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Night procession with two brightly illuminated ornate chariots (ratha) decorated in gold, green and multicoloured tassels and fabric. The larger golden chariot on the left carries carved deity figures and a deity murti under a tiered canopy; a smaller chariot on the right is lit with string lights and draped in striped red, green and white cloth. Crowds of devotees in white clothing and dark silhouettes fill the foreground, with festive string lights lining the background.

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Night photograph of a temple festival procession. Two illuminated ratha chariots are lit with strings of white and coloured fairy lights; the nearer one is a tall tiered structure with a domed top, golden decorations, red and orange lamps and hanging green and red tassels. A smaller decorated chariot with a red and white striped canopy stands behind it under a floodlight arch. Dark silhouetted crowds of spectators fill the foreground, and colourful strung flags and lights line the background. No identifiable individual is clearly visible, and no a person candidate can be determined.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19Night procession photographed from the crowd at a Shiva festival. On the right, a golden decorated vehicle carries a large deity murti adorned with garlands and a crown, with a bull figure at its base, and attendants holding long staffs stand alongside. On the left, an ornate golden ratha/chariot with a tiered tower, lit with bulbs and hanging tassels, carries golden figures and a golden bull. Strings of coloured lights and an illuminated arch frame the scene. A dense crowd of devotees fills the foreground, with several white-clad figures near the vehicles.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple festival procession. A tall, ornately decorated ratha (chariot) with a multi-tiered pointed roof is covered in red, yellow and gold ornaments and strung with coloured lights, with tassels hanging from its tiers. Beside it stands a second illuminated palanquin-style float with a gilded canopy and a bright floodlight above. Dark silhouettes of a large crowd in the foreground watch the procession, and tall decorated poles and lit arches line the background. No individual figure can be identified as a person.2015-02-19Night procession at a temple festival. A tall, multi-tiered golden ratha/chariot covered in strings of lights and hanging garlands dominates the centre, with a deity murti on a smaller decorated palanquin at left. Dark silhouetted crowd members in the foreground watch, and a few men in white dhotis walk near the right side of the chariot beside a lit pillar frame. Bright floodlights and colourful fairy lights line the scene. No visible portrait or identifiable figure of a person is clearly present.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19Night photograph of a temple procession with a large illuminated ornate chariot (ratha) decorated with gold figures, colourful bunting and string lights. A deity murti sits on a smaller palanquin at left, and a standing priest in white dhoti holds a flaming lamp near a tall trident-topped pole. Crowd members stand in the foreground, with more devotees in white along the right side near a glowing arch of lights. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-02-17February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA night procession of illuminated temple chariots moves along a road lined with coloured string lights and flags. The tall foreground chariot is decorated with lit tiers, painted panels and carved figures, with horses at its base. Behind it, a second lit vehicle with a canopy and golden ornamentation follows. Several people in white dhotis and shirts walk beside the chariots, and a person in the left foreground holds a lit torch. Spectators and a man filming with a phone stand at the edges. The scene is lit by electric lights and a bright street lamp against the dark sky.2015-02-19December 31 20152015-12-31