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A night procession moves along a paved courtyard path past dark foliage. Several colourful ceremonial parasol-style canopies in purple, green, blue, red and orange, with mirrored fringes and gold finials, are carried on long poles at the front. Participants wear orange, saffron, yellow, white and purple garments; some hold brass or metal ritual items, and a man in white dhoti and shirt walks near the canopies. Many girls and women in orange, yellow and green clothes, some with painted foreheads and jewellery, fill the line, with a young woman in a green sari holding a folder at right.

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Night procession of devotees on a paved path beneath colourful ornate parasols in purple, green, blue, pink and orange with fringed edges. Women and girls in saffron and orange saris and kurtas, white and cream clothing, and a few children in yellow, green and maroon dresses line up. Some wear rudraksha or bead necklaces and marigold garlands. Ceremonial banners with emblems are carried at the left, and a white-clad man stands near the front. Trees and a pink post sit in the dark background.2016-09-15September 09 20162016-09-09August 31 20172017-08-31September 09 20162016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09Night procession of devotees walking past colourful fringed umbrellas on poles, with an orange flag raised high on a pole at left. A man in white shirt and white dhoti carries the pole. Nearby, a young man in orange shawl and white clothes wears a long garland of yellow flowers around his neck. A woman in white sari with gold border and an orange shawl walks beside girls in white dresses. Other devotees in white and orange follow, and a small golden kalasha-like finial appears above the crowd.2007-12-23November 16 20152015-11-16Night procession on an open ground with many women in saffron/orange sarees and white sarees and kurtas walking toward a bright light source. Several women carry ornate ceremonial umbrellas (one purple, one orange) and tall poles topped with golden-yellow and red banners and brass kalasha-like finials. A woman in orange holds a golden trident. Dark trees and a blurred glow form the backdrop.2016-09-15September 05 20162016-09-05January 02 20162016-01-02Night procession at a KAILASA event. Several colourful umbrellas with multicoloured tassels and green, orange and blue panels lettered DHYANAPEETAM are held aloft on long poles. Beneath them, a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace stands at the centre, surrounded by a crowd of people in white clothes and white saris, many women with long plaits. Orange flags hang on the right, and a decorated palanquin or deity murti is visible behind the umbrellas. Drums appear at lower left.2007-12-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual procession under a pavilion of hanging decorated parasols in purple, orange, blue and red. Several people in saffron-orange clothing with rudraksha malas hold umbrellas on poles over a central group. A woman in orange holds a long umbrella and stands beside a small boy in white dhoti with gold border, hands joined. Girls in orange saris and garlands, some holding open books, stand in a line to the right. A man in white shirt and white dhoti holds an umbrella on the left, and a stone platform is in the foreground. Greenery and palm trees appear behind the canopy.2016-09-05