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Night procession photographed on a dirt road beside a chain-link fence. At centre, a decorated ratha/chariot with large wheels is laden with marigold and yellow flower garlands and a tall rainbow-coloured arched canopy of green, purple and pink beads. Seated figures in the chariot are dressed in white and gold, with a deity murti visible beneath. On the left, drummers and horn players wear white dhotis and orange scarves and drape orange garlands over their instruments. Behind them, a red canopy umbrella with a golden emblem is held aloft. Costumed attendants in green and red skirts, one with a red headdress, line the right side. Several people are gathered in the procession.

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Night procession on a village road. A large float (ratha) decorated with a garland arch of green, yellow, purple and white flowers carries a deity murti with a golden crown, flanked by figures in gold and white. Ahead, a performer in a red and gold headdress and green costume walks beside a rider and drummers. A red-and-gold trident-like staff and an orange umbrella are visible, and a pink umbrella with lights shelters the float at right. Men in white dhotis and a person in a blue lanyard and red cloth walk alongside. No clearly identifiable a person is visible on the float.2016-12-09Night procession on a paved road. A large flower-decked float (ratha) carries an ornate deity murti under an arched halo of white, purple and green garlands, with yellow marigold strings draped along its base. Robed men walk alongside, one in an orange cloth, others in white, and a drummer in white beats a drum at left. Musicians in green and red costumes accompany the float, and a red canopy umbrella with a gold emblem appears at far left beside a chain-link fence and shrubs.2016-12-09Night procession on a dirt path beside a chain-link fence, lit by a bright spotlight and a video camera at the left edge. Drummers in white dhotis and orange sashes march with a large hand drum, and a man holds a long trident-like staff with a garland. Performers in red and orange costumes with ornate headdresses walk alongside. Ahead, a decorated chariot or palanquin glows with lights and a purple and white arched frame around a deity murti, with additional people in white following. No clear a person candidate is identifiable, so the a person field is none.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession photographed from behind a crowd of people in the foreground, many with their backs to the camera, some wearing white and grey robes and one with a large white feathered headdress. In the centre is an illuminated float decorated with a large arch of white, yellow, and purple flower garlands and string lights, framing a deity murti at the centre of a multicoloured ornate backdrop. A red flag on a pole stands to the left of the float, and a figure in a dark robe is visible beside the murti. Warm lights glow in the background against the dark sky.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession on a dirt road with a brightly lit, gold-decorated palanquin carrying deity murti under a lit canopy. Clerics in saffron/orange dhotis and bare-chested sannyasi-style attire walk beside, some in white dhotis, several holding long poles with striped umbrellas and a round decorative fan; a drummer is among them. String lights in purple, green and white line the background.2015-11-25Night procession photographed from an elevated angle. At the centre, a deity murti sits on a bull-shaped vahana under a large ornate canopy decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and a tiered umbrella. A man in white dhoti stands on the wooden cart beside the vahana, holding a flaming lamp or torch. Behind the cart, a crowd of people in colourful traditional dress and dancers in red and green costumes carry flags and tall decorated poles. Umbrellas in purple, pink and yellow glow along the street, lit by string lights and purple illumination. Several people walk along the roadside and a black car is parked nearby.2016-12-09Night procession of a flower-decorated ratha or palanquin-style float with a white canopy, red and white garland festoons and a green foliage base. Seated on the float, a figure in ornate gold-trimmed clothing and a crown is flanked by attendants; one standing attendant in white dhoti-style garments and a long rudraksha-style mala holds a staff. Dense crowd of devotees in the foreground, many with hands folded, and a lit string of lights and a fan-shaped umbrella at left. The figure on the float has long swept-back hair and ceremonial gold jewellery, which matches the page's a person cues, so this is a probable in-person candidate, but the face is not readable at this scale. Multiple devotees in the crowd are visible.2016-12-23Night procession photographed from behind a dark crowd. A richly decorated open ratha or palanquin, its canopy and sides covered in white jasmine-style garlands, red and orange flowers and yellow marigold strands, carries a seated figure in a golden crown and orange-saffron garments at its centre, with another person seated beside him in white. Standing at the front edge of the platform are attendants in white dhoti and shawls with rudraksha-style necklaces. Behind them, a second illuminated temple-style chariot with lit spires glows against the black night sky. Silhouetted devotees fill the foreground.2016-12-23