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January 29 2010

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Night procession on a dark street with strings of multicoloured fairy lights along the road. Two floral-decorated palanquin-style chariots carry deity murtis, one behind the other, with arches wrapped in pink, white, yellow and green flowers. The front chariot is pulled by a red tractor, and a man in white dhoti and bare-chested clothing stands atop the float beside the deity, with a dark blue cloth draped around the murti. Rows of brass oil lamps sit on a tray at the front of the tractor trailer. Several people in dark clothing walk along the side and stand near the vehicles.2016-12-09Night 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 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A decorated festival procession on a paved road under a clear blue sky. In the foreground a red tractor pulls a blue trailer draped with red and orange marigold garlands and tinsel; several men in white shirts and dhotis sit on the trailer, one standing in a yellow shirt and dark trousers holding a phone. Behind them a red and gold ratha-style float carries a deity murti framed by yellow and orange flower garlands. On the right, a pink-and-white banner and a speaker stack are decorated with tinsel and bunting. Utility poles and trees line the roadside.2007-02-02A night procession on a dirt road in front of a red-walled building. In the centre, a decorated tractor-drawn cart carries a deity murti in an ornate silver arch, surrounded by garlands and colourful flower strands. Seated beside it on the cart is a figure in saffron-orange clothing with rudraksha beads, and another figure in white. A tractor with a driver in dark clothing leads the procession, and bright floodlights illuminate the scene. Several people in white stand behind with coloured umbrellas.2015-11-16Night procession on a village road lit by a string of lights and a glowing floral arch. A large flower-decorated ratha/chariot mounted on a tractor carries a central seated figure in a ceremonial shrine setting, flanked by golden deity statues and decorative floral garlands in yellow, orange, purple and white. A man in white clothing stands on the tractor beside the chariot. Devotees in red, pink and orange clothes line the road holding umbrellas, with arms raised, and a row of small lamps and light stands runs along the foreground.2016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23October 15 20112011-10-15December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession photograph of a heavily decorated ratha (chariot) covered in layered garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers, with a tall garland-draped canopy. A seated figure in the centre wears a golden crown and red garland, flanked by two standing attendants in white dhotis with rudraksha malas on bare torsos; one holds a long ceremonial staff. A tractor pulls the float. Bright lights, speakers and string lights line the street, with a few partially visible onlookers in the foreground and a cameraman at right. Whether the seated figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance; the central figure is a crowned person seated on the float.2016-12-23December 31 20152015-12-31