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May 27 20132013-05-27Night procession on a sandy open ground, with a crowd of men dancing and walking toward a lit, ornate ratha/chariot-style palanquin with a tiered red and gold canopy at the back. Most participants wear white shirts and dhotis, many with red or orange scarves draped over their shoulders; a few wear blue, grey and striped shirts, and one man in the foreground right wears an orange lungi. Several people raise their arms as they dance. Lamps and floodlights glow around the palanquin, and a small white tent stands at left.2013-05-27A night procession moves along a dark dirt path, lit by flashes and a glowing ornate chariot at the top. A brightly lit ratha carrying a deity murti with a red-and-gold pointed roof and a blue canopy leads the crowd. Hundreds of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris, many wearing red or orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads, walk closely packed around it. A white and pink umbrella is held aloft at the left edge, and a cluster of dark trees lines the right. The scene is a chariot procession. Many people are visible, including those partly cut off at the frame edges.2013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27Night photograph of a festival procession at dusk-lit ground. A large decorated ratha or palanquin, draped with red and orange fabrics, garlands and lamps, glows under a spotlight, carrying an ornate deity murti at its top. Around it, many devotees in white and cream clothing, some in pale saris and dhotis, walk closely together, several holding objects. Bright lights and a dark background surround the scene.2016-03-07A night procession moves across an open ground under a dark sky with light rain or dust specks visible. Many men and women in white clothing walk in a crowd, several carrying long white poles or staves. At the centre a palanquin-style ratha or chariot with a canopy decorated with a rainbow-coloured arch of red, yellow, green and white ornaments carries a deity murti. A man in a red jacket stands with arms folded at left, and a man in a striped white shirt walks near the centre. Some people wear rudraksha-style beads and saffron cloth.2006-12-23A night procession of many devotees in white clothes walks along a dark dirt road. At the centre, a deity murti is carried on a palanquin-style float decorated with a multicolour striped arch of red, yellow, green and white and a canopy with tassels. Many men carry long white wooden poles. A man in a red jacket and white shirt walks in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the lower right. Several women in white and light saris follow in the crowd. A small blue-and-white logo appears at the top left. Mild rain streaks are visible against the dark sky.2006-12-23Night procession on a open dirt ground with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris with red shawls. Women in white saris and red shawls, some with rudraksha malas, walk and fold hands in namaste. Behind them a decorated ratha/chariot with a blue canopy and garlands is lit, and a lit temple-style shrine tower holds a deity murti, with a figure in orange near the chariot. Mostly the crowd is in motion, with many people visible in the foreground and background.2013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27A night procession photographed from an elevated angle, with a large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white and cream moving along a road lit by strings of coloured lights. At the centre, a brightly lit ornate chariot or ratha carrying a deity murti glows under floodlights, with people walking alongside and pulling it. Many participants wear white dhotis and saris; a few wear orange and red garments. Illuminated decorations and a lit structure stand in the background, and the scene is dense with people filling the foreground and sides.2016-03-07