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Night photograph of an illuminated festival float or palanquin procession. A richly decorated golden platform with string lights carries a deity murti under an ornate multicoloured umbrella and a lit arched canopy. A figure with a dark mop of hair and a trident-like staff stands at the left in an orange-red garment. A decorated fan-like object is raised beside the murti, and a speaker and a lamp post are visible. A cluster of foliage stands at the right against a black sky.

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May 31 20172017-05-31 +1 copiesNight photograph of a illuminated procession float, a palanquin-style shibika with a deity murti seated in an arched, lit alcove draped with garlands. A multicoloured fringed canopy with a curved overhead arm covers the shrine. In front, a man in orange-saffron cloth with a white head-wrap and rudraksha-style neck garlands stands beside the float holding a trident-topped pole; a golden pedestal with garlands sits below. A lit lattice panel stands behind. Black sky and dark surroundings. The float is part of a temple procession.2018-05-31Night photograph of a lit procession float (ratha) with a deity murti seated under an arch of illuminated strings, covered by a multicoloured canopy with red, yellow, blue and green fringes. A man stands at the left edge in saffron-orange robes with a grey-wrapped head covering and a shawl over one shoulder, holding a long stick near the float. Trident (trishul) ornaments flank the float's supports, and garlands hang from its base. The background is dark, with trees at the right edge.2017-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a golden palanquin procession. Centre: a large ornate shibika with a bejewelled arched canopy of white and red studded panels and gold trim, bearing a life-size statue with a red-orange turban, white garments and an orange-and-yellow marigold garland, seated on a gold-and-green draped base. A multicoloured fringed parasol with white centre tops the palanquin. Left foreground: a standing man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange-red dhoti and a rudraksha mala, one arm extended beside the palanquin. Behind is a gold lattice screen with coloured lights and a trident at the edge.2018-05-31 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13May 31 20182018-05-31December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesOctober 30 20112011-10-30Night photograph of an illuminated festival chariot (ratha) decorated with strings of fairy lights, marigold and green garlands, and hanging tassels in red, green and yellow. A small seated figure, possibly a deity murti or statue, sits on the chariot platform beside a yellow canopy umbrella with fringed edges. A few people stand at the right edge in the shadows, one in a white shirt and another in a light cloth; their faces are not clearly visible. The surroundings are dark. No clear identification of a person is possible from the visible figures.2015-01-13