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Night photograph of a decorated procession float on a tractor-drawn trailer. Under a tiered canopy of red, orange and multicoloured patterned fabric with bird and flower motifs, a deity murti stands decked in red, yellow and white garlands before a red cloth. A man in orange robes and an ornate silver-coloured crown stands at left, holding a white feather fan over the deity. Offerings and brass lamps sit on the trailer's table, and a black speaker is set beside the deity.

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November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01A night-time photograph of a richly decorated festival chariot or palanquin shrine with a colourful painted canopy, red, yellow and blue patterned side panels, and a golden kalasha-style finial. Inside stands a deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands and green garments. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and a silver-patterned crown kneels on an orange cloth, offering a plate of fruit and performing a puja beside brass lamps and a fan. A black speaker box and a seated person are at the edge of the frame. The lamp-lit scene shows a procession setting.2011-11-01December 05 20112011-12-05November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01February 24 20132013-02-24A night photograph of a decorated festival procession cart carrying a gilded deity murti seated on a red cushion, framed by a colourful painted canopy with yellow fringe and a painted panel above showing Shiva lingam flanked by two bulls. Garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers drape the murti, and offering plates with kumkum or flower offerings and oil lamps sit on the cart. Men in white dhotis stand at the cart's side, one with a bare chest and rudraksha mala, another holding a saffron flag on a pole. The wooden cart has large wheels.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night photograph of a procession. A colourfully decorated palanquin-style float with striped and patterned fabric panels, yellow fringe, and marigold garlands stands on a wooden platform. A man in orange clothing with a tall silver-white crown stands at the left, holding a white fan-like whisk. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a white head wrap stands at a small brass tray with offerings and a lamp. Garlands of yellow flowers hang along the platform. Trees and a parked vehicle are visible in the dark background, and a few figures in white walk at the edges.2011-12-05November 01 20112011-11-01March 02 20132013-03-02