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Night photograph of a procession on a paved lane beside a pink-and-red building with a glass-fronted window. Several figures in white dhotis and shawls, some with long dark hair, walk among colourful parasols: a yellow umbrella with a red-and-gold embroidered panel and red parasols with pink fringe. A red bus is parked at right, and potted flowers and plants line the left side under string lights and scaffolding. A deity murti or decorated palanquin appears in the middle distance, consistent with a ritual procession.

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Night procession at an outdoor temple area lit by warm lamps and string lights. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts, some with gold-bordered cloth, walk alongside umbrellas: a large yellow umbrella with embroidered panel and red umbrellas with fringe, carried on poles. A few people wear dark saris and one in a saffron-yellow sari stands at left. A pink-walled shrine building with a glass window and a lit blue-decorated deity alcove sits behind them, with potted plants and a red bus at right. Visible people number around ten.2016-12-12Night photo of a procession at an outdoor ashram courtyard lit by green-tinted trees and string lights. Several men hold large decorated umbrellas (chhatris) in blue, red, yellow, green and purple, with sequin trim, carried on long red poles. Men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand in a group, and one man wears a red and yellow garland and sash. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at left, and a woman in a red sari with a yellow border stands at right. Other people in white dhotis and saris stand nearby, with a chain-link fence and bamboo in the background.2016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesMarch 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesNight procession on a paved road lit by bright lights and strings of lamps. Several people in traditional attire walk behind colourful umbrellas: a red umbrella with gold trim, a yellow umbrella, a blue umbrella and a dark red canopy with an embroidered emblem. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl leads, with a bald-headed man in white beside him. Women in red and maroon saris and drummers with drums follow. A dark vehicle stands at left, and a lit gateway arch with scaffolding is visible in the background.2016-12-12A night-time procession at an outdoor temple-like setting lit by strings of fairy lights and palm trees. Two ceremonial banners with orange-yellow borders and a central blue emblem are carried on tall poles, each held aloft over a shaded parasol. A white-haired man in a white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-brown shawl stands at the centre, holding a rolled cloth in his hands, and a second man in white with a garland and a red turban walks beside. Devotees in white on the left press their palms together, one holding a brass vessel with a red cloth and green leaves. Musicians on the right play instruments in green and white attire.2016-03-06 +1 copiesNight procession on a dirt path with a row of people in white and off-white dhotis and shirts walking beside ornate, embroidered ceremonial umbrellas in gold, orange and red. A bare-chested man in an orange-yellow dhoti with a white sacred thread and a bare-chested figure with a long rudraksha-style necklace lead the group; several people hold their hands in anjali. A man at right holds a lit torch, and children in orange and red clothing walk among the adults. A bamboo grove and a building are behind them. The scene suggests a torch-lit procession.2016-03-02Night procession on a stone-paved path lined with strings of coloured fairy lights in trees. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies hold large umbrellas in yellow, orange, red and pink with silver tassels. Women in colourful saris, including orange, teal and yellow, walk alongside holding umbrellas. A central figure in a maroon robe and a man in white walk toward the camera carrying a lamp. Several more people in white and maroon follow along the path.2016-12-07