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Night procession at a temple-style event: a large gold-coloured palanquin with carved pillars and a red backdrop carries a deity murti, with a man in white seated beside it. Colourful decorated umbrellas and banners rise in the background, and a dense crowd of people in white clothing gathers in the foreground and beside the palanquin. Gold lettering on the canopy's top edge is partly readable.

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December 20 20062006-12-20December 15 20112011-12-15Night procession at a temple-style festival with a richly decorated ratha or palanquin draped in marigold and orange garlands, white flower strands and tassels under an ornate canopy. A figure in a red robe with a tall dark crown or headdress stands on the chariot, one hand raised in blessing, flanked by attendants holding long ceremonial staffs. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron-robed priests walk alongside, many with hands folded in namaskar, while a large crowd of devotees lines both sides under string lights. A photographer in a white shirt stands in the foreground.2016-03-07February 12 20132013-02-12Night-time outdoor procession at a temple-like site. A line of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, several with orange shawls, stands along a sandy path facing a golden ornate palanquin-shaped shrine lit by lamps, with a deity murti visible inside. Colourful umbrellas with decorative fringes stand beside the shrine, and a row of wooden benches lies at right. A man in an orange-and-white outfit stands near the shrine's front. Individual figures are visible and distinct, and a few more stand farther back in the crowd.2006-12-20Night procession at an outdoor ashram setting on a dirt ground. A golden palanquin-style cart carrying a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and colourful striped fabric canopy is pulled by men in white dhotis. A barefoot man in white with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl walks at the front, holding the cart rope. Other men in white and orange-trimmed attire follow, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow-green shawl stands at right among devotees. Pulling a cart with a golden deity murti under a canopy at night is a procession. The front man's appearance is not distinctive enough to establish a person's presence.2010-11-20Night procession photograph of a large ratha/chariot decorated with dense garlands of white, yellow and red flowers and green leaves. Seated on a golden throne under the canopy is a man in an orange-brown robe with a yellow turban and a flower garland, flanked by figures in white. Two standing men in white dhotis with shawls hold ceremonial staffs and a fan-like object beside the throne. A dense crowd in silhouette fills the foreground under dark sky, with a lit illuminated temple tower in the background. a person appearance is a probable candidate: a seated figure with a yellow turban, orange-brown robe and flower garlands on the chariot throne.2016-12-23January 13 20152015-01-13February 21 20162016-02-21Night outdoor procession on a dirt ground at a temple-style festival. A decorated wooden ratha cart with a colourful multi-panelled canopy in red, yellow and blue, lit from within, carries a deity murti seated on a red-draped platform. Around ten men stand in a line before the cart with hands folded in respect, most in white dhoti and shawl and others in orange-red cloth, some with bare upper bodies. A tree and dark sky sit behind; a standing person in white at left and a seated person in white at lower right complete the scene.2013-03-02Night procession at an outdoor ashram event. A lit golden palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and hangs beneath a string of small paper bunting flags. Many men in plain white dhoti and white shirts crowd around it, several bending forward with hands together. One man in the right foreground wears a bright orange-red shawl over white clothes. Palm trees are visible above the crowd.2007-12-30December 20 20102010-12-20