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Night procession on a dirt road lit by a street lamp, with palm trees and a low orange-and-white wall on the right. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a multi-tiered, colourfully adorned canopy and a lit deity murti is carried forward. Attendants walk around it: women in white sarees with yellow and red borders carry a yellow ceremonial item and a small lamp, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, and a man in an orange-red dhoti and a multicoloured shawl leads near the front. A drummer in white stands in the group. Flags and a long-handled fan-like umbrella are carried beside the palanquin, and garden shrubs line the path.

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Night procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees walking behind four tall poles carrying golden-yellow pennant banners with red and blue floral emblem designs. Foreground figures wear saffron-orange robes, and a row of people in maroon and dark-red robes walks in step. A lit temple shrine with an illuminated deity murti glows in the background, with a lamp-lit palanquin or ratha near the center. A blue tarp shelter and a street lamp sit at left.2013-10-12November 20 20102010-11-20Night procession on a dirt path lit by strings of red and white bulb lights. In the foreground a young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and sandals, walks beside a tall trident (trishul) and a woman in cream sari with yellow border holds a brass tray. Behind them devotees in white dhotis, cream saris and yellow shawls carry trident staffs, and a decorated ceremonial umbrella and ornamented banners on poles move through the crowd. A white van stands at left.2010-11-21October 30 20112011-10-30Night procession on a dirt path beside an orange-red compound wall, lit by several flaming torches held by men in white shirts. A decorated deity murti or palanquin with gold and red adornments glows in the background, carried or accompanied by people in white dhotis and garlands. A tractor-drawn float with marigold garlands sits in the middle, and a man in an olive shirt walks in front. Several devotees in white clothing carry ceremonial umbrella-like standards with red and gold designs, and tall bamboo and trees frame the scene. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2011-12-05November 20 20102010-11-20Night procession along a dirt path beside a terracotta-coloured wall, with a lit ratha-style float decorated in red and gold at the right. Many devotees in white clothes walk in a long line; several carry flaming torches, and one woman in a red-orange shawl and another in a white sari with green border walk near the front. A man in a yellow t-shirt stands at lower left, while a bald man in white robes walks at centre. Illuminated trees and a street lamp frame the scene.2011-12-05October 30 20112011-10-30Night procession on a dirt road between dark trees and a low wall. A man at centre-left in a saffron-orange dhoti and a tall decorated cap holds a long pole with a striped red, yellow and green canopy above him. Around him walk devotees: women in cream sarees with yellow and green borders and yellow shawls, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala, and men in orange dhotis and garlands. A woman in a rust-orange sari walks at right, and a bearded man in white with a yellow shawl follows behind. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with ornate canopies is visible in the darkness.2010-11-21Night outdoor procession on a dirt ground at a temple-style festival. A decorated wooden ratha cart with a colourful multi-panelled canopy in red, yellow and blue, lit from within, carries a deity murti seated on a red-draped platform. Around ten men stand in a line before the cart with hands folded in respect, most in white dhoti and shawl and others in orange-red cloth, some with bare upper bodies. A tree and dark sky sit behind; a standing person in white at left and a seated person in white at lower right complete the scene.2013-03-02Night procession on a paved path with a tractor-drawn gold-trimmed wagon carrying a large decorated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a red and white backdrop, garlanded with white and orange flowers. A seated bearded man in red garments and a flower garland rides on the wagon. Nearby, a man in an orange robe walks beside it, along with a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, a man with white-marked forehead and rudraksha mala, and a woman in red sari. Another illuminated float follows behind, and a tree with hanging seed pods stands at right.2016-10-11February 21 20162016-02-21