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Night procession on a dirt ground under a yellow and green canopy with strings of coloured lights. Several men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts carry lit oil lamps and flames on long poles. A silver palanquin with ornate canopy stands at right, and a figure in an orange garment is visible in the middle. A tall ceremonial standard with a leaf-shaped finial and a banner rises at left. Some participants are barefoot. Visible people number about 15-20.

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A night-time procession moves across an open dirt field lit only by scattered lamps. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas walk in groups, several wearing red or orange shawls. Children in bright shirts stand at left near the front. A tall ceremonial structure with a fringed canopy and a decorated palanquin or ratha rises above the crowd, with ornamental poles and banners. At right, a man in white carries a long orange cloth, and another in white walks ahead of the group. No one can be identified with certainty from appearance here, so the figures are described by role and clothing only.2010-11-11January 13 20152015-01-13A night procession on open ground, lit by a torch on the right. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti adorned with a garland and a gold-colored canopy above it. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around it, one holding a fan-like whisk and another a white-cloth bundle, while a boy in white holds a flag pole. Women in white saris and a saree-clad woman hold tall flag poles with yellow-gold banners embroidered in red, blue and green. Festive procession with a lit torch and traditional umbrella.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 05 20102010-11-05September 05 20162016-09-05November 16 20152015-11-16Night procession on bare ground: devotees in white dhotis and kurtas carry a palanquin-style deity murti decorated with a garland of flowers and a golden canopy, lit by flaming torches held by a woman in a white sari at right. Two bearers at left hold a long yellow-and-orange banner and a woman in white stands beside a torch. Coloured umbrellas and embroidered flags accompany the procession under a dark sky.2010-11-05Night procession on a dirt road with a decorated palanquin-style ratha carrying a golden deity murti under a striped canopy with red-and-white trim and orange flags. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk around it, several with hands raised toward the deity. A man in an orange top and tall decorated headdress stands at the left near the carriage. On the right, devotees hold long golden ceremonial staffs and trident-like poles aloft, and children in bright shirts watch from the crowd. Dark sky and scattered lights frame the scene. a person is not clearly visible in this image.2010-11-11Night procession on bare dry ground lit by dim lights. A decorated palanquin with a colourful striped canopy and a red-and-gold draped carriage is carried forward at the centre. A man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands near the palanquin with a tall conical headdress. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange or saffron shawls, walk alongside holding long ceremonial staffs topped with brass ornaments and a trident. Women in white and yellow saris and garlands follow on the right, with some clapping or holding brass items.2010-11-11