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Night photograph of a crowd gathered along a riverside bridge at a religious procession. In the foreground, dark silhouetted heads of onlookers fill the bottom of the frame. On the right, an ornate decorated vehicle with gold-trimmed canopy, hanging bells and tassels and a gilded platform carries a figure in white clothing standing and facing the crowd, possibly a ratha or palanquin procession. Behind, a steel truss railway bridge spans the scene under a dim orange sky, with yellow and red banners strung along the left side. The lighting is dim and warm, and the people are mostly in shadow.

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February 09 20132013-02-09March 07 20162016-03-07Night photograph of a crowd gathered around an illuminated ceremonial palanquin or ratha-style canopy decorated with red fabric, flower garlands and hanging ornaments. A figure seated on an ornate golden throne-like seat under the canopy wears saffron-orange clothing, and a long staff or ritual implement rises beside them. Attendants in white clothes stand near the structure, while dense crowds of devotees in light and white garments fill the foreground. Strings of coloured lights and bright spotlights illuminate the scene against the dark night sky.2016-03-07Night photograph of a procession at an ashram: a decorated palanquin or ratha with a red and gold canopy, garlands and hanging strands, lit by floodlights. A seated figure in saffron and orange clothing holds a staff or trident-like rod on a raised red-and-gold seat, surrounded by flowers. A dense crowd of devotees, many in light and white garments, presses around the vehicle in darkness, with strings of coloured lights in the trees behind. Possible a person cues are not clearly established here, so the seated figure is described by role as a presiding figure on the palanquin.2016-03-07February 10 20132013-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12January 03 20162016-01-03January 13 20152015-01-13March 07 20162016-03-07Night photograph of a festival procession at Bengaluru Aadheenam. A large crowd of devotees fills the foreground, many with their heads turned toward a decorated ratha/palanquin lit by floodlights. The palanquin is draped in red fabric and garlanded with white flower strings, with floral decorations on its roof. A seated figure in saffron-orange clothing with long dark hair sits on a raised peetha/throne at the centre, and white-clad attendants walk alongside the palanquin.2016-03-07Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees in silhouette, many with raised hands and phones, facing a brightly lit decorated palanquin or ratha. The vehicle is draped with red and multicoloured garlands and tassels, with a flower-decorated arch overhead. A seated figure in orange and gold sits within the lit canopy, and a standing attendant in light clothing stands beside it. Lights and a white-robed figure appear at the left edge.2016-03-07Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees, mostly seen from behind, gathered before an illuminated decorated ratha/palanquin-style structure draped in red and orange fabric and garlands. On the platform a seated figure in orange clothing sits on a throne-like seat, flanked by bright floodlights, with string lights strung through the trees above. Many devotees wear white and light clothing, and some men in white stand near the vehicle.2016-03-07