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January 08 20172017-01-08Night procession at a temple-style festival: drummers in orange and white turbans and red-fringed costumes play drums in the foreground while a crowd surrounds them. Behind them, colourful paper parasols in yellow, red and green are raised, and a decorated ratha or palanquin with flower garlands and lights stands in the background under bright floodlight. Many devotees in white dhotis and orange headcloths move through the street.2016-12-23February 12 20132013-02-12December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A richly decorated palanquin with a striped canopy and flower garlands is carried forward, with a turbaned man in red and gold ornaments seated on it, beside a woman in a red sari with gold jewellery holding a decorated fan-like object. Crowds of saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees, some with rudraksha malas and forehead marks, follow with red flags and ceremonial umbrellas under dark sky and street lights. Only the visible carriers, seated figure and nearby devotees are counted. The person on the palanquin cannot be confidently identified from appearance alone.2015-09-15January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Night procession at an Indian temple carrying a decorated deity murti on a silver palanquin wreathed in marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. Several men in orange dhotis and bare upper bodies, with white sacred markings on their foreheads and arms, lift and carry the palanquin on their shoulders. Behind them a line of younger participants in orange cloth and rudraksha malas follows. A man in a white dhoti and ornate necklace stands at the right, raising his hand. A stone structure with a Nandi bull statue and a hanging bell appear in the background, with coloured lights glowing in the distance.2017-01-08Night procession photographed from the side, with a dark sky behind. On the left, a long-haired figure with a bare upper body and a saffron/orange cloth draped over the shoulder stands in front of the crowd and faces the scene. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with maroon-and-white scarves, hold a palanquin-like structure and raise oil lamps in brass dishes. On the right, a deity murti is carried on a large ratha-style frame with a multicoloured striped arch of green, yellow, red and white, and a decorated canopy above. Two ornate umbrellas with tasselled edges and embroidered fabric stand at the upper left. Several people wear orange and white. Fruit sits near the lower right.2006-12-23Night procession photographed on a dirt road beside a chain-link fence. At centre, a decorated ratha/chariot with large wheels is laden with marigold and yellow flower garlands and a tall rainbow-coloured arched canopy of green, purple and pink beads. Seated figures in the chariot are dressed in white and gold, with a deity murti visible beneath. On the left, drummers and horn players wear white dhotis and orange scarves and drape orange garlands over their instruments. Behind them, a red canopy umbrella with a golden emblem is held aloft. Costumed attendants in green and red skirts, one with a red headdress, line the right side. Several people are gathered in the procession.2016-12-09December 23 20062006-12-23January 08 20172017-01-08