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Night procession on a dirt road with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing red shawls or sashes and white lanyard passes. Participants move forward energetically, some pulling or walking beside an ornate silver palanquin carrying a deity murti, with a lit temple chariot with a red tower visible in the background. Lamps and floodlights illuminate the scene against the dark sky.

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Night procession on a sandy open ground, with a crowd of men dancing and walking toward a lit, ornate ratha/chariot-style palanquin with a tiered red and gold canopy at the back. Most participants wear white shirts and dhotis, many with red or orange scarves draped over their shoulders; a few wear blue, grey and striped shirts, and one man in the foreground right wears an orange lungi. Several people raise their arms as they dance. Lamps and floodlights glow around the palanquin, and a small white tent stands at left.2013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27A night procession moves along a dark dirt path, lit by flashes and a glowing ornate chariot at the top. A brightly lit ratha carrying a deity murti with a red-and-gold pointed roof and a blue canopy leads the crowd. Hundreds of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris, many wearing red or orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads, walk closely packed around it. A white and pink umbrella is held aloft at the left edge, and a cluster of dark trees lines the right. The scene is a chariot procession. Many people are visible, including those partly cut off at the frame edges.2013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27December 31 20152015-12-31September 15 20162016-09-15February 17 20162016-02-17