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January 20 2009

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February 16 20092009-02-16Night procession photographed from a distance in dark surroundings. A group of people in white and light clothing walks along a dim road toward a decorated vehicle lit by bright floodlights and small coloured lights. On the right, a figure in orange clothing stands beside an ornate green-and-gold ratha or chariot, with a tall decorated structure rising above it. Several people walk in the foreground and beside the vehicles, and a tall lit pole or light stands in the background.2016-03-02February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15Night procession outdoors on a dirt path. Six men in plain white dhotis and shirts walk toward the viewer, carrying objects: the man second from left holds a silver-toned vessel with a yellow garland, the man third from left holds a garland of marigolds and a small lamp, and the men in the middle hold a tall brass lamp and a cymbal-like plate. Orange flags on poles are raised behind them. Behind, a golden ornate vehicle with an arched canopy carries a large framed photograph of a smiling woman in orange clothing. Palm trees and a block wall are at left. Several more white-clad people follow, and footwear lies scattered at left. a person is not visibly present as a candidate; the framed image shows a different person. The paadayatri-style procession is shown with garlands and lamps.2009-12-21Dusk procession at night with a gilded, ornately carved ratha, a chariot-style vehicle decorated with white and orange garlands and red lights. A large framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a garland, is mounted at the top of the ratha; the portrait is a depiction, not a physical person. A small golden ornamental deity figure stands on the side. Behind the ratha, devotees in white and yellow clothes walk along a dirt road, and a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl holds a yellow placard. Palm trees line the roadside.2009-02-16January 01 20132013-01-01September 15 20162016-09-15Night procession photographed from behind a crowd of devotees in light-coloured clothing walking along a dark dirt path. At centre a brightly illuminated ratha or chariot decorated with yellow, red and gold drapery and strings of lights stands under a white-lit arch wrapped in twisted lights. Flag poles and green fairy lights line the open ground, and a white canopy shelters the area to the right. Many people are visible, mostly partially in silhouette.2015-01-13Evening procession on a dirt road at dusk, with a gold-decorated ratha-style vehicle lit by lamps and red fairy lights leading a line of people. A large framed portrait mounted on the front of the vehicle shows a smiling man with dark hair, garlanded with flowers; this is a printed portrait, not a person present. Along the road, people in white ritual clothes and red-orange shawls walk behind the vehicle, and a woman in an orange sari is among them. A small figure in white walks at the left edge. Palm trees stand at the right under a darkening sky.2009-02-16Night photograph of a procession on a dirt road lit by bright headlights and floodlights. Several figures in white clothing walk on the left side of the road. Two decorated vehicles move through the scene: a flatbed or tractor-style float carrying a lit ornate structure with a deity murti and bright lamps, and a second vehicle with a canopy or decorated frame. Blurred coloured lights glow in the background near trees and a gateway, with small lens flare spots above. Dark surrounding landscape.2016-03-02February 16 20092009-02-16