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Dusk procession scene with a golden decorated float (ratha) carrying a golden elephant mount topped by a seated deity murti in orange and gold garments, adorned with marigold and yellow flower garlands and a large ornate ceremonial umbrella with multicoloured fringe. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at the left of the float attending to the murti. In the foreground a kneeling woman in an orange sari sits near the float, and a man in white with a shawl and beaded necklace stands at the right with palms pressed together in namaskar. A smaller shrine with lit lamps appears behind the float under a darkening pink-tinged sky.

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December 11 20162016-12-11Dusk procession scene on a paved open ground beside white tent walls. A gold-painted ratha or cart carries a golden elephant-shaped base with garlands of yellow and pink flowers, supporting a gilded arched throne with a multicoloured fringed canopy. Two figures in orange and gold garments sit on the throne, adorned with flower garlands and tall decorated headdresses. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and gold sacred thread stands on the cart, raising a white feathered chamara fan toward the figures. Striped cloth and marigold garlands cover the cart's platform.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesAn evening procession on a flat wooden cart with a golden-yellow carved frame and an orange cloth draped over its bed. At the centre a deity murti stands under a large multicoloured canopy with fringe, garlanded with white and yellow flowers and red and yellow garlands, mounted on a golden elephant-shaped base. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands on the cart holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and an offering tray in the other. Around the cart, devotees with folded hands in saffron and white clothes watch, including an elderly woman in a yellow sari and a bald man in white with a gold necklace. A grey sky, trees, parked vehicles and low red-roofed buildings form the background.2011-08-28 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesOutdoor evening procession on a golden-framed wheeled float with an orange cloth. A tall multicoloured canopy with red fringe shelters a seated deity murti on a throne, garlanded with marigold and white flower strands, and a golden elephant stands at its base. A priest in white dhoti with gold border and a sacred thread stands on the float, holding a lit lamp in one hand and ringing a handbell with the other. Several spectators stand at the left edge, and a man in pink shirt stands at the right beside the cart. Parked white and red cars and red-roofed buildings are in the background.2011-08-28 +1 copiesAugust 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a pada puja performed on a decorated gold-and-brass wheeled float. A priest in white dhoti and white head cloth stands before a silver-framed deity murti draped in yellow, red and green garlands, with a red-and-gold umbrella overhead. A man in an orange robe and ornate white-and-silver cap stands at left with folded hands beside brass plates of flowers, a kalasha and oil lamps. A woman in a white top at right watches. Speakers and a lamp sit behind the float.2011-12-12