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Night procession inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and red steel posts, decorated with hanging striped and tasselled cloth banners. In the foreground a man in orange dhoti and orange shawl walks beside a decorated festival cart pulled by a red tractor, its load draped in garlands and a deity murti visible on a golden canopy. Another orange-clad man in front leads the way. Crowded on the right, devotees stand in rows, several in white dhotis, saris in pink and purple, and orange garments, many with hands folded in prayer. A bright oil lamp held by a hand is visible at the lower right edge. Roughly thirty people are visible.

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Night procession on a dirt road. A tractor decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands leads a float draped with colourful striped cloth bands; a large illuminated deity murti with a golden crown sits at the front. A figure in saffron clothing stands on the float. Two torch-bearers hold flaming torches: one at left in a saffron-orange garment and one at right holding a pennant-topped flame. Women in yellow and orange saris and a man in an orange hooded top stand along the road, and a bare-chested man in saffron cloth with a red-and-white garment walks in the foreground. A photographer with a camera is visible behind the float.2011-12-05April 26 20122012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26January 13 20152015-01-13Night photograph of a temple procession. A decorated golden ratha or palanquin-style float, draped with pink, yellow and green flower garlands and tasselled trim, carries a deity murti in a shrine canopy. A red umbrella is held over it by a man in an orange saffron dhoti. Another man in orange robes stands on the float, and a bald monk in orange sits in the foreground on a red tractor. Bystanders in white dhotis, checked shirts and a yellow shirt watch from the roadway under a strong floodlight. Tassels in red, purple and blue hang from the structure.2012-04-26Outdoor evening scene under a corrugated metal roof strung with coloured fairy lights and a tall green-and-white light fixture. A green tractor with yellow wheels stands near a decorated statue of a seated deity murti on a pink-draped platform. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk across a paved courtyard, and a few in white clothes stand among them. Two men in the foreground wear saffron robes and red headwear, one carrying a drum and the other a long stick. Red bollards line the walkway, and a flower garland hangs from a pole in the centre. Palm trees and a dusk sky are visible beyond the structure.2017-09-03April 26 20122012-04-26Evening outdoor scene under a corrugated metal roof strung with coloured fairy lights. A green John Deere-style tractor sits beside a large white and gold Ganesha statue on a red-and-white stepped platform. Several people in saffron-orange robes and red headwear, some playing a hand drum, walk and gather in a courtyard, while others in white dhotis stand on the right beside a stone lamp pillar. A tall pole wrapped in marigold garlands stands in the foreground. Lit trees and a palm are visible behind the open pavilion. Roughly a couple dozen people are visible across the courtyard and edges.2017-09-03April 26 20122012-04-26December 31 20152015-12-31Night photo of a temple-style procession on a dirt courtyard lit by string lights and floodlights. Centre is a golden ornate ratha/palanquin shrine with a red interior and gold canopy, holding a golden deity murti (a bull-mounted form) draped in multicoloured garlands and a blue cloth. Devotees in white and saffron dress walk around it, and a woman in white stands at the base of the vehicle. A tractor-drawn flatbed carries the murti forward, and another decorated float with lit lamps appears behind. A canopy overhead and a few people standing on raised platforms at left complete the scene.2016-01-03 +1 copiesDecember 31 20152015-12-31