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Night outdoor procession beneath a dark blue tarp canopy. A silver palanquin with ornate silver panels and a peaked top stands on a sandy ground, decorated with a red and orange cloth draped on its platform. A figure in a red-and-orange garment with a red-and-gold garland and a dark cap stands on the palanquin, with a bearded man in white beside him. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls carry poles and walk around the palanquin, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands nearby. A man in an orange robe stands at right. A dense crowd of devotees in white, with women in colourful saris and head coverings, surrounds the procession. A yellow auto-rickshaw is at the lower left.

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January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02Night procession at an open dirt ground lit by illuminated temple chariots. A silver palanquin carries a seated figure in a red-orange robe, black cap and floral garland, on a bed of marigold petals. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red waist cloths, walk alongside holding a long gold staff; devotees in orange and saffron stand on the right. Ornate lit ratha chariots with red canopies and deity murti decorations stand in the background beneath a dark sky and strings of lights. The seated figure's face is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity, so this is a palanquin procession with an unidentified seated person.2016-01-02Night procession on an open road lit by strings of coloured fairy lights along the buildings. At left, a figure in a maroon-brown robe with a red-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate silver palanquin-style vehicle shaped like a swan, with a silver canopy and wheels. Behind it, a large crowd of people in white and cream ceremonial clothes, with some in orange and yellow saris and dhotis, walks forward. Several decorated umbrellas and fan-shaped silver ornaments stand among them, and a drum is visible in the crowd. The scene reads as a ratha procession during a temple celebration.2016-01-02Night procession on an open dirt ground under a pink-and-white tented canopy. A figure seated on an ornate silver palanquin-style chair, wearing a dark cap, orange robes and a flower garland, is carried forward by a line of people. Attendants in saffron and orange clothing stand on both sides, several holding tall silver staffs upright and one raising a staff overhead. Women in red and orange saris and men in white dhotis walk alongside. At right, a glowing gilded shrine canopy houses a deity murti with floral decorations. Strings of lights and bunting hang from the tent frame.2016-01-02Night procession at a temple-style venue. A figure in a dark cap and rust-red robes with a white-and-red garland sits on an ornate silver palanquin-throne (peetha) with a red cushion, carried at ground level. Around it, men in white dhotis and garlands and women in deep red saris and rudraksha malas walk in attendance. Behind, gilded processional vahanas and a golden ratha-style canopy with a deity murti decorated with garlands, plus a golden canopy at upper right, are lit. A cloth-covered barrier runs across the foreground. Several people stand at the sides with drums and wind instruments visible near the right edge.2016-01-02December 31 20152015-12-31December 31 20152015-12-31January 13 20152015-01-13January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02Night procession on a sandy open ground lit by strings of coloured lights. Centre, a silver-plated palanquin carries a seated figure in orange-red robes with a garland, flanked by a flower-decked wooden deity ratha with a canopy and a lit bull-drawn deity figure. Left and right, further illuminated processional vehicles carry deity murtis under coloured canopies. Around the cart, standing devotees in white and orange-red dhotis and saris, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha-like neck mala on the left, and drummers with a drum. Smoke rises at left. The seated figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so it is described by role only: a seated figure on a palanquin.2016-01-02 +1 copies