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A nighttime religious procession moves along a paved road under dark trees. At the centre, an illuminated multi-tiered ratha/chariot carrying a deity murti glows with warm lamps and green lights. Ahead, a man in white clothing holds a long golden trident-topped staff, and beside him a figure in saffron-orange robes carries a lit flaming torch near a decorated orange and red ceremonial umbrella. On the right, a woman in a purple sari holds a brass lamp with a trident-topped handle, with incense smoke rising. Behind the chariot, devotees in colourful saris and white dhotis walk in the crowd, and a figure in a dark robe carries a flat brass ritual item.

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Night procession on a road lit by a tall, illuminated golden ratha/palanquin shrine with many lamps glowing on its tiers, carrying a deity murti under a dome. In front, a man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a long brass trident-staff, and a man in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland carries a tall torch-like staff with a flame. Near the front, a woman in a red sari holds a trident. Trees fill the dark background. Several devotees in white, red and multicoloured saris and dhotis walk alongside, many carrying brass trident staffs and an orange-and-red ceremonial umbrella/banner.2016-09-05A nighttime temple procession moves through a crowd. At the centre, an illuminated multi-tiered chariot (ratha) with a tall, lamp-lit dome carries deity murtis, flanked by smaller lit palanquins. Many people walk in the foreground: women in saris of blue, green, pink and gold, girls in bright dresses, and men in white dhotis and white shawls, some in orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha malas. Large red and gold ceremonial umbrellas with silver fringe are held aloft on long poles, and a man at left carries a flaming torch. The bald man at lower right wears orange robes and a beaded mala.2016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05January 03 20162016-01-03September 05 20162016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05February 21 20162016-02-21September 05 20162016-09-05A brightly illuminated temple chariot (ratha) at night, its multi-tiered golden tower lit with lamps and decorated with carved figures, flower garlands in red and orange hanging down its sides, and a deity murti seated within a shrine niche at the front. Devotees in white and saffron clothing gather at the base of the chariot in the dark, some holding poles, while a lit vehicle passes on the road beside it. The scene depicts a rathotsav night procession at an ashram temple.2014-12-02