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October 09 20062006-10-09Night photograph of a street procession. A large gilded ornate chariot (ratha) decorated with red and white flower garlands and string lights is in the centre, with a deity murti visible on its raised platform. A man in a white garment stands on top of the chariot, and another figure sits inside the lower wooden cabin. A dense crowd of silhouetted devotees fills the foreground, lit by the chariot's bright lamps, with a glowing neon sign and shopfronts behind. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the figures are too distant and dark to establish appearance.2006-09-24January 13 20152015-01-13February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20162016-09-05September 24 20062006-09-24Night procession photographed from the crowd. A brightly illuminated ratha/chariot covered in marigold and purple flower garlands, with a golden canopy hung with multicolour tassels, carries a deity murti and attendants. Two men stand on the chariot at left: one in orange robe with rudraksha mala and orange head cloth, the other in white dhoti with a torch. Devotees in white and dark clothing press around the chariot base, and a tall flagpole with a yellow flag and a decorated palanquin-style canopy stand at right under tent cloth. a person candidate not clearly identifiable by appearance at this distance.2015-01-13February 21 20162016-02-21Night procession at a temple-like complex. A tall, gilded multi-tiered palanquin or ratha, lit with many lamps and draped with marigold and multicoloured garlands, carries a deity murti; a small Ganesha figure stands on its base. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style mala and a floral garland stands in front, flanked by people in orange and saffron clothing. A bearer holds a flaming torch beneath a red and silver umbrella at left, and women in orange saris stand at right. A red building with lit windows forms the background.2016-09-05October 09 20062006-10-09Night procession with an illuminated multi-tiered temple chariot (ratha) decorated with lamps, gilded figures and sculpted cherubs, carrying a deity murti draped in garlands. A man in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha-style necklace, marigold garland and a ceremonial staff stands in front of a headlamped vehicle. Devotees in white and orange clothing, saffron-robed attendants and women in sarees line the street. The cover of a chariot is striped in blue, green and red.2016-09-05 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20062006-09-23