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January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession on a paved road, lit by a bright street lamp and strings of coloured lights. A tall, multi-tiered illuminated ratha/chariot dominates the centre, decorated with garlands, lamps and carved deity figures, with a second decorated float with a lion-like figure and a gold canopy to the right. Several people in white dhotis and shirts walk beside the floats, and a figure in the lower left holds a flaming torch. Deity murti are visible on the floats. Tractors pull the decorated carts.2015-02-17Night procession at a temple-style festival. On the left, a illuminated float carries a large white deity murti under a striped canopy, and a figure in saffron-orange dhoti stands beside it holding a long pole. Center right, a tall decorated ratha/chariot with a tiered tower is lit with bulbs and draped with colourful garlands. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands on the right near the path, with a few onlookers in the foreground, and string lights line the roadside.2016-03-07December 09 20162016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession at an outdoor ground with two illuminated temple chariots (ratha) decorated with lights, flower garlands and yellow and green draping. The tall chariot on the right is lit in green and gold with carved horse figures and a tiered roof, and a figure sits under its canopy. A red tractor pulls a chariot in the middle, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt walks beside it. Devotees in white and saffron-toned clothing, including a woman in a red-and-gold sari, stand along the edges watching. A decorated umbrella is visible at the far left.2016-12-23Night procession photographed on an open road, with illuminated decorated floats and vehicles. A tall golden tiered chariot (ratha) with glowing lamps, red and green garlands and lit spires dominates the centre, flanked by a smaller float carrying a deity murti under a decorated canopy at left and another float with a seated figure and floral garlands at right. Strings of coloured lights, a street lamp and bunting line the route. Several people stand and walk near the vehicles, one man in white dhoti and shirt, and a figure in the lower right raises an arm. Festival procession.2015-02-17February 17 20152015-02-17February 19 20152015-02-19Night procession at a temple-style ratha, a chariot with a tiered, dome-topped golden canopy lit by warm lights and draped with red and multicoloured garlands. Figures stand beneath the canopy, and the chariot is pulled by a tractor or towing vehicle on a dark dirt road. Several dozen people in white and light-coloured dress walk around the chariot and stand along both sides, some with their hands folded. A corrugated shed stands on the right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, and no candidate is visible at the front of the procession.2014-10-03November 22 20152015-11-22 +1 copies