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Night procession with a silver ratha chariot pulled by five silver horses with coloured tassels and orange-red headdresses. A seated figure with long dark hair, orange-red garments and gold necklaces sits under a silver canopy decorated with colourful tassel fringes and garlands. A man in orange clothing with white ash markings on his arms and chest holds a lit camphor or aarti flame aloft at right, while people in orange and white clothing gather and raise hands behind him. Strings of small lights and umbrellas appear against a stone building.

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Night procession outdoors in front of a stone-walled building strung with coloured lights. A silver chariot pulled by four silver horses with colourful tassels and garlands rolls forward. A seated figure in a red and gold garment with a crown-like headpiece and beaded necklaces sits on the chariot beneath a canopy decorated with flower garlands in red, yellow and blue. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth with white ash markings on his arms holds a lit flame toward the chariot. Devotees in orange and white clothing and bystanders with umbrellas line the stone pavement.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession at an ashram courtyard with a silver chariot pulled by four silver horses, decorated with orange, pink and multicoloured garlands. A figure seated on the chariot wears red and gold. A devotee in bare-chested orange cloth holds a lit camphor flame toward the chariot, with white ash markings on his shoulders and arms. Around them, people in orange and green clothing stand under decorated umbrellas, and a smoky light fills the night sky above a brick building strung with lights.2017-03-13Night procession outdoors on a stone-paved courtyard in smoky air. A silver chariot pulled by five silver horses with colourful tassels and red-and-white trappings carries a deity murti under a canopy, decorated with multicoloured pompoms and garlands. In front, a bare-backed priest in orange dhoti with white sacred ash markings on his torso and arms holds a lit flame aloft toward the chariot. Devotees in orange and green saris and white shirts stand along the sides, some holding umbrellas, and others raise hands in greeting. A metal cart with a trolley wheel sits at right beside a large vessel, and a building with a purple bird emblem is behind.2017-03-13Night procession at an outdoor ashram courtyard. A silver chariot pulled by four silver horses, decorated with multicoloured tassels, a canopy and garlands, carries a seated figure in red and gold, flanked by attendants. In the foreground a bare-backed man in orange cloth with a sacred thread stands facing the chariot. Devotees in orange and red garments line the procession route, some holding umbrellas, and a young man in white clothes stands at a cart on the right. String lights hang over a brick building. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Outdoor evening procession on a paved courtyard in front of a stone building with a metal-roofed hall. At centre, a silver chariot drawn by five white horses with ornate silver harness, pulled by a group of devotees, carries a deity murti with a painted face, decorated with a colourful garland of pompoms and a white canopy overhead. Several women in red and orange saris stand around it, some holding umbrellas of red, maroon and green. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a sacred thread and long braided hair faces the chariot with his back to the camera. A man in white shirt and white trousers pushes a blue cart with a large pot. Strings of lights hang on the building and a dark sky is overhead.2017-03-13Night procession photograph of a decorated ratha chariot pulled by silver horse figures, with a central seated man in a red-orange garment and a long beaded garland of white flowers, holding a staff. The chariot canopy is silver with a finial, draped in rainbow-coloured tassels and marigold-style garlands in red, orange, yellow, green and purple. Around it, a crowd of devotees in orange and red clothing raise hands and stretch toward the chariot, some holding phones. Bright floodlights and string lights illuminate the scene against a dark sky. The seated figure's identity is not established from appearance, so he is described by role as a person riding the ratha.2017-03-13Night procession photographed from the front, with a silver ratha chariot drawn by four white horses lit by two bright headlamp-like lights. A figure seated on the ornate chariot throne wears a red garment and a white flower garland, with a multicoloured garland of yellow, red, green and blue draped on the canopy pillars. Many people line both sides of the street, including women in red saris and devotees with raised hands. Colourful ceremonial umbrellas and fairy lights decorate the scene. A white-clad man in a shawl walks beside the chariot at left. The event appears to be a festival procession at night.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession at an ashram. In the foreground a bare-chested young man with white and orange body markings and an orange cloth holds a lit camphor flame toward a silver chariot. The chariot is pulled by four silver horses with coloured tassels and carries a deity murti under a decorated canopy with colourful garlands. Behind, a crowd of people in saffron and orange robes and white clothes stands along the path under umbrellas, with string lights overhead and a stone building behind.2017-03-13Night procession with a richly decorated chariot (ratha) drawn by horses with lit headlamps in the foreground. A seated man in saffron-orange clothing and a rudraksha mala sits under a canopy hung with multicoloured flower garlands, a red-and-white draped seat behind him. Surrounding him, a large crowd of devotees walks alongside, many women in red and orange saris, a man in a white turban at left. Strings of coloured lights and a street lamp light the roadside, with a bus at right. Swamiji (probable) is shown seated in the chariot, identified by his saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and long hair.2017-03-13