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Night procession photographed from ground level with strong headlights glaring toward the camera. At the centre, a decorated vehicle or palanquin carries a seated figure beneath an ornate canopy hung with multicoloured flower garlands and tassels. Attendants in yellow and red robes walk beside it, and dense crowds fill both sides, including women in orange saris. Red and ornate umbrellas are held overhead, and strings of coloured lights decorate the street and buildings in the background.

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Night procession with a deity murti carried on an ornate palanquin decorated with flower garlands in yellow, orange, red and green, and a canopy with silver-trimmed fabric. Several devotees walk alongside, many holding large decorative umbrellas in red, blue and gold with embroidered patterns. Bright spotlights and string lights illuminate the street, with more lights strung across the background. Crowds line the path on both sides, many dressed in orange and red clothing. Only partially visible people are shown, and no clearly identifiable a person is visible.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession on a road lit with string lights and small coloured bulbs. A decorated chariot pulled by white horses carries a seated figure in red and gold garments with a garland and bead necklace, flanked by a silver-toned canopy hung with red, green and blue tassels. Water sprays from the chariot. Devotees in saffron and red saris walk alongside, some raising hands, and a red-and-gold umbrella is held at the right edge. The image is dark with bright headlights and lamps in the foreground.2017-03-13Night procession on a road lit with string lights and illuminated arches. A decorated silver chariot with four white horse statues pulls a central figure seated on a pink cushioned throne, wearing a garland and ornaments, with a multicoloured floral garland fringe around the chariot canopy. Attending people in red, orange and pink saris and dhotis walk alongside holding up arms and ornate umbrellas in red, blue and gold. Some devotees raise hands in greeting. Crowds fill the foreground, with a bus and lit tents in the background. a person's appearance is uncertain, so the seated figure is recorded as unsure.2017-03-13Night procession at a Mahashivaratri celebration. A richly decorated chariot covered in white jasmine garlands, red and orange fabric, strings of beads and tassels, and lit by a bright lamp carries a seated figure in orange and saffron garments with a rudraksha-style garland and a trident beside him. An attendant in orange stands at the front, holding a large umbrella over the chariot. A dense crowd of devotees in white and dark clothing surrounds the procession, with a string of coloured lights overhead.2016-03-07Night photograph of a Mahashivaratri procession at Bengaluru Aadheenam. A large decorated palanquin or ratha is covered in white, red and orange garlands, with tiered floral arrangements and a trident-like finial at the top. Oil lamps and bright lights glow on the structure. Behind it, a seated figure in orange and white clothing sits near the front of the vehicle, with an attendant standing beside. A dense crowd in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, presses around the cart under strings of coloured lights.2016-03-07Night procession photographed from the front, with a silver ratha chariot drawn by four white horses lit by two bright headlamp-like lights. A figure seated on the ornate chariot throne wears a red garment and a white flower garland, with a multicoloured garland of yellow, red, green and blue draped on the canopy pillars. Many people line both sides of the street, including women in red saris and devotees with raised hands. Colourful ceremonial umbrellas and fairy lights decorate the scene. A white-clad man in a shawl walks beside the chariot at left. The event appears to be a festival procession at night.2017-03-13March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession on a street lit with string lights. A decorated ratha/chariot, its canopy hung with multicoloured tassels and garlands, carries a seated figure in a red and gold garment with garlands; silver-grey horse figures pull the chariot. Crowds of people in red, pink and orange clothing raise their hands and cheer around it, several holding umbrellas with embroidered colourful canopies. A distant bus and illuminated arches appear in the background. The seated figure's appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so this is not a person candidate.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession at a Mahashivaratri event: an ornately decorated, flower-garlanded palanquin with red and white floral draping and lit oil lamps is carried through a dense crowd. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long hair, sits on the palanquin beside a trident, while a figure in a white dhoti stands at its side. Nearby, a tall decorated deity murti with a crown is visible. A lantern-lit umbrella hovers over the palanquin. Crowds of devotees in white and dark clothing press around the procession under strings of coloured lights.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07