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Night procession on a paved street. Several drummers in saffron-orange dhotis and orange shawls with gold borders play large drums, and some wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Behind them, a lit deity murti sits in an ornate golden shrine on a decorated float beneath a lit arch, with ornamental umbrellas in red and gold above. White-clad devotees walk in the background, and a yellow-and-red banner edges the right side.

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November 11 20152015-11-11November 15 20152015-11-15November 11 20152015-11-11November 05 20162016-11-05Night procession on a stone-paved path. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, play drums and a long brass horn (a wind instrument). One performer has white tripundra markings on his forehead. Behind them a brightly lit golden arch frames a deity murti or decorated image on a palanquin-style float, with coloured string lights in the background. A few other figures stand near the float. Strong light falls on the musicians.2017-11-15Night procession with drummers and devotees in saffron-orange and red robes and orange head-cloths playing large drums. In the foreground, drummers strike drums with sticks, and a young boy in a cream dhoti and rudraksha mala plays a wooden stick instrument. A blue and gold umbrella is held above the procession. In the background, a man in white dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala and gold chain, walks beside a glowing golden ratha or palanquin decorated with lights and a deity image. Red flags are visible at right.2017-08-25Night procession on a dirt road lit by strings of coloured lights. Several men in orange or saffron robes walk in front of illuminated deity palanquins, one carrying a lit torch. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, one at right holding a long pole and wearing a lanyard badge. Drummers in white dhotis play hand drums, and a man at left wears a white upper cloth and a forehead mark. Large orange and red ceremonial umbrellas and flags are carried on poles. A central figure in orange with a rudraksha mala and bare head is visible among the marchers. Lamps and tall decorated structures fill the background.2015-11-11Night procession on a village road lit by a single flaming torch. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis, some bare-chested, carry large drums and beat them while walking; one carries a long wooden pole with a lit torch at its tip. Ahead, a golden ornate palanquin or ratha with a carved arch and a deity murti is illuminated, and a figure in orange sits near it. Strings of colourful lights hang on the trees at right and a small lamp glows at left. Roughly a dozen or more men are visible in the procession.2017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15A night procession on a paved path lit by a single bright lamp. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps play round drums and frame drums, some with bare upper bodies, moving in front of a golden ornate ratha/palanquin carrying an illuminated deity murti decorated with garlands. Trees and strings of coloured fairy lights line the route. A person in orange sits on the cart near the murti. The scene suggests a festival procession with drumming. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable in the visible figures.2017-11-15Night procession on a dirt road lit by warm lights, with a illuminated chariot (ratha) carrying a deity murti under a decorated canopy in the background. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in orange saffron cloth with a bare upper body and rudraksha mala, playing a large leopard-print-covered drum, stands centre frame. To his right, another man in orange robes plays a smaller drum. On the left, two drummers in white dhotis with gold borders play drums, one with a white headcloth. A few men in white clothing stand in the background among the procession, and a flaming torch or lamp glows near the chariot.2015-11-11November 15 20172017-11-15