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April 24 20132013-04-24A 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.2013-04-24November 01 20112011-11-01April 24 20132013-04-24May 31 20182018-05-31November 01 20112011-11-01Night procession at a temple event. A red tractor with the registration KA 40 pulls an ornate decorated float (ratha) draped in red, orange and multicoloured fabric panels with floral motifs and birds, garlanded with marigold and rose strings. Inside the float a deity murti sits surrounded by flowers. A man in a striped shirt and a man in a dark shirt sit at the tractor wheel. On the left, two women in white and green saris and a woman in a green sari stand watching, and a man in a striped shirt walks nearby. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands by the float. Trees and dark night sky frame the scene.2011-11-01Night procession of an illuminated temple chariot (ratha) with a tiered golden canopy lit by strings of lights and small angel figures, carrying a deity murti garlanded with flowers. A tractor pulls the decorated float along a dirt road. A central figure in saffron/orange robes with a long flower garland and rudraksha-style beads walks ahead holding a staff, with devotees in white dhotis and orange saffron robes around him. Onlookers in white and orange stand along the road. The a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so he is described by role only.2016-09-05Night procession on a dirt road with devotees in saffron and orange robes carrying decorated orange umbrella-like standards with embroidered floral and bird motifs. At centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a white forehead band, a multi-strand pink and white flower garland and a gold necklace walks with his eyes lowered, wearing saffron cloth. Behind him a decorated vehicle with a multi-tiered embroidered canopy carries a garlanded deity murti draped in flowers. Several devotees wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Some people stand watching at the right edge.2013-04-25Night procession at a temple festival. A central man in a deep maroon robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklace, wearing a large gold pendant, walks under a multicoloured fringed umbrella held over him, with a pink-and-white garland on his chest. Flanking attendants in orange-red robes carry silver staffs and a lantern. Behind them, a brightly illuminated multi-tiered chariot or ratha with painted deity figures glows against the dark sky, and devotees in white dhotis, green and pink saris stand nearby.2017-02-09February 17 20162016-02-17April 24 20132013-04-24