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A night procession lit with warm lights. A seated figure in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne-chariot decorated with lights, flowers and carved figures, and holds a staff. A bright headlight glows in front of the vehicle. A pink patterned umbrella covers the left foreground, and blurred devotees line both sides of the road, some in orange and some in white. A seated figure in orange with a mala and a staff on a golden ornate ratha/chariot, with a 'a person' appearance-based label applied only where cues such as the mala and orange clothing are distinctive. Several onlookers are visible in the foreground and sides of the frame.

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Night procession at an ornate golden palanquin-style shrine (ratha) lit with string lights. A seated figure in the centre wears a dark headband, red garment and a bright garland of orange and yellow flowers, sitting before a golden arch with carved deity figures above and a golden multi-armed backdrop behind. A pink ceremonial umbrella with dotted pattern stands at the left edge. In the foreground, silhouetted devotees raise their hands and clap in a dark, blurred crowd, with a bright light flare at the bottom centre.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25Night procession photographed from a low angle. At centre a brightly lit, golden ornamented float or ratha, decorated with fairy lights, garlands and a gold arched canopy with multiple figures, carries a seated figure in red and orange garments with a garland. Its headlight-like glare dominates the middle. In the foreground several people in red and orange clothing move past, some raising arms, and red flags with a golden emblem wave at left and right. Dark night setting with a distant floodlight.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25Night procession at a Hindu festival: a brightly lit golden chariot (ratha) carries a deity murti with many arms and a red-and-white garland, framed by golden arches and strings of coloured fairy lights. Two people stand on the chariot near the murti, one in white. In the foreground, blurred figures raise hands in celebration, one wearing an orange-red top with a red-and-white flag nearby, and a second woman in orange-red with a necklace waves on the right. Red flags wave at the edges under a dark sky, with a warm lens flare near the chariot.2017-08-25February 03 20152015-02-03Night procession photo: a golden ornate float (ratha) decorated with fairy lights and a gilded arch with carved figures is pulled by a tractor driven by a person in dark clothing seen from behind. Seated on the float's central throne is a figure in saffron-red garments wearing a crown-like headpiece, a rudraksha-style mala and a yellow-and-green garland, holding a staff, with a large gilded halo-like backdrop behind. Yellow flower garlands drape the throne, and a lit tractor headlight glows in the foreground against a black sky.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25