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March 04 20192019-03-04March 04 20192019-03-04March 04 20192019-03-04A festival procession moves along a dirt ground in late daylight. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the crowd. In the foreground, several drummers play large barrel drums, including a dark red drum and a green-and-silver drum; one drummer wears a blue shirt and orange-red lower cloth, another wears a white kurta. Behind them a decorated palanquin-style float with a gold canopy and an ornate ratha-like structure is carried, with colourful umbrella-shaped standards in orange, yellow and red. A row of red-and-white striped tents and bunting stands at the right edge beside a concrete wall and trees.2010-02-12December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesNight procession on a dirt path with a crowd of devotees walking toward an illuminated ratha-style chariot carrying a deity murti, lit by torches. Several people in front wear saffron-orange robes; one central figure in orange-red robes and another in orange robes walk at the front, while others in white dhotis and white kurtas accompany them. Many people carry orange and saffron flags on poles, and a white canopy umbrella shelters the chariot. A red compound wall lies to the right.2011-12-05November 25 20152015-11-25Night procession on an open dirt ground lit by a row of illuminated golden structures. A silver-covered palanquin carrying a seated deity murti stands at left with a few attendants in white and saffron near it. Behind, three lit ornate ratha-style platforms glow with orange lamps. On the right, a long line of women and men in white dhotis and sarees stands with hands folded in namaskar, some holding a large ornamental golden pennant. Tents and strung lights frame the background under a dark sky.2016-01-02Night procession on a dirt road lined with string lights, with a decorated ratha chariot at the centre-back, its golden canopy and floral garlands visible and a deity murti or peetha seated on it. In front, a crowd of devotees walks in white dhotis and kurtas and saffron-orange sarees, many wearing rudraksha malas. A photographer in white with a camera walks in the middle of the crowd. Children in orange and white are in the foreground, and a few men wear red headwear. The scene is a festival procession with devotees carrying the chariot forward.2016-01-03Night procession on a dirt ground with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris, some in orange and green. Ornate colourful parasols with gold fringe are held aloft over a decorated deity murti or palanquin at centre. Drummers in white carry two-headed drums, and a man in white plays a wind instrument. A man in white holding a long staff walks at the front. Some people carry small flames. Small white specks of light fill the dark sky above.2006-12-23September 01 20162016-09-01March 02 20162016-03-02 +3 copies