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A night procession on a dark road beside a multi-storey reddish building with air conditioning units. Two decorated deity murtis are carried on flatbed vehicles: the left one is a golden canopied shrine with a dark figure in red cloth, and the right one, on a trolley with a gold bull figure, is a silver-arched shrine with a garlanded deity murti. A red tractor with a blue canopy and floral garlands pulls the right float. Around twenty people walk alongside in white dhotis and white saris, with a woman in an orange sari and a man in an orange-brown garment, some carrying lamps. The scene is a procession with deity murtis on vehicles.

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November 11 20152015-11-11November 11 20152015-11-11Night procession at a temple-style event lit by overhead lamps. In the foreground, men in white dhotis with gold borders carry long ceremonial staffs. Two decorated processional vehicles with golden canopies and garlanded deity murti (one with a gold kalasha-like top, the other a gilded peetha canopy) are pulled forward, followed by devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing and a woman in a red sari at right. Green and white garlands and string lights decorate the scene. Figures of deities are visible on the carts; a single person in white near the right cart may be the presiding attendant. The crowd is visible on the roadway, with a tractor-type vehicle at right.2015-07-31Night photo of a temple-style procession on a dirt courtyard lit by string lights and floodlights. Centre is a golden ornate ratha/palanquin shrine with a red interior and gold canopy, holding a golden deity murti (a bull-mounted form) draped in multicoloured garlands and a blue cloth. Devotees in white and saffron dress walk around it, and a woman in white stands at the base of the vehicle. A tractor-drawn flatbed carries the murti forward, and another decorated float with lit lamps appears behind. A canopy overhead and a few people standing on raised platforms at left complete the scene.2016-01-03 +1 copiesNight procession at an outdoor ground with three illuminated temple chariots, each decorated with white and gold canopies and multicoloured fringed umbrellas. The central vehicle carries a deity murti with a winged figure on a green-draped base, while the left float shows a figure in front of a decorated panel. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, and women in white saris, walk and stand around the vehicles, some in saffron-orange robes. Tractors and wooden carts pull the floats, with string lights and a building in the background.2015-11-11Night procession at an ashram street lit with strings of white and orange lights. A golden canopied palanquin-style float carries a deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and white flowers, with a shirtless man in white dhoti standing at the front, holding a white chamara fan. Two red Mahindra tractors pull decorated golden carts; a seated driver in a grey shirt sits on the nearer tractor. Another tiered golden float with a multi-coloured canopy and an elephant-figure ornament stands behind. Robed devotees in white walk beside the floats, and a red fire engine is visible in the background among tall buildings with lit windows.2016-12-06November 21 20152015-11-21December 31 20152015-12-31December 31 20152015-12-31Night procession at the ashram street during the Sadashiva Brahmotavam: a golden deity murti is decorated with flower garlands on a decorated ratha/cart pulled by a red tractor. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands on the cart tending the deity. Behind him an ornate golden canopy and a second tall decorated ratha are lit with strings of lights. A tractor driver in dark clothing sits at the right, and a man in orange attire walks beside the cart. Purple and white fairy lights line the multi-storey building at right.2016-12-06 +1 copiesNight procession on a dirt ground at an ashram-style site. Red tractors with green canopies pull illuminated floats decorated with colourful lights. On the left, a brightly lit float shows painted figures in red garments beside a bull. Two ornate deity murti stand on a golden platform under striped, multicoloured umbrellas, carried on the floats. A man in a dark shirt and white dhoti stands in the foreground. On the far right, several men in dark robes and ceremonial dhotis walk near a decorated canopy strung with coloured lights. A metal-clad building stands behind.2015-11-21April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copies