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Outdoor evening procession on a golden-framed wheeled float with an orange cloth. A tall multicoloured canopy with red fringe shelters a seated deity murti on a throne, garlanded with marigold and white flower strands, and a golden elephant stands at its base. A priest in white dhoti with gold border and a sacred thread stands on the float, holding a lit lamp in one hand and ringing a handbell with the other. Several spectators stand at the left edge, and a man in pink shirt stands at the right beside the cart. Parked white and red cars and red-roofed buildings are in the background.

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August 28 20112011-08-28A procession float (ratha) on an outdoor ground carries a golden deity murti seated atop a gold elephant-shaped base beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy. The murti is garlanded with red, white and yellow flowers and dressed in orange cloth. On the orange-draped flatbed, a standing priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a bare upper body holds a lit lamp (aarti) and a bell, with a small offering plate of flowers and betel nut beside him. Parked cars and buildings are visible behind. A woman and another person stand at the edges of the float.2011-08-28 +1 copiesAn evening procession on a flat wooden cart with a golden-yellow carved frame and an orange cloth draped over its bed. At the centre a deity murti stands under a large multicoloured canopy with fringe, garlanded with white and yellow flowers and red and yellow garlands, mounted on a golden elephant-shaped base. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands on the cart holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and an offering tray in the other. Around the cart, devotees with folded hands in saffron and white clothes watch, including an elderly woman in a yellow sari and a bald man in white with a gold necklace. A grey sky, trees, parked vehicles and low red-roofed buildings form the background.2011-08-28 +1 copiesOutdoor evening procession at an ashram ground. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands on an orange-draped wooden cart, holding a silver cup toward a deity murti decorated with garlands of red, white and yellow flowers beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy. A golden elephant figure sits at the base of the cart, with coconut, a brass dish and offerings on the orange cloth. Devotees in white and saffron clothes and a woman in a yellow sari stand nearby with hands folded in prayer, and parked white and red cars and low buildings are visible behind.2011-08-28 +1 copiesOutdoor evening procession scene. A young shaven-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and white upper cloth stands at left, holding a long-handled fan or chamara-like implement above a deity murti. The murti, an elephant-headed form with orange cloth and garlands of red, white, yellow and green flowers, sits on a gold elephant-shaped vehicle on a wooden platform. Above is a large multicoloured umbrella with red, green, yellow and black panels, fringed in tassels, over an ornate gold arch. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background on a open grounds with buildings and trees beyond, under an overcast sky.2011-08-28 +1 copiesAugust 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesDusk procession scene with a golden decorated float (ratha) carrying a golden elephant mount topped by a seated deity murti in orange and gold garments, adorned with marigold and yellow flower garlands and a large ornate ceremonial umbrella with multicoloured fringe. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at the left of the float attending to the murti. In the foreground a kneeling woman in an orange sari sits near the float, and a man in white with a shawl and beaded necklace stands at the right with palms pressed together in namaskar. A smaller shrine with lit lamps appears behind the float under a darkening pink-tinged sky.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDusk procession scene on a paved open ground beside white tent walls. A gold-painted ratha or cart carries a golden elephant-shaped base with garlands of yellow and pink flowers, supporting a gilded arched throne with a multicoloured fringed canopy. Two figures in orange and gold garments sit on the throne, adorned with flower garlands and tall decorated headdresses. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and gold sacred thread stands on the cart, raising a white feathered chamara fan toward the figures. Striped cloth and marigold garlands cover the cart's platform.2016-12-11 +1 copiesAugust 28 20112011-08-28December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copies