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Night procession scene: an ornate golden palanquin decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, white, purple and pink, hanging gold tassels and bells, and string lights. A bald man in a rust-brown robe holds a long silver trident-tipped staff upright beside the palanquin. Another shaven-headed man in orange and white sits on the golden seat near the front, and a crowd of devotees, many in white, presses in around the float.

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February 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA nighttime festival procession on a decorated golden ratha, or chariot, strung with colourful fairy lights and garlands. A deity murti or figure sits enthroned on the illuminated golden platform beneath a canopy. Standing beside the chariot is a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, holding a long staff. Dense crowds of devotees in white clothes fill the street on both sides, some holding long poles, and bright floodlights and strings of multicoloured lights line the route.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNight procession on a flower-decorated golden palanquin under a large red and turquoise canopy with tassels and marigold garlands. A seated figure in saffron-orange cloth and head wrap sits on the central golden seat, garlanded, while a shaved-headed man in orange dhoti and shawl holds a silver trident-topped staff. Beside him a man in orange robes and rudraksha mala speaks on a mobile phone. A man in white dhoti and shawl at left photographs with a camera, and a silver kalasha-style urn stands on the platform. Crowd members in the foreground, bright street lights behind, a trident placed on the right. Procession setting at dusk.2013-02-12Night procession at a temple-style event. A large golden ratha/chariot, decorated with strings of marigold garlands, tassels in green, red and gold, and golden bells, is lit by white string lights. A man with a shaved head wearing an orange-saffron cloth sits near the front of the chariot, and a figure in red and gold ornate attire wearing a tall gold crown and multiple garlands sits on the golden seat at the rear. A crowd of devotees stands behind a metal barrier on the left, and a trident is planted in the foreground. A green-lit backdrop of fairy lights and a red wall sit behind the scene.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19