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Evening procession scene: a decorated wheeled cart with gold-trimmed sides and a colourful striped cloth carries a large red horse-shaped vahana with green and gold trappings, garlanded with yellow and pink flowers, beneath an ornate gold and red canopy umbrella. A shirtless man in an orange dhoti holds a whisk-like fan above the figure, and a woman in a white sari with a red-and-white garland stands at left. A brass bell rests on the cart. Tent walls and a dark sky form the background.

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December 11 20162016-12-11Dusk procession scene on an ornate golden float. A deity murti is seated on a red and green painted vahana, a bull, draped with yellow and pink marigold garlands and a decorated silk cloth. Behind it stands a gold-framed arch topped by a multicoloured fringed canopy with a lotus motif. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti holds a whisk or chamara beside the figure and a brass bell sits on the float. The float has a striped cloth and gold-embossed panels. Onlookers stand at the right edge against a pink and purple evening sky.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight procession photograph of a ceremonial ratha-style float on a raised platform. A large red horse figure with yellow and purple flower garlands and a golden harness stands on a blue frame in front of a gilded throne-like seat draped in cream and purple cloth, with a brocade umbrella with red, green and gold fringe overhead. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti holds a long white fly-whisk (chamara) raised above the horse. Offerings and a brass bell sit on a striped cloth at the platform's base. No clearly identifiable person is seated on the throne, and no a person candidate is visible in the scene.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDusk photograph of a festival procession float (ratha) topped by a deity murti seated in a gilded arched frame beneath a colourful fringed canopy with a lotus motif. The deity is dressed in jewelled garments and garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. In front stands a large red horse with a painted face and yellow flower garlands, wearing a gold harness. A shirtless man in saffron dhoti stands at left, raising a long golden-handled whisk (chamara) over the murti. Brass bells and a small lamp rest on the gold-draped platform, which has striped colourful cloth at its base. Pink sky and dark tree line behind.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDusk procession scene on a paved open ground beside white tent walls. A gold-painted ratha or cart carries a golden elephant-shaped base with garlands of yellow and pink flowers, supporting a gilded arched throne with a multicoloured fringed canopy. Two figures in orange and gold garments sit on the throne, adorned with flower garlands and tall decorated headdresses. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and gold sacred thread stands on the cart, raising a white feathered chamara fan toward the figures. Striped cloth and marigold garlands cover the cart's platform.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a golden deity murti seated on a bull (Nandi) mount atop a decorated processional platform, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands and a red draped cloth. The deity wears a crown and jewelled necklace, and an ornate golden arch with a multicoloured fringed canopy rises behind it. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at the left, waving a white feather fan over the murti, as in a ritual honouring. Green-lit white drapes and a bright floodlight form the background under a dark sky.2016-12-14Night procession scene: a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and bare chest stands on a golden ratha/palanquin, raising a white chamara fan over a decorated deity murti draped in garlands of yellow, orange and pink flowers. Seated in front on a orange cloth-covered platform is a bearded man in a rust-red robe with a red turban and a long yellow-and-orange garland, who appears to be the honoured guest of the procession. Beside the cart, a man with a rudraksha mala and bare chest holds a ceremonial umbrella fringed in red, green and yellow. Women in white and devotees stand nearby on a dark roadside, with a large gold canopy frame behind the deity.2016-11-05December 23 20162016-12-23