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April 25 20132013-04-25A nighttime procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. A decorated tractor-drawn ratha carries a canopied shrine with a deity murti surrounded by garlands and flowers, its registration plate reading KA-42 T-408. Several devotees walk beside it: a bare-chested man in a white dhoti at the front, women in orange and red saris, and men in white and maroon attire. Men carry ornate fringed ceremonial standards on poles, and a videographer with a camera on the left films the procession. A lit torch flame glows in the middle distance.2013-04-24November 01 20112011-11-01March 02 20132013-03-02November 01 20112011-11-01Night photo of a temple procession. A tractor with headlights on and a red, yellow and blue cart carries a richly decorated shrine covered in red and orange flowers, with a deity murti at its centre. The cart is draped in striped textile panels with bird and floral motifs and fringed orange trim. Beside it, a man in a white t-shirt and blue jeans with a rudraksha-style necklace gestures with raised arms, while men in white dhotis and shirts and a man in a grey shirt walk alongside. A full moon shines in the dark sky.2011-11-01April 24 20132013-04-24Night procession at a temple event. A red tractor with the registration KA 40 pulls an ornate decorated float (ratha) draped in red, orange and multicoloured fabric panels with floral motifs and birds, garlanded with marigold and rose strings. Inside the float a deity murti sits surrounded by flowers. A man in a striped shirt and a man in a dark shirt sit at the tractor wheel. On the left, two women in white and green saris and a woman in a green sari stand watching, and a man in a striped shirt walks nearby. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands by the float. Trees and dark night sky frame the scene.2011-11-01A night procession on a dirt ground in front of an ornately decorated chariot (ratha) with a tiered, colourful canopy and a lit deity murti inside. Women in orange and red saris with gold borders walk in a line, several holding flowers or bags; one woman in a white sari with a red blouse holds a small object, and a woman in the foreground carries an orange bag printed with a logo. A woman at right holds a tall yellow-and-red ceremonial banner (dhwaja) with a golden finial, and a tractor-drawn float with pink flower garlands follows behind. A bald man in orange robes walks at left, and a second lit chariot stands in the background. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-04-24October 12 20132013-10-12Night procession at a temple-like site where a richly decorated ratha (temple chariot) with multicolour painted panels, a tiered kalasha-style top and lit interior is pulled by a red tractor driven by a young man in a white-and-pink checked shirt. Around it, devotees in orange and saffron dhotis and white clothing walk with flaming lamps and ceremonial staffs. In the foreground a grey stone deity murti with a flower garland stands on the left, beside a priest in orange dhoti and shawl holding a lit lamp. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth is nearby. Brick walls and a dark tree frame the scene.2013-03-02October 04 20112011-10-04