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November 21 2015

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Night procession on a street with a white van or truck in the left foreground, headlights glowing. Behind it, a decorated ornate palanquin with a white and silver embroidered canopy carries a seated figure wearing an orange and saffron cloth, a tall orange turban-style headpiece, a gold beaded necklace, and holding a staff. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk beside the palanquin, including a child in white. Devotees in white garments crowd the right side of the street. A second illuminated decorated float with white and gold ornaments glows in the background.2015-11-21March 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesMarch 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesNight procession along a dirt road past a red-orange building and young trees. Devotees in white dhotis and shawls with red borders walk alongside people in saffron-orange robes; several drummers carry large drums, and a person in an orange sari with a white vehicle beside them. A lit oil lamp and ceremonial poles or standards are carried at the front. A white van with a roof-mounted rack follows at right. Dark sky overhead.2010-11-21February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesNovember 20 20102010-11-20October 11 20162016-10-11December 17 20102010-12-17November 16 20152015-11-16December 05 20112011-12-05Night procession on a gravel path lit by a single bright spotlight. At centre, a bare-headed man in a red-orange robe with a garland of blue and white flowers walks beneath a dark ornate umbrella, with a man in white dhoti and a man in orange behind him. Ahead, a brightly illuminated chariot or ratha covered in lights glows warmly. Along both sides, a crowd of devotees in orange, red and white clothing stands with palms pressed together in anjali, some lit by a small handheld lamp. Dark buildings and lamp posts frame the background.2016-02-17Night procession on a dirt path lit only by the dark sky and a palm tree at right. A small palanquin-style golden shrine with a striped multicolour canopy, a decorated arch of pink and green, and a deity murti garlanded in red and white flowers is carried on poles. About a dozen people in white kurta and dhoti or white saree walk alongside, some in orange or yellow shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, many pulling or steadying a long purple cloth tied to the palanquin. A woman in white walks at the left edge. Behind them a red compound wall and dark trees. No identifiable a person is visible in this view.2010-11-20