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A dim nighttime procession with a crowd of devotees in silhouette moving past a decorated chariot or float lit with warm yellow lights and draped in marigold garlands. A figure in orange clothing stands on the left near the float, and an ornate temple tower with red and colourful decoration glows in the background. Several tall poles and umbrellas are visible above the crowd, and a few small flags flutter. The people are mostly unidentifiable silhouettes; no clear face of a presiding figure is visible.

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April 26 20122012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession on a street with a brightly decorated wooden palanquin-style float (ratha) draped in marigold garlands, strings of colourful flowers and small lamps. A seated figure wearing a tall crown and a robe stands at the centre of the float, with a person in orange-yellow clothing standing beside them. Attendants in saffron and white hold tall poles and umbrellas, and a second decorated shrine on wheels with a red and gold canopy stands behind. A large crowd of devotees in orange, red, pink and white clothing presses around the float, several raising hands, while others film with cameras.2012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26Night photograph of a Mahashivaratri procession at night. A large decorated ratha or chariot dominates the centre, draped in red, orange and white cloth with garlands and colourful ornaments, lit by warm lamps and a bright floodlight. A dense crowd of silhouetted devotees fills the foreground, their heads and shoulders dark against the glowing vehicle. A deity murti is visible atop the chariot, partially obscured by the lights and fabric.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A night procession photographed in near darkness. A deity murti stands on an illuminated ornate palanquin or ratha decorated with flower garlands in red and white, with a canopy overhead and lit lamps. Dark silhouetted devotees crowd around and below the vehicle. Two long ceremonial staffs with ornamented tops are held up at the right edge. No clear a person candidate is visible on the palanquin; the figure is a deity murti.2013-03-02