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Night procession on a gilded ratha or palanquin-style vehicle decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands, tassels, bells and a colourful umbrella canopy. A seated person in orange robes and a red-orange shawl, with a garland and beaded necklace, rides the golden platform. A man in a white dhoti holds a large white chamara fan beside the vehicle, and another person at the lower edge wears white and is smeared with coloured powder. A round metal mirror-like disc on a pole and a black speaker box stand on the platform.

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January 01 20132013-01-01Night procession at an ashram: a golden, ornately decorated palanquin-style vehicle draped with marigold and multicolour flower garlands and hanging tassels in red, blue, purple and yellow. A seated person in a saffron-orange turban and orange-saffron garment rides under the canopy on a maroon cushioned seat, with a white fan-like cushion behind. A man in white clothes kneels at the base of the vehicle, and white-robed devotees and attendants walk nearby holding a long decorated staff with a red and gold ceremonial parasol at the lower right. Electric lights hang under the canopy, and a small speaker sits by the wheel.January 1st 2013 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 1st 2013 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20132013-01-01Night procession on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, white and pink flower strands, and hanging brass bells with coloured tassels in red, blue, green and yellow. A person in an orange turban and orange robe with a yellow-and-orange flower garland sits on a dark red cushioned seat, hands folded in greeting. Beside them a person in white holds folded hands. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with coloured powder on his face and head sits at the palanquin's base, and a large brass ceremonial fan stands at left under a striped canopy.A night procession on a richly decorated golden palanquin-style float (ratha) under a canopy hung with marigold garlands, tassels and bells, and an orange and blue fringed parasol at left. A man in a saffron-orange robe raises one arm and holds his other palm in anjali beside a seated, saffron-clad figure wearing a red-and-gold headpiece. Men with white ash-smeared bodies and white dhotis stand around the float, one with hands folded in prayer. Flower arrangements and a red-velvet seat sit on the float, with an orange-lit lamp beyond the canopy and a bald man at far right.2013-02-10January 1st 2013 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a Hindu temple festival. A decorated palanquin with a red and gold canopy, striped painted pillars and dense marigold and yellow flower garlands carries a deity murti lit by lamps. Two men carry it: on the left a man in saffron-orange robes, a patterned cap and a pearl necklace holds a long white chamara fan toward the palanquin; on the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border holds a second chamara. Dark sky and a building edge at left.2011-12-05