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Night procession at a temple festival. A red tractor with a canopy in the foreground carries a decorated float with a deity murti dressed in red and draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, under a tall canopy hung with colourful patterned fabric panels in red, blue, yellow and green. A black speaker sits on the float. A young man in a light shirt drives the tractor. Several men stand beside the float, including one with white vibhuti markings on his forehead and a rudraksha-style necklace in a white shirt, and another in a grey t-shirt. A man in a checked shirt photographs the scene. A tree stands at right against the dark sky.

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November 01 20112011-11-01Night procession on a village road with a decorated temple float on a tractor trailer. A tall canopy in red, orange and blue striped textile with peacock and flower motifs shelters a deity murti draped in marigold and red flower garlands. In front, a man in an orange robe stands near an offering table with brass lamps, a kalasha and fruit, while women in green and teal saris watch and a man in a striped shirt walks nearby. A red tractor and a speaker sit to the right under dim lights.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession on a dirt path lined with grass and an orange wall. A flower-decorated float carries a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy, with garlands of marigolds and tassels hanging from its frame. Devotees walk alongside: a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with an orange shawl at the front, several people in white clothes with orange shawls, and others in t-shirts and jeans. A red tractor with a teal canopy stands at left, and a photographer in a red shirt is at the edge of the frame.2011-10-04November 01 20112011-11-01Night procession on a dirt road. A colourful canopy with striped and patterned fabric panels and yellow tassels sits on a flatbed cart pulled by a green John Deere-style tractor with yellow wheel rims. A man in a light blue shirt sits on the tractor and another stands near the front. Beside the canopy, a man in white dhoti and a bare-chested figure in white attend a deity murti or decorated image on the cart. A man in a dark shirt pushes the cart from behind, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right. Another decorated vehicle with lights follows in the background.2012-05-03November 01 20112011-11-01March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession photograph of a heavily decorated ratha (chariot) covered in layered garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers, with a tall garland-draped canopy. A seated figure in the centre wears a golden crown and red garland, flanked by two standing attendants in white dhotis with rudraksha malas on bare torsos; one holds a long ceremonial staff. A tractor pulls the float. Bright lights, speakers and string lights line the street, with a few partially visible onlookers in the foreground and a cameraman at right. Whether the seated figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance; the central figure is a crowned person seated on the float.2016-12-23Night procession with two decorated ratha-style palanquins under lamplight. The left ornate multi-tiered canopy has red, orange and blue patterned fabric, tassels, and an illuminated deity murti decorated with garlands in a red-draped shrine. Bare-chested men in white dhotis with orange shoulder cloths and sacred markings walk beside, some holding the ropes of the chariot. A second chariot on the right shows a seated figure under a canopy strung with marigold garlands and red tassels. Devotees in white and orange attire stand near staves and a kalasha-like finial.2013-03-02 +1 copies