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Night procession photograph. A red Massey Ferguson 1035 DI tractor pulls an ornate decorated chariot-like float (ratha) with a red-and-gold canopy, colourful striped fabric and a deity murti visible on the seat. A bald sannyasi in saffron-orange robes walks beside the tractor, one hand on its frame. Behind him stand devotees in white and orange clothing, with a man in a yellow shirt riding the tractor. Strings of marigold garlands hang from a roadside canopy on the left, and a person on the right holds a lit flame in a green-and-white vessel. Bright lights and dark night sky surround the scene.

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December 05 20112011-12-05Night procession at a rural road. A red Massey Ferguson tractor, decorated with a yellow marigold garland on its bonnet, pulls a cart carrying a deity murti dressed with a colourful flower garland and set under a blue fringed umbrella. Attendants in red and orange robes and bare-chested devotees with rudraksha malas walk alongside, and women in red saris hold flaming torches. A driver in a khaki shirt steers the tractor. Palm trees line the dark background.2013-11-21March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession on a dirt road lit by warm lamps. A red Massey Ferguson tractor in front is driven by a man in a yellow shirt and white trousers. Behind it a decorated float carries a deity murti under orange and red umbrellas, draped with yellow and green garlands and colourful tassels. Several men walk beside the float: one in a white dhoti with a bare upper body, and another in white kurta with an orange shawl, holding a long staff. Women in pink and red saris follow with men carrying ceremonial staffs. A small red and gold ratha-style shrine stands to the right beside a tree.2012-04-26Night procession on a dirt road. A tractor decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands leads a float draped with colourful striped cloth bands; a large illuminated deity murti with a golden crown sits at the front. A figure in saffron clothing stands on the float. Two torch-bearers hold flaming torches: one at left in a saffron-orange garment and one at right holding a pennant-topped flame. Women in yellow and orange saris and a man in an orange hooded top stand along the road, and a bare-chested man in saffron cloth with a red-and-white garment walks in the foreground. A photographer with a camera is visible behind the float.2011-12-05Night procession at an ashram-style ground. On the left, a decorated flatbed trailer carries an illuminated deity murti of a figure seated atop a white bull (nandi) under a canopy, with garlands and a flower-lined base. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold sash, bare-chested, faces the trailer. Two priests in orange-red robes perform aarti with a lamp, one holding a lit flame. A red Massey Ferguson tractor pulls the float, with a driver visible. On the right, a sannyasi in a red-orange turban and bare chest with gold ornaments and sash stands watching, beside a figure holding a decorative umbrella and people in white. Strings of coloured lights line a building behind, and a golden palanquin stands in the background.2015-11-16Night procession on a dirt road. A red Massey Ferguson tractor pulls a decorated chariot (ratha) with a multicoloured, cone-shaped canopy of patterned cloth and a golden gopuram-like top, lit by warm lamps and garlanded with flowers at its base. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl with white face markings walks beside the tractor, one hand on the chariot. Behind, several people in dark red and maroon costumes with white face paint and flower garlands follow, and a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a silver trident (trishula) on the right. Tractor driver and passengers sit at left, and a small crowd moves through the lit street.2013-03-02December 31 20152015-12-31Night-time outdoor scene on a sandy open ground. A red Massey Ferguson tractor with a driver and a few seated men stands at left. At right, a decorated wooden cart is adorned with a colourful arched canopy and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair, flanked by flower garlands and a kalasha-style brass pot. Around the cart, about seven people in white dhotis and white garments with orange shawls stand in a semicircle, some with hands folded in reverence. A white stone shrine structure with a golden finial stands in the background under a dark sky.2008-01-25December 31 20152015-12-31Night photograph of a temple procession. A decorated golden ratha or palanquin-style float, draped with pink, yellow and green flower garlands and tasselled trim, carries a deity murti in a shrine canopy. A red umbrella is held over it by a man in an orange saffron dhoti. Another man in orange robes stands on the float, and a bald monk in orange sits in the foreground on a red tractor. Bystanders in white dhotis, checked shirts and a yellow shirt watch from the roadway under a strong floodlight. Tassels in red, purple and blue hang from the structure.2012-04-26December 05 20112011-12-05