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Night procession at a Shiva festival. A decorated golden palanquin or float, draped with yellow and green garlands and purple flowers, carries a seated central figure wearing a gold crown and red garland. Two standing attendants in orange-red robes and rudraksha malas flank the float, holding tall silver ceremonial staffs with ornate tops. A golden deity murti and illuminated figures stand at left, and strings of colourful lights line the route. Crowd members in the foreground watch the procession under a street lamp.

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February 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19Night photograph of a festival procession on an illuminated golden palanquin-style float decorated with flower garlands, tassels and a fringed canopy in red, green, white and yellow. A central seated figure wears a gold crown and red and white garlands, flanked by a standing attendant in saffron-toned dhoti holding a silver trident and wearing rudraksha mala beads, with another seated attendant in a red and white garment at the right. A shaved-headed attendant in red robe sits in the lower foreground. Brass bells hang from the left, and strings of pink and white lights sparkle behind. A green signboard with white text is visible at the lower left.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNight procession photographed from a crowd at ground level, with silhouetted onlookers in the foreground. A golden ornate ratha or palanquin lit by string lights carries a seated figure in a golden crown and red-and-gold garments, with a garland of flowers around the neck. Beside the seat a standing attendant in orange-saffron robes holds a silver trident, wearing rudraksha beads. A second seated attendant in saffron-orange robes with a bare head sits near the front of the vehicle. Purple, pink and white marigold garlands hang along the canopy, which has striped fabric drapes and tassels. Multicolored fairy lights decorate the background, and a small decorated vehicle with a sign is visible at left. A glowing aarti or procession celebration fills the scene.2015-02-17February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNight procession with a golden ratha-style palanquin decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands, tassels, bells and a gold elephant-head finial. A figure with a gold crown and red-and-gold garland sits on the throne-like seat; beside him a robed attendant holds a trident-tipped staff, and a second trident hangs at the right edge. Crowd of devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing and shaved-head monastic dress walks along the chariot under string lights, many people in the foreground and mid-ground.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight photograph of an ornate processional chariot decorated with garlands of pink and white flowers, gold finials, and hanging tassels in red, green, and white. A seated figure in a gold crown and red-and-gold garment with a flower garland sits on a gold throne-like seat. To the left, a standing attendant in an orange-and-brown garment and rudraksha mala holds a silver trident. Strings of white lights run along a pole on the right.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19