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Night procession at a temple-style festival with illuminated chariots and processional vehicles. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe, orange garland and a red turban walks holding a tall silver staff, with a small orange-clad companion beside him. Around him, women and men in red-orange and white garments walk, one man in white carries a dark umbrella, and a bare-chested attendant with white marks and beads stands at left beside a silver chariot model. Behind them rise a tall, multi-tiered, lit golden shrine-chariot and smaller decorated carts with deity murti, garlands and parasols. Dirt ground, dark sky.

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November 22 20152015-11-22December 31 20152015-12-31Night procession with an illuminated temple chariot (ratha) behind a group of devotees in saffron-orange clothing. Beside him a woman in an orange-red sari with gold border holds a red object, and a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks behind. On the right another woman in orange clothing carries a silver staff. Lit oil lamps and a canopied deity murti on a palanquin glow in the background; a white-clad cameraman is visible at left.2015-11-22 +1 copiesNovember 22 20152015-11-22December 31 20152015-12-31Night photograph of a temple procession. Brightly illuminated ratha/chariot with a deity murti under an ornate golden canopy stands at left, and a lit temple-style chariot with a tiered tower stands at right. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand in the foreground near a small vehicle. In the centre, a row of people in saffron/orange robes walk along a dirt road, with others in red and orange saris behind them. A decorated palanquin-like structure stands between them. A concentrated group of about 20 people is visible across the scene.2015-11-22January 02 20162016-01-02November 22 20152015-11-22Night procession with a brightly lit illuminated ratha/chariot behind a crowd of devotees. In the centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and draped red shawl with a red flower garland, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold pendant walks beneath a dark ornate umbrella, while a figure in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered waistband walks beside him. Devotees in white saris and orange garments fill the foreground and sides.2016-02-21Night procession on an open sandy ground lit by floodlights and strings of coloured lights. In the centre, a figure in a dark red-brown robe with a long rudraksha mala walks forward holding a tall staff, flanked by people in matching dark red-brown robes with yellow borders. Behind them, an illuminated ornate chariot with a canopy and a glowing decorated deity platform is pulled through the crowd, with another lit shrine-like float to the right. Onlookers in white and dark clothing press along the right side. Readable text is absent.2015-11-21Night procession on a gravel road led by a central man in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and white flower garland, a gold pendant necklace, and a rudraksha mala, with a dark ceremonial umbrella held over him. Beside him walk a man in red-brown dhoti and a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha malas. Behind them, a brightly lit ornate golden chariot (ratha) with glowing lamps and red decorations is pulled by a tractor, surrounded by devotees in orange, white and red garments. a person appears as the garlanded figure walking beneath the umbrella, identified only by the ceremonial cues of umbrella, garland and saffron-toned clothing.2016-02-21Night procession on a gravel path with a brightly lit, multi-tiered ratha/chariot glowing in orange and gold lamps behind the group. At center, a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with a red flower garland and gold pendant walks beneath an ornate dark umbrella held by an attendant. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold border walks alongside. Devotees in white saris and dhotis, some in orange, line both sides of the path.2016-02-21