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January 06 2013

A night procession on a decorated vehicle. A deity murti is framed by a large arch of marigold and flower garlands and a white-and-red canopy on top. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands on the golden-decorated platform, one hand at the murti, steadying it. A tractor-like vehicle pulls the float, its headlights glowing. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights in green, purple and blue stretch along the roadside, with dark trees and a lamp post behind.

Night photograph of a festival procession. A red Mahindra tractor with headlights on leads, pulling a trailer carrying an ornate golden canopy decorated with multicoloured garlands and lit with lamps, sheltering a deity murti or figure seated within. Two people sit on the trailer near the front and a person in white stands at the left edge beside the tractor. Dark trees and sky surround the scene.

December 23 2016

Night procession at a Hindu temple festival. A red Mahindra tractor pulls a large float decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and flowers in red, white and yellow, topped by an ornate ratha-style canopy. Inside the float a deity murti is visible beneath the flower decoration. A standing figure in white and gold clothing stands at the float's side. Women in yellow, green, orange and red sarees line the road, many with hands raised in devotion, and a few carry lamps. Illuminated temple gopuram towers and lights glow in the background, with smoke rising at left.

Night procession photograph of a heavily decorated ratha (chariot) covered in layered garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers, with a tall garland-draped canopy. A seated figure in the centre wears a golden crown and red garland, flanked by two standing attendants in white dhotis with rudraksha malas on bare torsos; one holds a long ceremonial staff. A tractor pulls the float. Bright lights, speakers and string lights line the street, with a few partially visible onlookers in the foreground and a cameraman at right. Whether the seated figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance; the central figure is a crowned person seated on the float.

November 01 2011

Night procession scene: a decorated palanquin-style float carries two ornately dressed deity murtis draped in garlands of orange, purple and white flowers, under a multicoloured fringed canopy with a gilded top. A priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body and sacred thread bends over a low table with a lamp and offering vessels at the float's front. Behind, a second gilded float with a tall golden canopy is pulled by a red tractor driven by a man in a white shirt, with another man in a green shirt beside him. A standing priest in white with a rudraksha mala looks on. Dark night sky background.

A night photograph of a decorated ratha or palanquin procession. At the centre, a large floral arch of marigold and garland strings frames two standing deity murtis draped in garlands and ornaments. Lamps glow on the vehicle, with orange and gold pennant-shaped flags on poles at either side. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the front of a vehicle with a steering wheel, and a few other figures in white stand near the procession vehicle. Street lights and shop signs in Tamil script line the dark roadway, with a crowd of onlookers visible at the lower left.

April 23 2012

2012-04-23 +2 copies

Night procession on a village road lit by a string of lights and a glowing floral arch. A large flower-decorated ratha/chariot mounted on a tractor carries a central seated figure in a ceremonial shrine setting, flanked by golden deity statues and decorative floral garlands in yellow, orange, purple and white. A man in white clothing stands on the tractor beside the chariot. Devotees in red, pink and orange clothes line the road holding umbrellas, with arms raised, and a row of small lamps and light stands runs along the foreground.

A night procession float (ratha) decorated with a colourful painted canopy of red, blue, yellow and orange panels with floral and bird motifs and orange fringe. Inside, a deity murti is seated on a red and gold cloth, heavily garlanded with red, white and yellow flower garlands and wearing a teal garment. In front stands a priest in orange robes holding a white yak-tail fly whisk (chamara) toward the deity. Offerings and a brass lamp sit on an orange cloth on the float platform. A tractor with two men in light clothing is at right, pulling the float. Visible painted bull and linga motifs appear at the top of the canopy.