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A night procession on a dirt road. A large illuminated deity murti, with an elephant-headed form and a garland of flowers, stands on a flatbed cart lit by warm lamplight. Two attendants in orange and white garments stand beside the murti, one holding up a ceremonial object. A dark vehicle with headlights follows behind, and a small trident-like standard is visible on the left. The scene is dark with the murti as the bright focal point.

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A night procession on a dark dirt road. A small open cart with a lit platform carries a large illuminated deity murti, with raised arms and a flowing red garland, lit by warm lamps. A vehicle with headlights follows behind, and a small lit oil lamp sits on the cart's edge. No people are clearly visible; the scene is dim and mostly dark.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15Night procession at a Hindu festival: a large lit deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini with many arms and a lion mount stands on a decorated vehicle with a bright lamp-lit canopy. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti stands on the float beside the figure, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl at the front walks with an oil lamp. Another person in orange clothing sits on the float near a red umbrella, and devotees line the dark road holding lamps. Red-orange lighting and a dark background frame the scene.2016-10-11September 15 20162016-09-15October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession on a dark road lit by warm orange light. A large decorated float carries a white and multicoloured deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini with many arms holding weapons, beneath a lit canopy. Beside the float, a seated man in orange-and-white ceremonial clothes with a garland sits under a red umbrella, with attendants in white dhotis and a bare-chested man holding the float. Several onlookers stand in the foreground and background.2016-10-11September 15 20162016-09-15March 02 20162016-03-02 +3 copiesNight procession at a Ganesha festival. A large, brightly lit clay Ganesha murti with a red-and-gold crown, trunk and ornate blue-and-gold decoration sits on a raised float, illuminated by warm lamplight. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron-coloured garments walk and gather around the float, some seated near its base. A second decorated float with figures stands at left on a trolley. Dark trees and a distant rooftop frame the scene; the crowd of onlookers in the foreground is dim and partly silhouetted.2016-09-15Night procession photograph in near darkness. Two large illuminated Ganesha murtis, painted in red, orange and blue with golden crowns, are carried or displayed on platforms along a road. The central murti is raised high above the crowd, lit from within. Several people in orange and white clothing walk beside and around the figures, and a crowd of onlookers stands in the shadows on the left and right. A smaller lit Ganesha idol sits on a cart at the far right, attended by a figure in orange. The scene suggests a Ganesha festival procession with deity murtis carried through the streets at night.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15