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Night procession with a decorated silver palanquin-style chariot in front of a red multi-storey building with air conditioners. A man in an orange-brown robe with a bare chest and a garland stands on the chariot, one arm raised holding a long decorated pole. Below him a crowd in white and yellow clothes, many stained with coloured powder, reaches up with raised hands. The chariot has a silver canopy with colourful tassels in green, orange and blue, and silver elephant figures pull it. Streamers and fairy lights hang above. a person: the standing man wears a garland and an orange-brown robe on a decorated ratha with a silver canopy, a role consistent with a procession leader.

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Night procession with a decorated silver-and-red chariot pulled by silver elephant figures, topped with a silver canopy and a striped festoon of colourful tassels in red, green, blue and yellow. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes holds a long rod and a garland, raised above the crowd. Devotees in saffron, orange and white crowd around the cart, many dusted with coloured powder, some holding up hands. Red multi-storey building behind with air conditioners and string lights along the street.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession with a silver chariot decorated with multicoloured garlands, drawn by silver horses and lit by a small lamp at the front. A figure in red and gold stands in the chariot wearing a crown and ornate garland, though the face and identity are unclear. A crowd of people, many with coloured powder smeared on their faces and clothes, walks alongside in white, yellow and red garments, with women in red saris on the right. Illuminated red buildings and string lights frame the scene.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession on a decorated silver-and-red ratha, lit by strings of coloured lights. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and an ornate gold necklace stands at the centre, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a white garland, raising one hand in blessing. Canopy above is silver with tassels in red, orange, yellow, and blue. Silver elephant figures flank the chariot, and a crowd of devotees in saffron, maroon and sari-clad women watches from the street in front of a red apartment block.2017-03-13Night procession at an ashram-style complex with a tall red multi-storey building lit by floodlights. A decorated ratha or palanquin, topped with a white canopy and hung with multicoloured tassels, is carried forward on poles past crowds. Devotees in the foreground and midground wear clothes stained with coloured powder. A deity murti stands on the float beside a dressed figure. Strings of lights and a lamp-lit gate line the roadside.2017-03-13Night procession on a decorated silver ratha or chariot with a silver canopy hung with multicoloured tassels in red, green, blue, purple and yellow. A man with long dark hair and a beard stands on the chariot wearing an orange-brown dhoti-style garment, a white and pink garland, and gold necklaces, raising one arm in blessing. Silver mythical animal figures pull or flank the chariot. Devotees in red, yellow and maroon saris and dhotis crowd around in the evening light, with strings of lights and a red multi-storey building behind.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession at an ashram-style compound with a red multi-storey building behind. A man with a long dark beard and swept-back hair sits on a red cushioned seat under a silver canopy on a decorated palanquin, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a long gold necklace with a flower garland. The canopy is hung with tassels in green, blue, purple, pink and yellow. Silver elephant-shaped decorations flank the vehicle, and a crowd of devotees surrounds it, including women in saris and men in white and orange clothes. Strings of coloured lights hang in the background. The man on the palanquin matches a person by long swept hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments, and is shown in procession on a palanquin, not at a throne.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13