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A nighttime procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. A decorated tractor-drawn ratha carries a canopied shrine with a deity murti surrounded by garlands and flowers, its registration plate reading KA-42 T-408. Several devotees walk beside it: a bare-chested man in a white dhoti at the front, women in orange and red saris, and men in white and maroon attire. Men carry ornate fringed ceremonial standards on poles, and a videographer with a camera on the left films the procession. A lit torch flame glows in the middle distance.2013-04-24December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09August 25 20172017-08-25Night procession at a Hindu temple festival. A red Mahindra tractor pulls a large float decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and flowers in red, white and yellow, topped by an ornate ratha-style canopy. Inside the float a deity murti is visible beneath the flower decoration. A standing figure in white and gold clothing stands at the float's side. Women in yellow, green, orange and red sarees line the road, many with hands raised in devotion, and a few carry lamps. Illuminated temple gopuram towers and lights glow in the background, with smoke rising at left.2016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession at an illuminated outdoor courtyard with stone paving. A decorated tractor cart, its canopy framed by a large colourful floral arch and lit with strings of lights, carries a deity murti and a seated figure in white dhoti with bare upper body and a rudraksha-style necklace, garlanded and attended by devotees. Women in white and cream saris stand at the right, holding offering plates. At left, a line of young women and girls in orange and red saris walk in procession, with several wearing flowers in their hair. Coloured umbrellas and a lit decorative palanquin appear in the background among string lights and a multi-storey illuminated building.2016-12-09Night procession on a road lit by street lamps, with a large crowd of devotees lining both sides and walking along. Men and women wear white, saffron and orange clothing, and some carry red and orange flags. At center a decorated float with a gold-trimmed canopy, floral garlands in pink and white, and colourful hanging tassels moves forward; several figures in orange and red stand on it. A flag with a portrait of a smiling figure in a red turban and garland waves above. A tractor with a black tarpaulin canopy is in the foreground. A figure in a pink turban and pink garland sits on the right side of the float, with the crowd gathered beside the barrier.2015-09-15A night procession on a stone-paved road moves past a large, brightly painted Ganesha murti on a flatbed trailer pulled by a rusty tractor. Devotees in orange and white garments line the route, several holding flaming torches. Ornate umbrellas with mirrored and purple fabric shade the procession, and a few people in white dhotis carry ceremonial umbrellas on the right. Trees overhang the scene, and the figure has a red and gold crown with a trunk raised in blessing.2016-09-15August 25 20172017-08-25Night procession of a richly decorated chariot carrying a central seated figure framed by a large arch of flowers in green, yellow, purple and white. A large floral garland hangs on the cart, with a tractor pulling it along a lit road. Many colourful umbrellas in pink, purple, orange and red line the route, and crowds of devotees line both sides, some raising hands. Fairy lights strung in trees and a red flag are visible. The seated figure appears to be a deity murti rather than a person, decorated with flowers and ornaments.2016-12-09A night procession moves past a large gilded palanquin-style float (ratha) lit with strings of white lights and carved golden pillars, with a seated figure visible under its canopy. Devotees in red and orange garments walk along both sides, many carrying tall red and orange flags and dark blue and red decorated umbrellas. In the foreground a dark chariot-like cart glows with lamps and marigold garlands, and a standing man in a light shirt holds a long-handled item near it. Crowds of onlookers line the lower edge of the frame. The scene is lit mainly by the float lights and floodlights against a dark sky.2017-08-25