor with a canopy carries people under a bright light, and a white-clad figure sits near the vehicle. Many people crowd the scene, and the illuminated building is in the background.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night procession on a dirt road lit by a bright floodlight. Many devotees in saffron and orange dhotis and robes dance energetically, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and gold chains; one man with long dreadlocks bends forward with arms outstretched, and a child in a teal kurta stands at left. Ornate orange and gold ceremonial umbrellas and processional standards rise above the crowd, and a red tractor with a canopy stands at right. Strings of coloured lights decorate the background. A few men in white dhotis watch from the crowd.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30A night-time procession at a campus on a dark evening. A red tractor with a canopy sits at right, driven by a man in white clothes, and a bright fireworks burst streaks upward at upper left. Several people walk in the foreground, including bare-chested young men and a girl in a blue top at left. Behind them, a group in white and orange robes moves beneath orange and blue umbrellas, with a small flag raised above them. Strings of lights and lit illuminations appear along the scene, and a few figures carry items among the crowd. The people appear to be walking in a ceremonial parade.2016-10-30Night procession on a paved path with a dark sky and green fireworks sparking overhead. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and a red shoulder bag walks at the front, leaning on a cane. Behind him, people in orange and red saffron garments follow, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style adornments. A red-and-orange umbrella is held aloft near a tractor-drawn vehicle with a canopy, where a figure in white sits. Devotees in white and orange move along the route, with street lights and a lit building in the background.2016-10-30A night procession on a dark road with a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange garments. In the foreground, shirtless men in orange lower garments walk with arms raised, and a man in a white dhoti with a gold waist sash spins a stream of fire or flame at the right. Orange powder or kumkum flies through the air above him. A decorated orange flag on a pole stands at the left, a bright light glows behind the crowd, and a red vehicle with a canopy appears at right. Several people wear rudraksha-style necklaces and white or orange cloth. No one can be identified with certainty from this view, so no figure is marked as a person.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30February 17 20162016-02-17October 30 20162016-10-30Night procession photographed with flash-lit crowd in a dusty open area. Central figure in a peach-orange silk kurta and white dhoti raises one arm while another bare-chested man with a shaved head and white cloth dances beside him. Around them, young boys with long hair wear saffron dhotis and white dhotis with gold borders, and several devotees in orange and white stand among smoke. A raised dais or float with a bright light stands behind, and an orange ceremonial umbrella and a carried kalasha-style vessel appear on the right, with women in orange saris. Several people in the crowd wear orange garments and gold-bordered cloth.2016-10-30