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Night procession scene at a festival: a man seated on an ornate blue-and-gold ratha/chariot draped with a striped textile, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and a white and multicolour marigold garland, holding a silver staff. Behind him a large painted lion-headed deity murti with a red and gold canopy and green-skinned figure is mounted on the chariot. Standing to the right, a man in an orange robe performs aarti with a flaming oil lamp and a brass bell, while another man in a red turban and orange-brown cloth lifts a brass kalasha pot overhead. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand behind, some with folded hands, in smoky darkness.

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September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession scene on a golden cart decorated with a large painted lion statue and a green deity figure. A man seated on a ceremonial seat on the cart wears a white and marigold garland, red-brown dhoti, and holds ritual rods. Beside him, a man in a maroon dhoti holds a coconut in a metal vessel aloft with both hands, and a man in orange-yellow garments stands at the right foreground with white ash markings on his bare shoulders. Several women in saffron and red sarees and men in orange and maroon clothing stand behind, some with hands folded in prayer. Possible a person candidate: the seated man has a garland and red-brown clothing, but no distinctive long hair or crown is visible, so identity is uncertain.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession with a large painted lion-mount vehicle on the left, its mouth open and decorated with gold ornaments, flowers and a trident-like staff. A man in orange-brown robes, wearing a multi-strand flower garland and rudraksha beads, sits smiling on a decorated seat beside a raised ceremonial staff. Behind him stands a younger man in orange robes and glasses, smiling. Pink, red and silver umbrellas and a crowd of devotees with raised hands fill the background under evening lights.2017-09-30Night procession photograph. A large colorful deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a red-and-gold embellished garment rides a golden-framed ratha/chariot beside a painted lion. Dark night sky with a flaming torch at upper right. Behind him, a man in a red-and-saffron dhoti with bare upper body and a red turban balances a brass pot topped with green coconuts on his head. Several women in saris stand in the background watching.2017-09-30Night procession scene with a large lion-mounted deity murti in the upper left, painted turquoise and gold with a fierce face and ornaments. Beneath it, a bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, wearing multicolour and white flower garlands, sits on a raised platform holding a white ceremonial staff and a mask-like painted face at his shoulder. Seated devotees in orange clothing and a blue cloth-covered platform surround him in the foreground against a dark background.2017-09-30Night-time outdoor ritual on a golden palanquin-style vahana decorated with garlands of white and multicoloured flowers. A deity murti in a gilded shrine dominates the upper left, draped in flower garlands. A bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange turban sits on a saffron cloth at the front, while a woman in a red and gold sari holds a cloth and a figure in white with rudraksha mala offers a flaming lamp or camphor aarti. A shirtless attendant in orange dhoti stands at left, and a long-haired man in white cloth and sacred ash marks sits in the lower foreground. Palm trees and a videographer's camera appear on the right, with a colourful fringed canopy above. Arati and deity procession setting.2016-11-05Night procession with a large painted deity murti on a ratha at left, showing a fierce lion-faced figure with a trident and garlands. A man in an orange-saffron garment stands in the crowd beneath a red umbrella with sequined trim, wearing glasses with curly hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, with devotees in the foreground including a shirtless man with a garland. A decorative flag with a blue and red emblem and a saffron flag appear at right.2017-09-30Night procession scene with a large painted demon-king effigy with a green face, red open mouth and golden jewelled ornaments on the right side. A seated bare-chested man in orange-red cloth wears a white flower garland and rudraksha beads, holding a silver staff, while devotees in orange robes and bead necklaces stand around a red and gold canopy umbrella with a lit flame and drifting smoke. A red saffron flag flutters at left. Several people in the foreground hold up the umbrella and lamps, and a few are partially visible at the edges.2017-09-30