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A night photograph of a dark village road lit by a glowing golden decorated vehicle. To the right, a line of people in red-orange robes stand along the roadside, some holding drums and one holding a long staff. Red fairy lights hang among trees on the right, and a fence and a small stack of stones appear on the left. Visible people are a group of about ten to twenty in saffron robes, with the figure on the float not clearly identifiable. This appears to be a nighttime procession.

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November 15 20172017-11-15Night procession on a village road lit by a single flaming torch. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis, some bare-chested, carry large drums and beat them while walking; one carries a long wooden pole with a lit torch at its tip. Ahead, a golden ornate palanquin or ratha with a carved arch and a deity murti is illuminated, and a figure in orange sits near it. Strings of colourful lights hang on the trees at right and a small lamp glows at left. Roughly a dozen or more men are visible in the procession.2017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15Night procession on a tree-lined path, lit by flashlights and street lamps. Young men in orange-saffron dhotis and sashes, bare-chested, with rudraksha malas and forehead tilak, walk in front. Behind them a golden ornate palanquin or float carries a white deity murti, with a rider in orange robes beside it. Drummers in orange play hand drums and a brass horn is raised on the right. Plants and a dim pile of sand line the scene.2017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15A night procession on a paved path lit by a single bright lamp. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps play round drums and frame drums, some with bare upper bodies, moving in front of a golden ornate ratha/palanquin carrying an illuminated deity murti decorated with garlands. Trees and strings of coloured fairy lights line the route. A person in orange sits on the cart near the murti. The scene suggests a festival procession with drumming. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable in the visible figures.2017-11-15November 19 20152015-11-19February 17 20162016-02-17Night procession on a paved path lined with dark trees. In the foreground a young sannyasi in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with white ash bands on his arms and forehead. Behind him a line of orange-robed sadhus carries drums and walks toward an illuminated golden arched shrine on a palanquin-like vehicle holding a deity murti. Orange-clad men carrying drums, a headlight glare, and a pile of sand fill the background.2017-11-15Night procession on a stone-paved path. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, play drums and a long brass horn (a wind instrument). One performer has white tripundra markings on his forehead. Behind them a brightly lit golden arch frames a deity murti or decorated image on a palanquin-style float, with coloured string lights in the background. A few other figures stand near the float. Strong light falls on the musicians.2017-11-15A night procession on a gravel road, lit by a glowing illuminated chariot in the centre background. Dozens of people in red-orange robes line both sides of the road, many with saffron sashes, while some in white dhotis and garments walk near the chariot. A lantern-bearing figure in dark red clothing walks at the centre, and a parasol-like canopy stands above the glowing ratha. The scene is lit mainly by the chariot's lights against a dark background, with trees barely visible at the edges.2016-02-17November 15 20172017-11-15