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Aerial night view of a procession at a temple-like site. A large decorated ratha or palanquin on the right is covered in garlands of yellow, white, purple and green flowers, carrying a deity murti under bright lights. Many people walk in the street below, including figures in white and saffron/orange clothing, with women in red, pink and green saris. Numerous colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, blue, green and pink are held overhead, and red flags are visible among the crowd. A drummer with a large drum appears near the chariot.

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Night aerial view of a procession on a paved courtyard. A large decorated ratha or palanquin, covered in marigold garlands and framed by a fan-shaped display of purple, yellow, green and white flowers, is pulled by a red tractor-like vehicle with a yellow ladder. Dozens of people in saffron, orange, white and pink clothing walk alongside holding colourful umbrellas in blue, red, yellow, green and pink, and red flags on poles. Several people stand near the cart in orange and white. Surrounding trees and a low red wall frame the scene.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night-time procession photographed from above at a paved ground. A large decorated float on the right carries a deity murti framed by a wide fan of marigold garlands in yellow, purple, white and green, with a striped cloth beneath it. A red tractor pulls the float forward, with a few people seated on it. Many people in white and saffron-orange clothes walk alongside, some holding red, blue, yellow and multicoloured umbrellas and red flags. Drums and string lights are visible at the edges. The people count is high enough to be read as a crowd of around 60.2016-12-09Night photo, taken from above, of a festival procession in a paved courtyard. A large decorated deity murti sits on a rath-like float wrapped in garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers, with a striped cloth on its platform, pulled by a red tractor-style vehicle with a yellow ladder. Around it, many devotees in saffron, orange, red and white clothes walk beneath colourful umbrellas in red, blue, yellow, green and purple, some carrying red and orange flags. A large drum is visible at the upper right. Hundreds of people are visible, with a large crowd at the edges of the frame.2016-12-09Night-time overhead view of a procession on a paved courtyard. A decorated float on the right carries a deity murti under a large floral arch of purple, green and white garlands, with a draped striped cloth and flower strands below. Many participants walk in white and orange clothing, with some women in pink, red and purple saris, carrying colourful umbrellas (red, blue, pink, yellow, green) and red and orange flags. A red tractor pulls the float at its front, with a driver visible. Strings of lights and a scaffold appear in the background. No individual can be clearly identified as a person.2016-12-09Night photograph from above of a colourful procession moving across a paved courtyard. A red tractor-drawn float carries a large decorated deity murti framed by a fan of marigold garlands in purple, yellow, white and orange, with a striped woven cloth on the float. Many devotees walk around it, the women in saris and salwar kameez and the men in white and saffron, holding red, blue, yellow and orange umbrellas and red flags. Several people are visible from above. Parts of the scene are cut off at the edges.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night-time overhead photo of a religious procession on a paved courtyard. Many people in saffron, orange, white and pastel saris and kurtas walk in lines, carrying red, blue, pink and yellow umbrellas and tall red flags. On the right, a large ornate chariot decorated with concentric rings of flowers in purple, yellow, pink and red sits beside a striped cloth-covered platform. Devotees surround it, and a small red vehicle with riders moves near the centre. Flower garlands and lights line the route; a cameraman films from the left. No clearly identifiable individual is discernible as a person candidate with sufficient cues, so the figure is described only by role.2016-12-09Aerial night view of a colourful procession moving across a stone-paved courtyard. Many people in white, cream and orange garments walk in rows, some carrying red and orange flags on poles. Dozens of umbrellas in blue, yellow, red, orange, green and pink hover above the crowd. On the right, a decorated float with a multicoloured floral and garland-covered canopy and a striped cloth carries a deity murti, with a red tractor-like vehicle pulling a cart draped in garlands. Lights and a few drummers in orange appear along the edges, and a bare shrub is in the foreground.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09