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Night procession on a decorated silver peacock float. A bare-chested man in a rust-brown dhoti and gold chain, with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands under a silver canopy festooned with multicoloured tassels in red, green, yellow, blue and purple. He aims a red-and-white hose spraying coloured water to the right. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and cream shawl, dusted with coloured powder, holds a yellow drum. At left, a bare-chested man with long braided hair and beads watches. A silver peacock head with red bridle, a gold-tipped rope and tassels fills the foreground.

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March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13 +2 copiesMarch 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 12 20172017-03-12 +2 copiesMarch 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night photograph of a festival procession on an ornate silver-canopied ratha or chariot decorated with multicoloured tassel garlands in yellow, purple, green and red, and with peacock-feather motifs. A bearded man seated on a red and gold cushioned seat, wearing an orange-red dhoti, a pink flower garland, a gold necklace and a tilaka, holds a red spraying pipe and sprays water toward the crowd. Below, bare-chested devotees in orange cloth walk beside the chariot, some raising arms. Several people at right, in red and orange clothing, aim red-handled water sprayers at the chariot. Coloured lights line the road at right.2017-03-13Night procession with a decorated ratha-style palanquin carrying a seated man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long pink-and-gold garland, rudraksha malas and a gold chest ornament, holding a long red-tipped staff. The canopy is silver with peacock feathers and a tiered fringe of red, yellow, green, blue and magenta tassels. Around it, devotees in orange and yellow clothes walk and dance, some with long hair, and a yellow umbrella and a decorated banner are visible. Dark evening sky and lights in background.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13