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January 24 20162016-01-24Night procession photographed in darkness, lit by warm lamps. On the left, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries deity murtis draped in dense marigold and flower garlands, with a multicolored striped canopy overhead. Silhouetted devotees and onlookers stand in the foreground. On the right, a second illuminated float with a golden shrine-like canopy and a rainbow fringed umbrella carries a figure, while a person in white clothing stands beside it near a small table. Several dark silhouettes of people fill the lower frame.2015-04-29Night photo of a festival procession with a decorated palanquin holding three deity murtis draped in colourful flower garlands, with a golden arched canopy and a striped cloth overhead. A seated man in white clothes sits on the orange-draped platform before the murtis, with a brass vessel in front of him and a small lectern at left. Another illuminated palanquin is visible at right in the dark.2015-04-29April 29 20152015-04-29Night procession photograph of a decorated ratha or palanquin under a multicoloured fringed canopy with a gilded golden arch. Three seated figures sit on a red-draped platform, garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower strands: two are statues of deity murti in crowns and dhoti-like dress, and a central figure seated in white with a crown-like headdress is also a murti. In the foreground a young man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the platform edge, looking toward the camera. Dark background with a lit chariot behind.2015-04-29February 17 20162016-02-17January 01 20132013-01-01A darkened hall with a brightly lit, flower-garlanded palanquin or ornate shrine canopy holding a deity murti draped in garlands and jewelled ornaments. A man in white dhoti stands at left, raising a white fan or chamara toward the murti. A seated figure in dark clothing sits at the right of the shrine. Strings of flowers hang along the sides and a striped cloth canopy rises above, with dim audience silhouettes in the foreground.2016-02-17March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07April 29 20152015-04-29Night procession of a garlanded, flower-decorated ratha or palanquin lit by a spotlight. A seated figure in red-orange robes wearing a yellow-and-white garland and a rudraksha mala sits at the centre beside a trident (trishul), with another seated attendant behind. Strings of coloured lights decorate the background. Large crowds line the route, and attendants in white dhotis walk alongside, some with raised hands, while a person in an ornate umbrella-holding role stands at left. Marigold and tassel decorations hang from the chariot.2016-03-07