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March 02 20182018-03-02Night procession at a dirt-road outdoor site. A large illuminated Ganesha murti with a red-and-gold decorated chariot sits at right, lit by bright lamps and a small flaming lamp stand. A red Massey Ferguson tractor pulls the float at left-centre, with a man in a light shirt at its wheel. Devotees in orange, saffron, pink and purple saris and white dhotis walk alongside, many moving quickly across the frame. A bright spotlight beams from the upper left.2016-09-15A night procession on a dirt road between dark trees and a red-brown wall. At the centre, a large illuminated Ganesha murti with elephant head, red-and-gold ornaments and raised arms sits on a decorated platform mounted on a tractor with its headlights on. Several people walk alongside: a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala in the foreground, a woman in a purple sari, men in white dhotis and white shirts, and a woman in green on the left. Some sit or stand on the tractor, and people in the lower right foreground look on. The scene suggests a devotional procession carrying the murti.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15Night procession on open ground lit by harsh spotlights. A red Massey Ferguson-style tractor with a teal canopy pulls an ornate gold-and-red float bearing a deity murti under a decorated canopy, with a lit lamp at its side. Two women in white saris and an older woman in orange walk holding tall orange and red ceremonial umbrellas and banners. Men in white dhotis and saffron-orange clothing walk alongside, and a man in a grey shirt with white dhoti and an orange shawl walks at the float's edge carrying a lamp. A group of saffron-robed devotees follows the float to the right. Procession, ratha, night festival.2016-09-01Night procession on a paved path lit by warm lights. At centre, a brightly illuminated Ganesha deity murti with a large trunk and red-tipped ears sits on a flower-decorated float pulled by a red and silver tractor, with a driver at the wheel. On the right, a man in white dhoti and white shirt holds a long flaming torch, and a man beside him carries a brass vessel. Several people in white and orange clothes walk along the left and right sides, and red, orange and gold umbrellas and a large yellow fan-shaped ceremonial fixture frame the scene. Nearby trees hang with decorative tassels.2016-09-15A night procession on a stone-paved road moves past a large, brightly painted Ganesha murti on a flatbed trailer pulled by a rusty tractor. Devotees in orange and white garments line the route, several holding flaming torches. Ornate umbrellas with mirrored and purple fabric shade the procession, and a few people in white dhotis carry ceremonial umbrellas on the right. Trees overhang the scene, and the figure has a red and gold crown with a trunk raised in blessing.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15Night procession at an outdoor site lit by a single floodlight. A large colourful Ganesha murti with a trunk and multiple arms is carried on a decorated platform pulled by a red Massey Ferguson tractor. Crowds of devotees in white kurtas, orange and saffron robes, and pink and blue outfits walk alongside, some holding umbrellas and flags. A lit torch or flame structure stands to the right, and a red shipping container sits at the edge. Drums are played in the foreground by a man in orange.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15Night procession on a dirt road lit by bright floodlights. A tractor pulls a decorated trailer carrying an ornate canopied shrine with a deity murti adorned with garlands, topped by a colourful multi-tiered umbrella. Two people in red-orange robes stand at the left; one holds a red and yellow umbrella printed with the word Dhyanapeetam. Strings of coloured lights line the route, and a few onlookers stand in the background.2015-11-16