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Night procession on a dirt road at a campus lined with multicoloured fairy lights on red-brick buildings. A decorated ratha or cart carries an illuminated deity murti with a golden arched halo, drawn by a tractor-like vehicle. Beside the cart, people in white dhotis and saris walk, one holding a large red-and-white umbrella. A woman in a red sari walks in the right foreground. Lit banners stretch in the distance.

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November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Night photograph of a red brick building decorated with strings of multicoloured fairy lights and a flower-garlanded vehicle at left. In the foreground, several people are gathered at a tractor and a trailer: one man in an orange-yellow garment stands near the tractor, another in orange works beside it, and a person in red raises a green cloth on a pole near the building. Two people in white clothing stand at right, and a figure in white sits on the trailer. Lit oil lamps glow on the decorated vehicle.2015-11-16February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesNight procession on a gravel path lit by a single bright spotlight. At centre, a bare-headed man in a red-orange robe with a garland of blue and white flowers walks beneath a dark ornate umbrella, with a man in white dhoti and a man in orange behind him. Ahead, a brightly illuminated chariot or ratha covered in lights glows warmly. Along both sides, a crowd of devotees in orange, red and white clothing stands with palms pressed together in anjali, some lit by a small handheld lamp. Dark buildings and lamp posts frame the background.2016-02-17Night procession on a gravel road in front of an orange multi-storey building strung with multicoloured fairy lights. In the centre a woman in a red sari and orange-red turban walks holding a silver staff, with a lit lamp in the hand of a man in saffron-orange robes beside her. A black embroidered umbrella is held over the group. Behind them a decorated float or chariot carries a lit deity murti with flower garlands. Devotees in red and saffron saris and robes walk with rudraksha malas, while others in white kurtas and white saris follow on the right.2015-11-21Night photograph of a festival procession at an ashram. A decorated ratha or chariot, lit with coloured fairy lights and marigold garlands and a glowing lamp, stands at left. Beside it a man in orange clothing walks near a red tractor, and a figure in orange robes stands in the centre. At right, a red brick building is strung with lights; a figure in red and white stands near a decorated altar or murti, and two people in white dhotis and shawls stand near a lit stage. Strings of coloured and orange lights frame the scene against the dark sky.2015-11-16Night procession at a temple-like ashram with many people in white dhotis and white saris moving along a road, some carrying objects. A decorated float or palanquin lit by bright lamps and floodlights is at the centre, with strings of coloured lights along the buildings and a lit tower to the right. The crowd is dense and extends far into the dark foreground.2016-03-07Night procession at an outdoor ground with a brightly lit, golden-canopied chariot decorated with garlands in purple, red and yellow. Several men in dark brown or maroon dhotis and shawls stand on the chariot holding tall tridents and staffs, one figure raising a ceremonial staff near a golden deity-style figure on the platform. Crowds of devotees in white shirts and white dhotis press around the cart, some holding its ropes, while a tractor and more trident-bearing attendants stand in the background under string lights. Shrine-style pendants and banners frame the scene.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large crowd moving along a paved road during a procession at an ashram grounds, lit by string lights and floodlights. A decorated float or ratha carries an illuminated deity murti draped in red, gold and colourful adornments, with a lamp-lit structure behind it. A tractor-like vehicle pulls a float in the centre. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas, and women in saris with red and white borders, walk around the vehicle. The scene is dark and crowded, with a green-lit building and illuminated arches in the background.2016-03-07April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copies