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November 11 20152015-11-11November 11 20152015-11-11Night procession on a dirt road lit by strings of coloured lights. Several men in orange or saffron robes walk in front of illuminated deity palanquins, one carrying a lit torch. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, one at right holding a long pole and wearing a lanyard badge. Drummers in white dhotis play hand drums, and a man at left wears a white upper cloth and a forehead mark. Large orange and red ceremonial umbrellas and flags are carried on poles. A central figure in orange with a rudraksha mala and bare head is visible among the marchers. Lamps and tall decorated structures fill the background.2015-11-11November 15 20172017-11-15November 16 20152015-11-16Night procession of orange-robed young participants moving along a paved path, lit by a bright spotlight. In the foreground a child in an orange dhoti with rudraksha beads and a tilak plays a long brass horn (a ceremonial wind instrument). Beside him an adult in orange with a bead mala and a drum hangs at the waist, while another child in orange with gold borders gestures with a hand. Behind them, people in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and orange-clad attendants carry tall orange and gold ceremonial banners and a decorated kalasha-style umbrella on poles. A white horse-like figure stands in the background. Lamplit trees surround the scene.2016-02-17November 21 20102010-11-21Night-time outdoor scene on a sandy ground in front of a golden, illuminated temple tower with a lit gopuram-style structure at left. Several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange and ochre robes play drums: at left a man in red-brown and gold-bordered cloth beats a green-and-white drum, a man in the centre plays a blue-and-silver drum, and a man at right in orange with a red sash and rudraksha beads stands near. A man in the foreground with his back to the camera wears an orange robe with yellow border and a cross-body bag. A trident, a pale headband and white forehead markings are visible on several participants. Sandals are worn; one drummer stands barefoot.2014-10-03November 21 20102010-11-21Night procession on a stone-paved path. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, play drums and a long brass horn (a wind instrument). One performer has white tripundra markings on his forehead. Behind them a brightly lit golden arch frames a deity murti or decorated image on a palanquin-style float, with coloured string lights in the background. A few other figures stand near the float. Strong light falls on the musicians.2017-11-15Night procession on a village road lit by a single flaming torch. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis, some bare-chested, carry large drums and beat them while walking; one carries a long wooden pole with a lit torch at its tip. Ahead, a golden ornate palanquin or ratha with a carved arch and a deity murti is illuminated, and a figure in orange sits near it. Strings of colourful lights hang on the trees at right and a small lamp glows at left. Roughly a dozen or more men are visible in the procession.2017-11-15A night procession moves along a dirt road past a lit temple-style chariot. On the illuminated ratha, deity murtis are seated under a decorated canopy with lamps glowing around them. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees walk in front, several holding large orange-and-red ceremonial umbrellas and banners. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes plays a drum, and another in orange with a rudraksha mala walks beside. Women in white saris and children join the procession. Another lit ratha appears at the left edge.2015-11-11