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Night procession with a large ornate ratha-style deity figure at upper left, showing a fierce lion-faced form with bared teeth, flowing mane, a blue-skinned face, yellow and green floral garlands and gold-embroidered red drapery. Beneath it, a man with a smiling face, bare upper body and rudraksha-style beads, wears an orange-brown cloth and multiple garlands of marigold and mixed flowers, holding a rope or pole. Around him are many colourful decorated umbrellas in pink, blue, red and green, sparkling with sequins, held above a dense crowd of devotees in the dark. A white-clad figure stands at lower right, and a shawl-wrapped person is visible near the front.

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September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession scene. Dominant is a large painted deity figure with a lion-like face and open jaws, decorated with yellow marigold garlands, behind a bright turquoise figure with ornate gold jewellery. Below, a bearded man in an orange-brown robe and rudraksha beads, wearing a white and orange flower garland and holding a white ceremonial staff, stands smiling among many colourful decorated umbrellas in pink, blue, green and gold. Crowd members in dark silhouette fill the foreground.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession photograph. A large colourful lion-faced deity murti with a blue arm and a mask-like face sits on a decorated ratha or float, draped in red fabric and yellow marigold garlands. Beside the float, a smiling man with long hair wears a red-brown garment and a garland, standing near the vehicle's edge. Crowds of devotees hold up many umbrellas in blue, red, pink, gold and patterned fabrics, lit by a street lamp against the dark sky. Several people are visible in the procession.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession photographed from the crowd. A large lion-headed deity figure with a golden mane, yellow garland and ornate red and gold cloth stands on a raised float beside a green-skinned, fierce-faced murti with a golden crown. Below, a smiling man with long hair, wearing a reddish-brown shawl and rudraksha mala with a white garland, stands among devotees. Ornamental umbrellas in pink, blue and orange with sequins are held aloft, and red flags wave in the dark. Devotees in festive clothes press close around the float.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30