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A night procession crowded with devotees moves through a lit street, with many women in saffron, orange, red and teal saris and men in white dhotis and shirts. Red and pink flags rise above the crowd, with pink and green ceremonial umbrellas and elaborately decorated palanquin-style structures. Drummers at right play a drum, and a large illuminated shrine with a deity murti glows in the background beneath strings of coloured lights. A figure in a white head wrap stands near the centre of the procession, but no one in the scene can be confidently identified as a person from appearance. Photographers and onlookers stand along the edges.

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December 09 20162016-12-09A night procession crowds a street under green and magenta stage lighting. Red flags rise above the crowd, and decorated umbrellas in green, orange and blue shade the area. Many devotees in saffron, orange, red and white saris and kurtas dance and clap, some holding brass and kalasha-style pots. A large white figure draped in a cloth covering is carried at centre, with drummers in white beating drums at right. Red and orange ceremonial headdresses appear in the crowd. Dense crowd, dozens of people visible.2016-12-09Night procession photographed from an elevated angle, crowded with many people walking under brightly coloured umbrellas in pink, yellow, purple, green and blue with mirror-work edging. Red flags on poles are carried through the crowd, and green and red stage lighting and string lights decorate the street. In the background a large illuminated arch framing a deity murti or figure is carried on a decorated float. Some participants wear white and orange clothing; others in the front wear colourful costumes. No individual can be clearly identified as the head of the procession from appearance.2016-12-09A night-time procession moves through an ashram courtyard lit with coloured string lights and red-and-pink illumination. Dozens of devotees crowd the path, many carrying decorated umbrellas in blue, pink, red and purple, and red flags wave above them. Several women in pink and red saris wear large ornate headpieces with white plumes and gold ornaments. A man in a white dhoti and shirt raises one arm near the front, and a figure in white stands beside a tent on the left. A lit ornamental arch with a deity motif glows at the far end of the walkway.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A night procession at an ashram fills the frame with dense crowds of devotees dancing among many red, pink and orange flags and colourful parasol-style umbrellas. Many women wear sarees in bright green, pink, orange and red. Drummers in white dhotis play drums at the lower right, and a few men in white shirts walk with the crowd. Behind them a large illuminated ornate deity murti or decorated figure glows within a halo of lights, and the scene is lit by coloured lights and strings of bulbs on buildings and trees. The crowd is far larger than the count range allows to be counted precisely.2016-12-09Night procession moving through a lit ashram lane, crowded with devotees in red, pink and orange clothing. Red flags on tall poles and coloured parasols in teal, blue, green and red sway above the crowd. Several devotees carry tall decorated staffs and kalasha-like ornaments, and a bare-chested man at right holds a trident. A large illuminated deity murti or decorated float with a halo of coloured lights stands at the far end under string lights. Stalls with pennants and tents line the sides under a dark sky.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09