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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20122012-04-23 +2 copiesNight photograph of a festival procession. A red Mahindra tractor with headlights on leads, pulling a trailer carrying an ornate golden canopy decorated with multicoloured garlands and lit with lamps, sheltering a deity murti or figure seated within. Two people sit on the trailer near the front and a person in white stands at the left edge beside the tractor. Dark trees and sky surround the scene.2015-04-29Night procession on a dirt road. A red Massey Ferguson tractor with a teal canopy pulls a trailer carrying an ornately decorated palanquin-style float, its gold and red canopy strung with marigold garlands and holding an illuminated deity murti. A seated figure in orange clothing sits near the float. Beside the tractor, a woman in white with a red border walks alongside. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk ahead of the float, one bare-chested with a rudraksha-style mala. On the right, drummers in dark and white clothes play a drum, and a man in an orange shirt walks with them. Floodlights glow in the dark background.2011-09-01Night photograph of a religious procession on a dark road. A red tractor with headlights leads a decorated open trailer carrying a deity murti under a golden canopy, draped in marigold garlands and colourful cloth, with lit lamps glowing. A person in a grey sari sits beside the murti on the trailer, and a figure in white clothing stands at the left edge of the road. Dark trees frame the scene.2015-04-29Night procession on a dirt road lit by warm lamps. A red Massey Ferguson tractor in front is driven by a man in a yellow shirt and white trousers. Behind it a decorated float carries a deity murti under orange and red umbrellas, draped with yellow and green garlands and colourful tassels. Several men walk beside the float: one in a white dhoti with a bare upper body, and another in white kurta with an orange shawl, holding a long staff. Women in pink and red saris follow with men carrying ceremonial staffs. A small red and gold ratha-style shrine stands to the right beside a tree.2012-04-26September 01 20112011-09-01Night photograph of a temple chariot procession, the thiruther utchavam, pulled along a dirt road by a red Mahindra-style tractor. A man in white shirt and checked lungi sits at the wheel under a canvas canopy, with another person visible in the tractor's rear. Behind him a gold-painted flatbed carries a golden ratha with a multicoloured canopy, curled golden serpent-like finials, colourful tassels and a deity murti decorated with garlands, lit by string lights. A small generator sits on the trailer. Dark background.2015-05-01November 11 20152015-11-11