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January 24 2016

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September 15 20162016-09-15April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03January 13 20152015-01-13May 01 20152015-05-01September 01 20162016-09-01April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesNovember 05 20162016-11-05Night procession on a grassy field lit by torches and headlights. A golden illuminated palanquin-style ratha carries deity murtis under a red and gold canopy, pulled by a red tractor with a green canopy and a driver visible at the wheel. Orange parasols with fringed edges are held aloft at left, and a barefoot man in dark clothes carries a flaming torch while others in white dhotis, saffron and green garments walk alongside. A woman in an orange sari stands near the chariot, and devotees in white line the right edge.2016-09-01April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesNight photograph of a procession on a dirt road. A decorated deity murti sits under a red and gold parasol atop a flower-garlanded, gold-covered platform on a flatbed cart, pulled by a red tractor at left. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes holds a crown-like ceremonial object near the murti. Two men carry burning torches beside the cart, and a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold border walks at right. Tin-roofed pavilion and trees are behind, with spectators at left.2011-12-24Night procession on a dark road at an ashram-like setting. In the foreground a man in white shirt and white dhoti wears a red-orange garland and carries a tall golden ceremonial staff with a leaf-shaped finial. Beside him another man in white holds a golden trident-topped staff. Behind them a tractor pulls a decorated float illuminated by string lights and a glowing lamp, with a golden deity murti and colourful canopy on top. Several people in white dhotis and red-orange garlands walk alongside, and a figure in orange robes stands near the float. Multi-storey buildings line the right side.2015-01-13