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January 02 20162016-01-02December 31 20152015-12-31 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02January 24 20162016-01-24 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02Night procession on a dirt ground with many men in white dhotis and shirts carrying ceremonial staffs topped with tridents and ornate gold finials. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a deity murti garlanded in red and flowers sits under a multicoloured fringed canopy at top right. A woman in white with a brown shawl walks among the procession. Onlookers including children in orange, green and yellow stand at left in the darkness.2010-11-11February 21 20162016-02-21January 07 20162016-01-07A night procession of people dressed in white garments walks past carrying tall poles topped with ornate teardrop-shaped embroidered standards in deep blue, maroon and gold, with a bird emblem at their centre. A large ceremonial umbrella stands at the right edge, and some participants hold paddle-shaped fans. Coloured lights and a glowing lamp appear in the dark background, lighting the scene in a dim, nocturnal atmosphere.2015-11-16Night procession on a open ground in front of a red-roofed building strung with coloured lights. Two ornate gilded chariots with deity murti stand at left, with tall decorated umbrellas and banner staffs at right. A large crowd of devotees in white and cream clothes walks alongside, with some women in orange and saffron saris and children among them. A few men in orange and one man in a grey shirt with a white dhoti walk in the procession. Several standing umbrellas with striped fabric line the right side. Number of visible people is roughly in the range of several dozen. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02November 18 20152015-11-18