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Night-time outdoor scene on a sandy open ground. A red Massey Ferguson tractor with a driver and a few seated men stands at left. At right, a decorated wooden cart is adorned with a colourful arched canopy and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair, flanked by flower garlands and a kalasha-style brass pot. Around the cart, about seven people in white dhotis and white garments with orange shawls stand in a semicircle, some with hands folded in reverence. A white stone shrine structure with a golden finial stands in the background under a dark sky.

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Night procession at an outdoor ground. A decorated cart pulled by a red tractor carries a deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, under a multicoloured canopy with tassels and a colourful floral arch. Above the murti hangs a framed portrait of a robed figure with long hair and a garland. Devotees in white dhotis and white clothes with orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some with orange shawls over their shoulders. A small child in orange stands nearby. A brass vessel, a tall lamp post and a lit lamp stand on the platform, and a few men in the background watch and fold their hands.2008-01-25Night outdoor scene at a sandy ground beside a teal-painted wooden cart, with a deity murti set under a large floral arch of marigold garlands in red, yellow and green. Several people in white ritual dhotis and shawls stand around the cart performing puja. A man in a white kurta with a shaved head holds a brass vessel near the cart, while a woman in a white sari with a long braid stands with folded hands. Two shaved-headed men in orange shawls stand in the foreground, one with a long braid. A portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair is printed on a banner above the arch. A red tractor is at left, and a small shrine structure with lamps sits in the background.2008-01-25Night outdoor photo of a puja at a decorated cart. A deity murti sits in the centre of a flower-garlanded shrine on a green wooden cart, with a brass kalasha-type vessel nearby. A bald man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands in the centre, holding a ritual implement and vessel. A man in an orange robe with an orange shawl stands on the left with hands joined in namaste. Around them, several people in white clothing and orange shawls stand barefoot with hands joined, including a young woman in a white sari and a girl in white. A red tractor is at the left edge.2008-01-25Night photo of a devotional scene on a sandy open ground. In the foreground, several devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a decorated wheeled cart. Two men in orange shawls over white dhotis and a figure in orange robes are seen from behind; a few others in plain white clothes stand to the right. On the cart stands a deity murti draped in marigold and multicoloured garlands, with a framed portrait placed above it under a colourful canopy. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads and long hair. The cart is ringed by a bright arch of pink, green, yellow and white fringed decorations. A brass pot and a small uniformed figure stand nearby, and a white shrine with a figure sits at the left.2008-01-25April 26 20122012-04-26Night procession on a dirt road. A red Massey Ferguson tractor with a teal canopy pulls a trailer carrying an ornately decorated palanquin-style float, its gold and red canopy strung with marigold garlands and holding an illuminated deity murti. A seated figure in orange clothing sits near the float. Beside the tractor, a woman in white with a red border walks alongside. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk ahead of the float, one bare-chested with a rudraksha-style mala. On the right, drummers in dark and white clothes play a drum, and a man in an orange shirt walks with them. Floodlights glow in the dark background.2011-09-01March 02 20132013-03-02November 21 20132013-11-21December 31 20152015-12-31December 18 20132013-12-18January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession on a dirt road lit by warm lamps. A red Massey Ferguson tractor in front is driven by a man in a yellow shirt and white trousers. Behind it a decorated float carries a deity murti under orange and red umbrellas, draped with yellow and green garlands and colourful tassels. Several men walk beside the float: one in a white dhoti with a bare upper body, and another in white kurta with an orange shawl, holding a long staff. Women in pink and red saris follow with men carrying ceremonial staffs. A small red and gold ratha-style shrine stands to the right beside a tree.2012-04-26