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September 01 20162016-09-01September 01 20162016-09-01September 01 20162016-09-01Night procession on a dark grassy ground. A golden ornate palanquin-style shrine on a flatbed tractor carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and draped cloth, lit by warm lamps; a red-and-gold canopy tops the shrine. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at the shrine's side, hands raised toward the deity. A man sits in the tractor's driver seat. Ceremonial umbrellas with fringed, sequined canopies stand at left, and robed figures in white and saffron walk alongside.2016-09-01February 03 20152015-02-03Night procession on a dirt road with a brightly lit, gold-decorated palanquin carrying deity murti under a lit canopy. Clerics in saffron/orange dhotis and bare-chested sannyasi-style attire walk beside, some in white dhotis, several holding long poles with striped umbrellas and a round decorative fan; a drummer is among them. String lights in purple, green and white line the background.2015-11-25Night photograph of a deity murti on an ornate golden palanquin-style ratha or cart under a corrugated roof. The golden canopy is framed with garlands of red, yellow and green flowers. Two attendants in white and orange-saffron clothing stand on either side holding long white chamaras (fly-whisks). Silhouetted onlookers and attendants in dark clothing fill the foreground and background, lit by a single overhead lamp.2015-02-03Night procession on a gold-trimmed flatbed float decorated with a large yellow umbrella-shaped canopy and a floral-draped deity murti with a golden peacock figure in front. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a gold trident staff walks alongside, gesturing toward the float. On the float, a seated figure in a saffron-orange garment with a tall ornate white crown and bare arms with white markings sits beside a second seated figure in white dhoti and kurta with a gold garland and a bell-like object. Turquoise draped cloth covers part of the platform. Dark sky and a small building in background.2011-10-31Night photograph of an outdoor procession on a dusty open ground. A large illuminated effigy-like figure in red and orange with a crown stands on a purple-draped cart pulled by a small wheeled frame. On the right, drummers and attendants in orange and white garments play drums in a line. On the left, a row of people in white and light clothing stand watching in the dark. A distant building with lit windows sits in the background.2016-03-02 +2 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12Night procession on an open dirt ground. A yellow-bodied tractor trolley carries a large golden deity murti of Subramanya, decorated with a leafy green tree or branch behind it and a spear-like staff. Several young men in orange cloth with bare upper bodies stand on the trolley and push or hold the figure, while others in orange dhotis walk alongside and hold the base of the trolley. Colourful string lights stretch in the background and a person with a torch stands at the right edge. The visible people are shirtless or in orange clothing, and no a person is clearly visible.2016-11-05November 19 20152015-11-19