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November 05 20102010-11-05Night procession on an open ground with a crowd of devotees in white clothes. At centre, a man in white dhoti kneels on a wooden palanquin platform beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy, holding a tall pole. Behind him, a deity murti dressed in red and gold cloth with garlands and a feathered headdress sits under the canopy. Saffron flags and metal fans on long poles are raised at the sides, and a flaming torch is held at left beside a sannyasi in orange robes and a patterned cap. Several bald men in white stand near the palanquin.2010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11Night procession on a decorated golden palanquin-style float with a canopy of multicolored tassels and a rearing golden mythical animal head at the front. Garlands of marigolds and orange-yellow flowers drape the float. A seated figure in an orange-saffron garment and head covering sits on the float, with orange and ornate clothing visible. Attendants in white dhotis and white shirts stand nearby, one holding a large golden ceremonial fan and another holding a white feathered fan. A woman in white clothes raises a hand and a man in white stands at the front holding a golden staff. Bells, lamps and colourful tassels hang from the float. Yellow and red powder marks appear on some people's faces. A loudspeaker sits at the base of the float against a black night background. +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple-style event. A deity murti is carried on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with a flower garland, a red canopy with coloured fringe, and a lit oil lamp in front. A man in an orange robe and a patterned cap stands at the front, holding up a long ornamental staff. Around the palanquin, men in white dhotis and shirts walk and stand, some with hands folded in prayer, and a large crowd of devotees fills the dark street in the foreground. Tall ceremonial umbrellas with orange flags and gold finials are visible on the right. The photo is taken from behind the crowd, so only partial faces are visible.2010-11-11November 05 20162016-11-05November 11 20102010-11-11Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering with a flower-garlanded ratha or palanquin carrying a seated figure in red and gold under a blue-and-orange canopy with tassels. Around it, saffron-robed men walk with ceremonial staffs and standards; one man in a saffron dhoti with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left, raising a staff. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red cloth at right holds a microphone-like object near the chariot. Crowds surround the procession, many holding orange flags, under warm streetlights. Bodies appear smeared with white ash or sacred clay.2013-02-10A nighttime outdoor procession. Several tall umbrellas with red and gold canopies, trimmed with silver fringe and bright floral-embroidered panels, are held aloft by people in white and orange clothing. A golden ornate deity murti or decorated carriage is visible at the left edge, lit by warm light, and a few men wear white ritual dress and face markings. Some people hold their hands up toward the umbrellas, and the background is dark.2016-09-01Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event, lit by street lamps through haze. A large ornate ratha or palanquin, decorated with marigold garlands, fringed tassels and a gilded canopy, carries seated figures in red and gold garments. Ceremonial multicoloured parasols with tassels shelter the float. In front, a figure in white dhoti and shawl stands on the float beside the central seated figure, with a trident-like staff nearby. Crowds of devotees surround the float, many in orange and saffron clothing, several holding saffron flags on poles; some men have white tilak markings and white dhotis.2013-02-10November 05 20102010-11-05