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Night photograph of a festival procession on a paved street lined with string lights in green, red, blue and white. A large decorated chariot with golden canopy and lit interior stands in the background among crowds. Two men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the foreground, one carrying a long-handled ornate umbrella and another a brass ritual vessel. Devotees in white, saffron and colourful saris line the route, many barefoot beside a shoe rack along the left wall. Illuminated multi-storey buildings with lights frame the scene. Crowd visible, count estimated in the dozens, so 21-100.

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Night procession at an ashram street lit with strings of green, blue and white fairy lights along a stone wall and a multi-storey building. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts or saris walks in the street. A large ornate golden ratha/chariot with illuminated deity murti and a golden canopy glows in the background. Several umbrellas, including a dark embroidered umbrella held over a figure in the foreground, shelter the procession. Shoes are racked along the left wall. A bare-chested drummer or attendant with a bronze instrument stands at right.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Night procession on a street lit with multicoloured fairy lights along the building fronts on the right. At centre, an ornate ratha or palanquin-style chariot, decorated with yellow and green flowers and lit from within, carries an illuminated deity murti under a domed canopy. A dense crowd of devotees walks alongside and in front, with men in white dhotis and shirts and women in sarees, several holding large ornamental umbrellas with lights. The crowd is in the foreground and mid-ground; a person is not clearly visible.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Night procession at a temple-style event with a richly decorated ratha or palanquin, its canopy and pillars wrapped in green foliage, garlands and strings of lights. Inside the lit shrine a deity murti or idol sits on a raised seat. Devotees in white dhotis and saris walk around the ratha, several holding ceremonial umbrellas, while many onlookers crowd the street in darkness. Building facades on the right are strung with blue, white and multicoloured fairy lights.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Night procession at an ashram at night, with a crowd of people, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, moving between large decorated umbrellas in red, maroon and patterned fabric. Strings of multicolored fairy lights outline a building behind them, and an ornate yellow and gold chariot with figures is lit at left. Many devotees are crowded close together, some carrying umbrellas and others in the foreground in white clothing.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Night procession at an ashram courtyard lit with blue and white fairy lights along a brick multi-storey building with air conditioners. A large ornate chariot or ratha, covered in yellow-gold and green floral garlands and decorated panels, carries a deity murti at its centre. Crowds of devotees in white clothing walk along, while others wear colourful saris and traditional dress. Several large decorated parasols or umbrellas are carried above the procession, and smoke rises from an incense or fire near a man bare-chested holding a long pole. The scene reads as a ratha procession during an evening festival.2017-02-24