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Night procession on a decorated ratha-style palanquin lit with rope lights and marigold garlands. A seated figure in orange and red robes with a red head covering and rudraksha-style adornments sits on a cushioned throne at the centre, while a man in white kurta stands beside the platform. A large green and red fringed parasol shades the platform. Men in white shirts and saffron-clad sadhus walk alongside and crowd the lower edge, some holding ceremonial items.

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January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession on a decorated ratha float under a green and gold umbrella with multicolored tassels, strung with marigold and flower garlands and lit by string lights. A seated figure in orange and saffron robes with a turban and rudraksha mala sits at the center of the float, hands raised in blessing, with a second seated figure in orange nearby. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands on the float, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti attends at the right. A golden trishul stands at the lower left, and a crowd of onlookers watches from the roadside.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession photograph of a decorated float lit by strings of warm white lights and garlanded with marigolds and flowers. A seated figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe sits centrally on a red-draped platform, flanked by a large round green canopy fringed with colourful tassels. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around the float, some with hands folded in reverence, while a figure in white kurta walks beside it. Onlookers in dark clothing and orange robes line the street below, and a stone wall forms the background.2015-01-13Night procession photographed from an elevated angle. A decorated palanquin-style float, lit by strings of white and warm fairy lights and marigold garlands, carries seated figures in ornate gold-and-red attire beneath a large green umbrella with tassels. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside and push the float, while a man in white clothing stands on the platform near lit oil lamps and brass offerings. Dense crowds of devotees line both sides of the street, many in white, cream and saffron clothing. The figure seated centrally on the float wears a saffron-coloured cloth and a dark head covering; no clear identification of the seated figure is possible from appearance.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession photo of an ornately decorated palanquin or ratha lit with rope lights, marigold and flower garlands, and hanging tassels and bells, topped by a large green and multicoloured fringed umbrella. Seated on the decorated platform is a figure in an orange turban and a deity murti-like statue in bright adornments; a central figure stands with raised hand in blessing wearing an orange turban and a garland. A man in white kurta stands at the right of the platform, and a sadhu in orange robes sits at the lower left beside a trident. Onlookers, some in white and some in saffron turbans, line the bottom edge, and a trumpet player stands at the far left.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession at a Mahashivaratri event: an ornately decorated, flower-garlanded palanquin with red and white floral draping and lit oil lamps is carried through a dense crowd. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long hair, sits on the palanquin beside a trident, while a figure in a white dhoti stands at its side. Nearby, a tall decorated deity murti with a crown is visible. A lantern-lit umbrella hovers over the palanquin. Crowds of devotees in white and dark clothing press around the procession under strings of coloured lights.2016-03-07January 13 20152015-01-13