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Night procession with a gilded ratha chariot decorated with garlands, tassels and a large ornate canopy. A man seated on the golden seat wears a red-and-white garland and bare upper body, raising one arm and holding a staff, with a gold trident-like finial visible. A large orange-and-blue umbrella with fringe and a second decorated parasol frame the scene. Devotees in white and orange clothing walk alongside, some with tilak marks, under bright lamps and string lights. A visible guru-style figure is present in the chariot, but his appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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Night procession with a richly decorated golden ratha or chariot lit by a bright lamp. A figure seated in the chariot with bare upper body, a red and gold garland, a white forehead marking and a bangle on the arm raises one hand, holding a long pole. Above, a large umbrella with orange, teal and blue fringes shades the chariot, and hanging golden bells, pink, purple, green and yellow tassels dangle from the canopy. Garlands of purple, white and pink flowers drape the chariot base. Devotees in white and orange dhotis with tilak marks walk alongside, some bare-chested, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. Ceremonial items including a golden ornament and a staff are visible at the left.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession with a richly decorated golden palanquin-style ratha lit by strings of lights, draped in purple, yellow and white flower garlands and hanging tassels. A seated figure in saffron-red robes with a red-and-gold crown and a red-and-white garland sits on the raised seat, flanked by attendants. In front, a man in orange-red robes holds a trident (trishula) and walks beside the vehicle. Below, a bald man in saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala and a white-clad man walk among a dense crowd of devotees in white and colourful saris. Pure density of people fills the foreground.2015-02-17 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession on an ornate golden chariot with a decorated canopy hung with fringed tassels in orange, green, pink and gold. A man with long dark hair, a white tilak mark and a red-and-white flower garland sits with palms joined in namaste, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and gold ornaments. A second man in a white shirt holds binoculars beside him. A bald priest in white robes with a rudraksha mala stands at the lower left with joined hands, and crowd members are visible in the foreground. Flower garlands drape the chariot's railings, and a golden kalasha-like finial rises at the right.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night photograph of a festival procession. A golden ratha-style palanquin, decorated with garlands of white, pink and purple flowers and hanging tassels in green, yellow and pink, is lit by a lamp at its top. A person in orange-red clothing with a white forehead mark sits in the palanquin, holding its railing. Below, a bald priest with a white-marked body raises a flaming oil lamp toward the palanquin, while a robed attendant in orange stands with hands folded in front of a kalasha-like offering. Devotees in orange and white clothes watch and join their palms. An orange and blue canopy umbrella stands above the palanquin, and an orange-clothed figure with a mala necklace raises hands in greeting beside it. Appearance-based candidate in the palanquin: a person, identified only by his orange robes, forehead mark and seated role in a procession.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02