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Night procession on a dirt road beside a palm tree and a red wall. A decorated palanquin with a striped fringed canopy and a deity murti garlanded in flowers is carried by devotees. Several devotees in white and saffron, women in orange-bordered saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, pull and hold the carrying cloths. A man in white on the far left walks alongside.

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A night procession at a temple-like event carries a decorated palanquin with a deity murti lit by warm light. The palanquin is canopied by a yellow umbrella with multicoloured trim and draped with garlands in red, orange and pink. Men and women in white and orange-saffron clothing with shoulder cloths walk alongside, pulling or carrying the palanquin along a dirt path lined by palm trees. A man in a white shirt with a lanyard badge walks in front, and a bare-headed figure in white sits or stands near the palanquin base. A dark backdrop and a faint logo appear in the upper corner.2010-11-20Night procession on a dirt path lit only by the dark sky and a palm tree at right. A small palanquin-style golden shrine with a striped multicolour canopy, a decorated arch of pink and green, and a deity murti garlanded in red and white flowers is carried on poles. About a dozen people in white kurta and dhoti or white saree walk alongside, some in orange or yellow shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, many pulling or steadying a long purple cloth tied to the palanquin. A woman in white walks at the left edge. Behind them a red compound wall and dark trees. No identifiable a person is visible in this view.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Night procession at an ashram, shot in dark surroundings. A gilded palanquin with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands is carried under a multicoloured fringed canopy. A large ornate yellow and red parasol with lotus-patterned embroidery is held aloft on a long pole by a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl. Men and young boys in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk and carry poles of the palanquin. A woman in white stands near the front, and a man in a striped shirt is among the bearers. Several other participants in white follow behind the procession.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 20 20102010-11-20A night procession outdoors carries a golden palanquin topped by a multicoloured fringed umbrella. The palanquin is decorated with white flower garlands and a red-and-white floral festoon, and holds an image hidden under the decoration. Several men in plain white dhotis and kurtas and bare feet grip the poles and carry it, some wearing rudraksha-style neck beads and identity lanyards. On the right, two men in saffron-orange robes and bare heads walk alongside. Dark night sky and a few lamps frame the scene.2010-11-05Night procession on bare ground: devotees in white dhotis and kurtas carry a palanquin-style deity murti decorated with a garland of flowers and a golden canopy, lit by flaming torches held by a woman in a white sari at right. Two bearers at left hold a long yellow-and-orange banner and a woman in white stands beside a torch. Coloured umbrellas and embroidered flags accompany the procession under a dark sky.2010-11-05November 21 20102010-11-21Night procession photograph: a palanquin or ratha-like palanquin carrying a deity murti with a red-and-gold backdrop is carried by men in white dhotis and shirts through a dark dusty road beside a red brick wall. A man in an orange cloth with a tall tiered white headpiece stands near the palanquin, and an orange-and-striped canopy shelters the image. Many people in white and some in colourful saris follow, and children in bright shirts watch at the right. A devotee raises his hands near the front, and another umbrella-topped procession stands further back in the dark.2010-11-11November 21 20102010-11-21