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A night procession on a flower-decorated ratha or chariot, lit by floodlights and strings of marigold and white garlands hung overhead, with tassels in pink, green and gold. Seated on a cushioned throne at the front is a man with a tall dark turban and a saffron-orange garment, wearing a yellow-orange garland and gold armbands, holding a long silver staff. Beside him sits another man in a red-orange shawl with garlands, also holding a staff. A standing attendant in red stands at the right edge. Below, a dense crowd of devotees in white and red clothing watches from the street.

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Night procession on a decorated ratha or palanquin at Bengaluru Aadheenam, with garlanded pillars and flower-draped canopy in orange, red and white. A man with a fixed, serious expression sits seated in the front, holding a ceremonial staff with a white cloth/fan, and wearing a light-brown kurta-style top. Beside him, a figure with a tall dark hair crown wears a red-maroon robe and a thick yellow-orange marigold garland; he may be a person given the crown-like hair, ornate garland and ceremonial seat, though this is not certain. A man in a dark-red garment stands at the right edge of the platform. Dense crowd of devotees in the foreground, some raising hands and phones, lit by bright spotlights and hanging brass lamps with tassels on the left.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession on a flower-decorated palanquin under strings of coloured lights. A seated man in a yellow-orange garland and red-orange robe raises one hand in blessing, with a dark, swept-back hairstyle and a tall crown-like headdress. Beside him sits a second man in a red-brown robe and white upper-body cloth, holding a fan. Garlands of white and orange flowers drape the canopy, with hanging tassels of purple, pink and green. A standing attendant in a dark red cloth holds a long staff at the right edge. Bright floodlights illuminate the scene, with a partial figure at the lower left.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession on a flower-decorated palanquin covered with marigold garlands, white jasmine strands, and red and orange blooms, with hanging tassels in purple and magenta. A man seated on the central throne wears a dark turban, a saffron-red robe, and a layered marigold garland, holding a ceremonial staff in his raised right hand. Bright stage lights and a dense crowd below the carriage. a person: long dark hair under the turban and a rudraksha-style garland with ceremonial bearing fit the page's depiction of a Mahashivaratri procession. Crowd members in white and dark clothing stand along the palanquin's sides.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07