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Two young men stand in front of a festival cart decorated with a colourful multi-panelled umbrella and a cart carrying a deity tableau with goddess murti garlanded in marigolds and pink flowers. The man on the left, holding a tall wooden pole topped by the umbrella, wears a white dhoti with a yellow-green border and has his face and head splashed with green and pink colour powder. The man on the right wears a white kurta with a red-orange shawl draped across his chest and has pink and blue powder on his hair, face and hands. Trays of colour powder sit on the cart, and a third figure stands in the background. The setting appears to be a festival procession at night.

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October 06 20112011-10-06Night procession on a paved path with a tractor-drawn gold-trimmed wagon carrying a large decorated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a red and white backdrop, garlanded with white and orange flowers. A seated bearded man in red garments and a flower garland rides on the wagon. Nearby, a man in an orange robe walks beside it, along with a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, a man with white-marked forehead and rudraksha mala, and a woman in red sari. Another illuminated float follows behind, and a tree with hanging seed pods stands at right.2016-10-11October 06 20112011-10-06Night procession with a large decorated deity murti of Durga mounted on a wooden platform, seated on a golden lion, flanked by two smaller female figures and garlanded with pink and orange flowers. A man on the left balances a gold-rimmed brass tray of yellow marigold garlands on his head, wearing a white dhoti with a saffron cloth and a beaded necklace. On the right, a man with green-and-yellow powder smeared on his face and bare shoulders wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. A middle figure in a white-and-pink wrap walks behind the platform. Plates of pink and red kumkum/color powder sit on the platform, and green powder hangs in the air.2011-10-06October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night photograph of a procession or festival scene in front of a large deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini, with a lion beside her and a dark blue demon figure at her feet, all draped in yellow and orange garlands. In the centre, a seated man with long dark hair and a full beard wears an orange-red robe, a multicolour flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, and smiles while a red umbrella is held over him. To his right, a bare-chested young man wearing a white dhoti and beaded necklaces gestures upward, and a young shirtless attendant stands at left holding a brass staff.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 06 20112011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession scene with a man in a white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, holding a microphone to his mouth with both hands, standing on a raised golden palanquin or vahana. Behind him is a deity murti decorated with a peacock-feather fan, red drapery and flower garlands. An ornate multicoloured canopy with tassels shelters the platform. Silver trident and other ceremonial staffs stand at the right, and a golden mirror-shaped fan is visible. Several people in white and saffron clothing and shaved heads watch from the lower left and right edges against the dark sky.2010-11-11