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April 24 2013

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Night procession on a dirt road lit by bright floodlights. A tractor pulls a decorated trailer carrying an ornate canopied shrine with a deity murti adorned with garlands, topped by a colourful multi-tiered umbrella. Two people in red-orange robes stand at the left; one holds a red and yellow umbrella printed with the word Dhyanapeetam. Strings of coloured lights line the route, and a few onlookers stand in the background.2015-11-16December 05 20112011-12-05November 05 20162016-11-05December 31 20152015-12-31August 25 20172017-08-25February 17 20162016-02-17April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesFebruary 17 20162016-02-17A night procession on a stone-paved courtyard led by a bearded man in a dark red garment with a white flower garland and a long staff, followed by a line of women in orange saris with rudraksha malas. Behind them a richly decorated ratha/chariot with a tiered golden canopy and colourful striped cloth carries a deity murti. Large red and orange umbrellas with white fringed edges and a yellow umbrella are held aloft by attendants, one in white clothing. Onlookers stand at the right, some with hands folded in namaskar, and a woman in a yellow top watches from the foreground.2017-02-09December 05 20112011-12-05Night procession on a dirt road. A tractor decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands leads a float draped with colourful striped cloth bands; a large illuminated deity murti with a golden crown sits at the front. A figure in saffron clothing stands on the float. Two torch-bearers hold flaming torches: one at left in a saffron-orange garment and one at right holding a pennant-topped flame. Women in yellow and orange saris and a man in an orange hooded top stand along the road, and a bare-chested man in saffron cloth with a red-and-white garment walks in the foreground. A photographer with a camera is visible behind the float.2011-12-05Night procession on open ground lit by harsh spotlights. A red Massey Ferguson-style tractor with a teal canopy pulls an ornate gold-and-red float bearing a deity murti under a decorated canopy, with a lit lamp at its side. Two women in white saris and an older woman in orange walk holding tall orange and red ceremonial umbrellas and banners. Men in white dhotis and saffron-orange clothing walk alongside, and a man in a grey shirt with white dhoti and an orange shawl walks at the float's edge carrying a lamp. A group of saffron-robed devotees follows the float to the right. Procession, ratha, night festival.2016-09-01