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November 15 20152015-11-15Night procession photograph of a golden ratha-style chariot with a white-and-multicolour canopy top. Two deity murtis are seated on a green cloth-draped golden seat, decorated with red, white and green garlands, mounted on a golden bull-shaped vahana. Bright floodlights and bokeh lights surround the scene.2015-11-16A photograph taken at night under a open-sided roof shows a man seated in an orange upholstered chair at right, facing left toward a decorated deity murti. He wears a saffron-red robe with gold border and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, with hair swept back. The murti is an elephant-headed deity seated on a golden mount inside an ornate gilded arch, draped with green cloth and strung with marigold, purple and white flower garlands. Red cloth covers the floor in front, scattered with petals, and oil lamps and offerings are visible at left. Other figures stand faintly in the background. The man appears to be a person based on the swept-back hair, saffron clothing and beaded necklace, though the view is partial.2014-11-25November 11 20152015-11-11Night procession at a Maha Shivaratri event: an ornate golden chariot (ratha) lit with strings of bulbs, hung with marigold garlands, green and red tassels and bells, carries a figure wearing a tall gold crown and red garland. A saffron-robed monk with shaved head stands near the chariot, and another saffron-robed attendant stands beside the wheel. Crowds of devotees in white and colourful clothes watch from the left, with ceremonial trident-topped staffs and a green-lit backdrop behind them. Visible people number roughly 21-100.2015-02-17December 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of a festival procession on a wheeled wooden cart pulled by a red tractor on the left. On the cart, a golden shrine arch framing a deity murti, adorned with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and a purple garland, sits atop a golden bull (Nandi) with a tall tail. A yellow and multicoloured canopy hangs above. A seated man in white dhoti and white upper cloth sits cross-legged on the cart's platform near the bull. Dark tarpaulin covers the tractor's trailer, where a few people sit in shadow. Lit strings of lights and a lit temple tower appear in the background.2015-11-22November 21 20152015-11-21A photograph taken at night under a corrugated metal canopy. On the left stands a golden ornate shrine holding a Ganesha murti, decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, a green backdrop and a red cloth draped on the base. On the right, a person sits in an orange armchair wearing a saffron-orange robe with gold trim and a long gold-beaded garland; the person has long dark hair tied back and is gazing toward the murti. Potted plants and a few other people stand in the background. a person cues are not clearly established from the frame, so the identity is left unsure.2014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25January 13 20152015-01-13A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a red draped stage at lower left, holding a small brass vessel and a bell. Behind him, a large gold-plated nandi bull carries a gilded throne-like seat draped in green cloth and garlanded with red, white, green and yellow flower strands. Two metal deity murtis of a divine couple sit on the seat under a silver and multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with feather-like fans. Stage lights glow in the dark background.2015-11-16