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Night procession with crowds of devotees in dense foreground, many wearing saffron and orange garments, with lit golden palanquins and ratha carried through the street. A gilded palanquin on the right carries two seated figures under a striped canopy, decorated with red drapes and garlands, and a golden lion-like or horse-like vehicle is at its base. Behind, a second golden shrine carries a deity murti. Colourful umbrellas, lit lamps and string lights line the route under a dark sky, with a tall lighting tower behind. Individuals in the crowd are indistinct; no clearly identifiable candidate for the a person role is visible on the palanquin, so identity is unsure.

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December 23 20162016-12-23A night procession at an outdoor ground lit by string lights and floodlights. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white and cream clothes, fills the foreground. Several decorated processional vehicles carry deity murtis under tall umbrellas with striped canopies, including a palanquin-style vehicle on the right where a standing figure in white holds a fan-like object beside a golden-decorated murti. Behind them are small orange and red decorated carts and multicoloured canopy umbrellas. A figure in orange robes stands at the left edge. Trees and a red wall form the background.2016-12-23December 31 20152015-12-31Night procession at a festival, with a dense crowd of devotees in the foreground, many in white, orange and red clothing. Lit by bright overhead lights, a decorated float or palanquin carries a deity murti draped in marigold garlands and bright yellow-orange flowers, with a trident and a green canopy above. Two men in white dhotis stand near the float, one holding a long staff. A string-light arch frames the scene, and a colourful striped cloth hangs from the float's pole. A figure in orange robes on the float appears to be seated near the murti, but the appearance is too uncertain to identify.2015-01-13April 29 20152015-04-29February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesNight procession photographed in dim light with a brightly lit decorated palanquin at centre. Two murti or statue figures sit on the ornate golden platform under a striped fabric canopy, one holding a trident, both draped with marigold-style garlands and tassels. Strings of white fairy lights run up a pole behind the palanquin, and purple and yellow flower garlands hang along the structure. A dense crowd of silhouetted devotees stands in the foreground, with a few seated people visible at right. The statues are depictions and not living persons, so no identity is inferred.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesNight procession photographed from behind a dense crowd of silhouetted devotees in the foreground. A decorated palanquin-style float with red and orange fabric, flower garlands and tassels is lit by spotlights. Two figures sit on the float in red and orange clothing, one wearing a tall crown-like headdress and a bright garland; attendants stand alongside. Strings of coloured lights and a lit tower decorate the scene against a dark sky. a person: the seated figure in the central position wears a tall headdress, orange and red robes and a bright garland, a seated position of honour on the float.2016-03-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copies