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Night procession photographed in a crowd. A large floral-decorated palanquin or ratha, covered in marigold and white garlands with a tiered dome and ornate lamp-lit top, carries a deity murti at its centre. Several orange and red umbrellas and string lights line the route. A dense crowd of men in shirts, caps and light clothing surrounds the ratha, some raising hands. A second smaller decorated canopy stands at right. The scene is lit by floodlights and colored lights against a dark sky.

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December 23 20162016-12-23A nighttime street procession with a dense crowd of devotees walking past an illuminated temple chariot (ratha) decorated with flower garlands, colourful draping and lit ornamental structures. Several large red, orange and purple umbrellas with fairy lights are held over the procession. Many people in white shirts and dhotis or trousers, some raising hands, fill the foreground; a few carry umbrellas. Strings of lights and a tall, illuminated decorated tower stand in the background under a dark sky.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession photographed from within a dense crowd of devotees, many in white or light clothes, some wearing blue and red head cloths. In the centre, a richly decorated ratha or palanquin-style float is covered in flower garlands and lit with bulbs, with figures visible on its tiers. Tall orange and yellow decorated umbrellas, a string of coloured fairy lights, and a temple gopuram-like structure stand behind the crowd under a dark sky.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession of a richly decorated ratha or palanquin, its tiered canopy heavily adorned with red, white and yellow flower garlands and strings of marigolds. A deity murti sits within the flower-covered structure, lit by floodlights. Large umbrellas in yellow, red and dark tones are held above it, and a dense crowd of devotees surrounds the procession, many raising their hands or holding small lamps. Smoke drifts in the blue-lit air at left.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at a Tamil temple-style festival. A dense crowd of men and boys in white dhotis, shirts and caps surges around colourful umbrellas in red, orange and magenta, some strung with lights. Behind them an ornately decorated ratha or chariot with a tiered, flower-garlanded carriage glows under floodlights, and a second decorated palanquin-style structure stands to the right. Stage lights and a speaker stack are visible at the left edge. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession with a flower-decorated palanquin or ratha, its canopy wrapped in red, yellow and white garlands. Several figures in white and saffron-toned clothing stand on the platform beside a central seated figure, with what looks like a garland-draped deity murti or ceremonial figure at the centre. Devotees in the foreground raise their hands in namaskar as they watch. A large yellow umbrella with beaded fringe and brass kalasha-like finials flank the scene under dark sky and lamplight.2016-12-23