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April 23 20132013-04-23A night procession on an open dirt road, lit by a few lamps. At the centre a decorated palanquin or ratha with a gold canopy, green draping and heavy garlands of flowers and tassels carries a deity murti. Devotees walk alongside: a woman in a white sari with a gold border carries an orange bag, a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks beside her, and saffron-robed sannyasis in orange cloth move in the group. Several people in white shirts and dhotis follow, a person with a backpack and a woman with grey hair walk in the foreground, and a stone pillar stands at the lower right. a person is not clearly identifiable in the crowd.2013-04-23February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesJanuary 1st 2013Night procession with a decorated wooden ratha or palanquin lit by string lights and marigold garlands, topped by a golden kalasha-style finial and a red-and-yellow fringed canopy. Several men in saffron and maroon dhotis carry and steady the palanquin poles from the front. Around it, a large crowd of devotees walks: women in white and cream saris with red borders, a woman in orange, a young girl in pink, and men in white shirts. A truck with lit cabin lights passes behind.2015-07-31Night procession at a temple-style event. A decorated vehicle with a lit arch of string lights and a golden canopy carries a deity murti or ceremonial object. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, one in a white turban and gold-bordered white cloth, another in orange robes with an orange turban and red-bordered cloth. Men in white shirts with rudraksha malas stand at the right. A ceremonial banner on a pole and a long ceremonial staff are visible at left, with people in white and orange around them.2015-01-13December 05 20112011-12-05November 21 20102010-11-21Night procession with a decorated ratha or chariot lit by warm lamps, draped in garlands of white and red flowers and hung with colourful tassels under a blue fringed canopy. A bald man in saffron-orange garments sits on the chariot seat, appearing to be a sannyasi, not a clear a person candidate. Around it crowds of devotees in white dhotis and cream sarees carry staffs and walk alongside; orange flags and a lit temple gopuram stand in the background.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13March 02 20132013-03-02