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Night procession of a golden palanquin decorated with pink, magenta and white flower garlands, colourful tassels and a multicoloured umbrella canopy. A figure seated on the palanquin wears a saffron-coloured garment and a floral garland. In the foreground, hands hold long wooden poles with brass fittings, and a wooden staff with a round top is visible. Devotees stand along the route in white and yellow saris and light clothing under bright lights, with a dark night sky behind.

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Night procession with a golden ratha or palanquin decorated with multicoloured tassels, pink and white flower garlands, and a striped canopy in orange, red and blue. A seated figure in red and gold garments sits on the ratha beneath the canopy, surrounded by lit lamps. In the foreground, hands hold a long wooden instrument with a round knob, and devotees in white and yellow saris and white shirts walk alongside. Several people stand near the ratha holding long staffs.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession with an ornately decorated golden palanquin or ratha hung with red, pink and green tassels, marigold and white flower garlands, and gold fittings. A seated figure in a green-beaded garland and red floral garland sits on the palanquin, which is lit at night. In the foreground, several people in white clothing with orange-brown shawls walk alongside, and a few others stand near the carriage, with lit oil lamps and tall ceremonial staffs visible at the right edge. The image is blurred and low-detail.2013-03-02Night procession on a gold-and-saffron palanquin decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands, strings of bells and tassels, lit with warm lights. A seated figure in an ornate gold crown and red garment with a flower garland sits at the centre of the palanquin. A shaved-headed man in white with a rudraksha mala sits on the lower platform, and an attendant in orange-red dress stands at the front holding a trident. Dense crowd of devotees in white and orange surrounds the vehicle, and a second trident is held at the right edge. The scene is outdoors after dark.2015-02-17 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02December 15 20112011-12-15Night procession on a decorated ratha or palanquin lit by warm lamps, its canopy in blue and yellow draped with marigold and yellow garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes holds a large ceremonial mace-like staff on the left, and a figure in red and gold sits centrally on the decorated platform. Several people in white dhotis and saffron or pink cloth stand and walk along the lower edge, with a bald man in white at right and a man with a shawl in front. Dark background, blurred foreground.2013-02-12March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession on a decorated ratha-style chariot draped with marigold garlands and a blue-fringed canopy, hung with tassels and bells. A seated figure in red and gold garments sits under the canopy, with a trident-like staff and ceremonial fan-shaped ornaments nearby. Around the chariot walk robed attendants: a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange cloth at left, a man in pale lavender dhoti with bare upper body beside the wheels, and white-clad helpers in front. A small orange flag with a black emblem hangs from the platform at right, and a bare-chested man with glasses stands at the far right edge. Stage lights illuminate the scene against a dark sky.2013-02-12March 02 20132013-03-02